Advice On Shea/Aloe Please

[Zenobiah]

Yey Paul! Can't wait for you to experiment for me since I can't buy supplies at the moment.

 

[tgcomn4u]

SHEA/ALOE BUTTER

You do not have to melt the butter just add your fragrances and package in a container...

 

[Lucy]

No heating is necessary. I do not think a large conpany like WholesalePlus would not list all the ingredients.

 

[Soapmaker Man]

I was talking about making my own. Heating was mentioned since they mentioned separation and deemulsifying of the product. Deemulsifying means that it is emulsified.... :?

Paul

 

[Tabitha]

You mean I have been whippin' shea & cussin' all this time when I could have bought this delightful combo? Looks wonderful. I will have to give it a whirl!

 

[Tabitha]

Paul, can you emulsify a product through a process w/o using an emulsifying product like wax? Is there machines perhaps that could do this?

 

[Lucy]

Erased. I am sorry I did not answer right.

 

[Tabitha]

I know about emulsifiers both natural & non. I was wondering if it was possible to obtain emulsification w/o an emulsifier, possibly through technology.

 

[Soapmaker Man]

You know Tab., I am getting some thick natural aloe vera gell, and in my experiment I will attempt to whip 55% by weight shea butter and 45% aloe vera gel. Perhaps they just add 100X's or 200X's dried aloe powder.
I'm going to try to find this out. There are other suppliers who sell it too. The product is probably made in Florida at a company who only sells to wholesalers. I talked to them several times, got some samples, but could not swing 200 pounds of a butter minimum order! They are on the East coast of Florida!

Paul

 

[FSowers]

Want in on a great buy on this stuff? :wink:


http://soapersupplies.com/mm5/merchant. ... y_Code=SLB

Paul

The have a good sale going on in the Surplus isle.

 

[bevvy]

Butter

Hi guys. I'm a newbie and will be experimenting with butter as soon as I've mastered soaps. I'm assuming the Shea/Aloe butter will be used on your skin, like a moisturizer??. And when you say mix the butter with FO is this buy hand or with a blender.

 

[Chalk Creek]

Hi, Bevvy. I've been using it as a moisturizer, hand lotion. I mix in whatever essential oils I want. I have used both a mixer and by hand. I prefer just just whip it in by hand. Great stuff!