body butter help VERY much appreciated! (too greasy)

[bloodylipstick]

60% butter and 40% oil (the ratios i found listed all over the internet)

3 parts shea butter
3 parts mango butter
2 parts grapeseed oil
2 parts sweet almond oil

i DO have experience with straight mango and shea butters and love how they feel. i like the thick feeling of shea and how it is fast to absorb but leaves you feeling soft. the butter i made seems to melt too fast and turn to straight liquid - not the smooth buttery feeling that pure shea has (perhaps due to the fact that the mango butter melts faster than the shea?) and i wanted something creamy without being just plain oily but i refuse to add water since i'd have to use a preservative with it. so i'm wondering if i put WAY too much oil in? or perhaps the oils i used are really slow to absorb into the skin? i don't have any experience at all with sweet almond oil or grapeseed oil so i don't know if they're quick to absorb or not. should i just make a new batch and use more shea with less oil? should i use different carrier oils? is there a way to save this batch and just add more ingredients to it? Huh

i saw a recipe online that uses beeswax to harden it but since i have friends who are vegan i'd like to stick with non-animal products.

 

[Deda]

Your oils look great, I have to try Mango Butter, sounds so exotic!

I think my BB has 75% hard and 25% soft oil with a little starch to cut the grease. I use Natrasorb, but corn starch, wheat starch, tapioca starch - they all work, too.

 

[bloodylipstick]

i'll have to try that ratio next batch. i'll add some corn starch to this batch when i package it. right now i just have a big tub of it that will have to be reheated and freshly whipped before being put in containers. how much of it should i add to about 2 1/2 cups of oil/butter?

thank you so much for your help! crafting your own stuff is so much more fun when you're successful in doing so.

although you can get mango butter anywhere online, i buy all of my oils and butters from oilsbynature.com. the more you can buy from one source, the more you save in shipping!

 

[Tabitha]

I agree w/ Deda. I use w/ 3 parts butter, 1 part oil.

 

[topcat]

Hey bloodylipstick (love the moniker :wink: )....I use about 2 tsp liquid glycerine and 3 tsp natrasorb to a 390 gram batch (about 13.5 oz). The glycerine helps make the BB creamy and the natrasorb cuts the greasies. HTH!

Tanya

 

[barefootbody]

Have you checked into any of these:

Waxes:
You are going to be surprised at this long list of new plant waxes that we have added which are a great alternative to beeswax. We now carry:

• APRICOT WAX
• JOJOBA WAX
• SOY WAX
• SWEET ALMOND WAX
• WHEAT GERM WAX
http://www.oilsbynature.com/whats-new.htm

It appears they aren't in stock yet, but I would be interested in knowing if anyone has experimented with these types of waxes.

Barefoot

 

[Etelka]

IMHO avocado oil or hemp oil is the easiest or quickest to absorb, especially avocado, maybe try and make a tiny batch and see how it goes.

 

[barefootbody]

I was interested in the vegtable waxes as a way to make it firmer, and less "greasy" while maintaining vegan qualities.

I've never used hemp oil, I've heard that the shelf life is very short, is that true?

Barefoot