Body Butters

[eclecticsprint]

Lately when I make body butters they have a gritty texture. I normally incorporate stearic acid into my recipe. The batch I made prior to yesterday, I used beeswax.

I made one 4oz jar yesterday and put 1 tablespoon beeswax, texture not so great.

The 2nd batch I didn't beeswax and now my recipe is smooth and creamy. I would like to add a thickener to my formula, any suggestions.

 

[lsg]

You can make a whipped body butter without adding stearic acid or beeswax.


https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-...to-make-whipped-body-butter-on-soap-queen-tv/

 

[Seawolfe]

Any of my anhydrous (all oil) body butters or salves tend to get grainy after a while. Which is why I switched to making emulsified body butters like this one: http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2010/01/formulating-with-oils-body-butter.html

 

[dixiedragon]

1 Tablespoon of beeswax in 4 ounces seems like a lot to me. Possibly your beeswax cooled when it was added and the graininess is bits of beeswax?

 

[PuddinAndPeanuts]

I've only had body butter get grainy if it melts and then re-solidifies. Are you sure this isn't your problem? Is it near a sunny window maybe?

 

[Obsidian]

Beeswax made my body butter grainy too, I'll never use it again. Your butters, some coconut oil and a liquid oil is all you need to make a nice creamy whipped butter.

 

[BrewerGeorge]

Cocoa butter has varying hardness based on how it's heated and cooled. Look up 'tempering chocolate' for an idea what I mean. I've never seen it confirmed, but it certainly stands to reason that other nut butters would do the same thing.

 

[maminimu]

Cocoa butter has varying hardness based on how it's heated and cooled. Look up 'tempering chocolate' for an idea what I mean. I've never seen it confirmed, but it certainly stands to reason that other nut butters would do the same thing.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[rebeccasartsstudio]

Lately when I make body butters they have a gritty texture. I normally incorporate stearic acid into my recipe. The batch I made prior to yesterday, I used beeswax.

I made one 4oz jar yesterday and put 1 tablespoon beeswax, texture not so great.

The 2nd batch I didn't beeswax and now my recipe is smooth and creamy. I would like to add a thickener to my formula, any suggestions.

I use liquid sunflower lecithin to emulsify my lotion/butter. It always gives me a nice smooth texture and the lecithin is really good for your skin as well!

 

[Christa10]

I use liquid sunflower lecithin to emulsify my lotion/butter. It always gives me a nice smooth texture and the lecithin is really good for your skin as well!

How much sunflower lecithin do you add?