calling all whipped shea butter experts !

[elastigirl]

I'm getting increasingly frustrated with the differing results I'm getting despite using the same ingredients, the same method etc.. sometimes a batch whips up 2 jars from x amount of ingredients sometimes only 1 ? ingredients from the same batch so it's not that... any ideas?

 

[Sammi_552]

If you are using the exact same ingredients, the exact same weights, and the exact same container for the finished product each time, i would suspect it's the air incorporation into your ingredients. Are you warming up any of your ingredients prior to whipping?

ETA: I am by no means an expert!

 

[elastigirl]

Just the Shea butter, I melt that obviously but don't warm the oils and thinking about it it's pretty cold at the moment so could that be it do you think ?

 

[sstorelli]

Why bother melting the shea? Whip all your ingredients for about 7 - 10 minutes and you'll have a wonderful whpped shea product!

 

[elastigirl]

You haven't been in my kitchen LOL the Shea butter is rock hard I need to melt it

 

[new12soap]

this is just a shot in the dark guess, but yes I think it has to do with your ambient temp, that will make the difference in how soft/pliable the oils are and the volume of air you can whip into them. room temp egg whites whip to a greater volume than refrigerated ones do.