Colloidal Oatmeal and Kelp Powder in Oil Based Body Butter

[Crownite]

Has anyone ever included colloidal oatmeal in an oil based body butter? I'm thinking about doing something geared towards emollient therapy and those with dry, itchy skin. Was wondering if anyone has tried this and what their experience was?

I have a very powdery colloidal oatmeal as well as kelp powder, and even though it's water soluble I was thinking it would be able to absorb nicely into the butter around the whipping stage. Any feedback?

 

[cmzaha]

If it was me I would use oil based extracts not botanicals, etc. While anhydrous products do not need preserving that does not mean the added herbs, grains or botanicals will not mold. I simply would not trust it

 

[Crownite]

If it was me I would use oil based extracts not botanicals, etc. While anhydrous products do not need preserving that does not mean the added herbs, grains or botanicals will not mold. I simply would not trust it

I use a Optiphen in my body butters because I often use them while in the shower on moist skin.

I often see kelp powder used in face masks and scrubs and colloidal oatmeal used in lotions (water phase). Not sure if there was a reason as in it won't mix well with an anhydrous products and you'll feel gritty and irritated all day or something to that caliber. But the texture of it seemed similar to that of arrowroot powder which I do use in butters.

 

[cmzaha]

I use a Optiphen in my body butters because I often use them while in the shower on moist skin.

I often see kelp powder used in face masks and scrubs and colloidal oatmeal used in lotions (water phase). Not sure if there was a reason as in it won't mix well with an anhydrous products and you'll feel gritty and irritated all day or something to that caliber. But the texture of it seemed similar to that of arrowroot powder which I do use in butters.

Unless the masks and scrubs are manufactured in a facility will full testing capabilities it does not assure the product is safe. Even with big manufacturers there can be failures. Most of us do not have the capability of testing and most will not pay the cost of challenge and plate testing. Dry masks are okay and safe since the customer will wet the mask each use, but wet masks especially clay masks are extremely hard to preserve and at best they only preserve for a few weeks. The only wet mask I will sell is a base from a supplier whom produces their products in-house with onsite chemists. They have a full lab for testing. One of the owners is a chemist