emi
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That's more or less what the recipe is, although it doesn't become a lotion until you rinse the product off with water.
The OP said somewhere in the middle of this thread after some discussion of alternatives, "... I think my first step should be to attempt an emulsified sugar scrub...."
That's why we've been talking about scrubs with emulsifier rather than the more basic scrub that you described.
Well actually maybe that's what I have wrong to begin with. Because you're both right, it does feel a lot like a lotion. My original attempt here was to replace using St. Ives apricot scrub. I was at first just wanting to make my own, but then learned from fellow soapers that the exfoliant used in that product, walnut shells, are harmful and much to harsh for the face. So I was going to try making something similar to it but use a milder exfoliant like oatmeal. I've searched on the web for different scrubs and they usually involved just some kind of oil plus exfoliant. Those are way too greasy and wanted something that would actually clean my face as well as exfoliate. Then I discovered recipes with Ewax which I thought was what I was looking for after learning that ewax has polysorbate 80 in it which is water soluble and somehow thought it would make it less greasy and water soluble. I couldn't find anything other than "scrubs" or "emulsified scrubs". I've only made 2 batches so far using ewax, with the Ewax in my 2nd batch up to 20% which is definitley less oily, but still oily enought that I would feel the need to use a cleanser either before or after it. As I searched for different "emulsified scrub" recipes, I found the soap queen lady making something also called "emulsified scrub". But hers involves using liquid soap which I'm sure dramatically changes it's effect, and maybe closer to what I'm looking for? So maybe my next step is to make liquid soap. Then make a emulsified scrub that has liquid soap in it? yes? no?