Goat Milk Lotion Tutorial

[Luckyone80]

Lindy- so I made this lotion this morning using cocoa butter and Jojoba Oil as my butter and oil. The lotion thickened up to a thick lotion consistency but then it thinned out to a light face lotion after I added the EO, is that normal?
Also it isn't real moisturizing, I thought using the cocoa butter would help. What ingredients do you suggests I make it thicker/more moisturizing b/c I think what I picked wasn't the best choice?

 

[Lindy]

I would recommend trying Shea Butter instead of Cocoa Butter as Cocoa Butter is a "dryer" butter. Some essential oils can break emulsification or reverse it a bit. So if you want to use that eo then I recommend adding stearic acid at 3%. But with other scents you may want to stay with the original formulae to see how it reacts and just do a small batch.

 

[wiacomm]

I have made your recipe twice now with coconut milk and then aloe Vera gel. I used jojoba oil and shea butter. This lotion comes out really nice. It's thick and creamy but not greasy. I use a lot of lotion as I'm near 60 years old and it's winter here in Fort Worth Texas.
Heat and hold makes a huge difference!
Thank you so much for your donation of the recipe and the time to share your process.

 

[Lindy]

You're welcome wiacomm... I'm glad you found it beneficial.

 

[Luckyone80]

I would recommend trying Shea Butter instead of Cocoa Butter as Cocoa Butter is a "dryer" butter. Some essential oils can break emulsification or reverse it a bit. So if you want to use that eo then I recommend adding stearic acid at 3%. But with other scents you may want to stay with the original formulae to see how it reacts and just do a small batch.

Thanks, I used frankincense and lavender and made a 16 oz batch. I will try the Shea instead and see what happens. Thx

 

[Lindy]

You're welcome. Did I happen to warn you that lotion making is about as addictive as soapmaking?

 

[soap1daze]

This sounds like a nice recipe and I've been contemplating the making of it.

Do you have recommendations for a soft oil?

Would it be appropriate to say use a combination of 2 or 3 soft oils to make the total for the recipe?

 

[Lindy]

You can use just oils like that if you want. I like Apricot Kernel, Jojoba, & Avocado.

 

[kisha]

I made this a bit over a week ago with rice bran oil and Shea butter and OH! MY! GOSH!!! I love it!!! I have extremely dry skin, especially my hands from frequent hand washing at work, and I am floored at how normal my hands look now! It only takes a couple of minutes for the lotion to absorb and it doesn't feel greasy afterwards. I used lavender EO as well. Thank you SOOO much! Now I'm addicted to this recipe! (Did I use enough exclamation points to convey how much I love this recipe?)

 

[Lindy]

Hmmm it sounds like might like this recipe.

 

[RiverRose]

I made the lotion and it's cooling in the sink now! Hopefully my Optiphen Plus is preserve-y enough for goat's milk, I used "Ultra Pasteurized" if that makes a difference.
Thanks for the recipe! It will go nicely with all the goat's milk soap I have stacking up around here

 

[Lindy]

You're welcome River Rose...

 

[shaan]

I made this lotion with the same recipe. Added 1% sodium benzoate as there are no natural preservatives available in small quantities in our area,actually in whole country. I added food color to it and peppermint essential oil. I kept it at room temperature. And after 15 days it went mad. It is coming out of the containers.I don't know where i went wrong.please help.

 

[hmlove1218]

My guess is that since there's not a broad spectrum preservative it grew nasties that released gasses which built up pressure which caused the expansion.

ETA: from my research, Sodium Benzoate is primarily an antifungal, and is very pH sensitive, working best at a pH of 3. I don't know if your lotion's pH was low enough for it to be truly activated.

Also, Lotion Crafter says this:
"Sodium Benzoate is not a broad spectrum preservative for cosmetic use and should be combined with other preservatives. If Sodium Benzoate is used as a preservative, the pH of the finished product may need to be lowered enough to release the free acid for useful activity."

 

[shunt2011]

I too am thinking something is growing in there or perhaps some kind of chemical reaction (not a good one). Either way, I think I would toss it.

 

[cmzaha]

I also agree it is the failure of not having a broad spectrum preservative.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

But what you do have growing in there is totally natural, so at least there is that!

Seriously, 1% of the product being a preservative is not a huge amount, especially if you think that only a % of that 1% will be the sort of things that people don't like.

Get a preservative in there, a proper one.

 

[shaan]

Thank you very much for your suggestions.. what if i combine potassium sorbate along with sodium benzoate? I am unable to find here,good preservatives free from parabens.

 

[Dahila]

what about Optiphen plus? Or even Tinosan but you can not let the late one to be in see through jars, It is light sensitive

 

[shaan]

No..none of these are available here..other preservatives are available.. but for big companies n industries.. not available in less than 20 kilograms packing..and shipping from other countries