Lotion Bar Recipe Feedback

[Buttsmom]

I've been doing a lot of reading on lotion bars(among other things) I would like to try making some lotion bars. This is what I have come up with from the different posts I read and would like some feedback on it.

2 oz. White Beeswax Pastilles
1 oz. Shea Butter
1 oz. Mango Butter
2 oz. Castor Oil
.5 oz FO
.5 oz Vit E
2 tea. Cornstarch

Would also appreciate any ideas on best containers to use.

 

[Genny]

I don't know if I'd go with that much castor oil for a lotion bar. It leaves a shinyness & doesn't soak in very well. I'd use a dry oil instead.

Also, 1/2 an oz of fo is pretty high for 6.5 oz of lotion bar. That's almost 8%. I don't know what fo you're using, but you may want to check the useage rate on that. Also, remember that lotion bars stay on the skin, so you don't want an fo that's overpowering or contains constituents that are known to cause skin irritations, like clove or cinnamon.

If you drop the castor oil and find a less greasy oil, you may find that you don't even need the cornstarch.

As for containers, that depends on if you want to be able to hold the lotion bar in your hands and then use it that way, or if you prefer a lotion stick so you don't get your hands all slippery when you want to use the lotion on other parts of your body.

I used to like them just in a tin, like this http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/can ... 4-oz..html

But now I prefer a tube like this http://www.thesage.com/catalog/products ... Tubes.html

 

[Buttsmom]

Thank you. I will check the FO % for which ever one I decide to try. Since I'm still new to all this what is considered a dry oil?

 

[Genny]

Since I'm still new to all this what is considered a dry oil?

Apricot Kernel Oil
Coconut Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Fractionated Coconut Oil
Grapeseed Oil
Hazelnut Oil
Jojoba Oil
Sweet Almond Oil

These are the more well known dry oils. I'm sure I'm missing some though.

 

[Buttsmom]

Thank you, that gives me a good place to start.