My Holy Grail Lotion Bar

[JillGat]

I did a lot of experimenting and some (most) of the lotion bars I first made were too greasy. I adjusted some things, and then the lotion bars were too draggy on the skin. My current recipe sinks into the skin with a gentle, powdery feel. I love these. Try it and let me know what you think.

Mango butter 30g

Beeswax 32g

Jojoba 15g

IPM 15g

Cetyl Alcohol 10g

Dimethicone 2g

Vit E (one big drop)

Fragrance 3g

(This ends up being 107g, so you have to mess around with it a bit if you want true percentages.)

 

[AliOop]

Thanks for sharing that. I prefer not to use 'cones, but I do love IPM (and jojoba), and I do have all the other ingredients on hand. Hoping to spend a good part of today making things in my craft room, so I may give this a whirl.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Thank you for sharing your recipe!

Edited to add:
Here are the percentages:

28% Mango Butter
29.9% Beeswax
14% Jojoba
14% IPM
9.3% Cetyl Alcohol
1.9% Dimethicone
2.8% Fragrance
Vitamin E

A product like NatraSil (Lotioncrafter) or Abyssinian oil may work in place of the Dimethicone.

I typically stick with 1% or less fragrance in my cream and lotion recipes.

 

[JillGat]

I will reformulate my recipe and remove the dimethicone and juggle the grams to equal 100 and see how that works!
Possible replacements for dimethicone a small amout of glycerin or squaline.

My next experiment will be (in percentages)

Beeswax 30
Mango butter 30
Jojoba 15
IPM 15
Cetyl Alc 10

Add Vit E and fragrance at your discretion)

 

[Mobjack Bay]

I ended up editing my post above to provide your original percentages as well as some ‘cone alternatives.

 

[Ephemerella]

I just made lotion bars last night with Abyssinian oil, argan, kokum and seabuckthorn, sooooo dreamy!

 

[ewhitake]

I just made lotion bars last night with Abyssinian oil, argan, kokum and seabuckthorn, sooooo dreamy!

Seabuckthorn? Is it fast absorbing?

 

[Ephemerella]

I use it as an additive, not a primary oil, but I've applied it to the back of my hands and it does absorb very quickly. Its also a deep red orange and can stain, so it needs to be handled with care.

 

[VikingChick]

I use it as an additive, not a primary oil, but I've applied it to the back of my hands and it does absorb very quickly. Its also a deep red orange and can stain, so it needs to be handled with care.

I don’t have seabuckthorn, but I do have mmmmmmeadowfoam. (Credit to Mr. @Zing) How would you say they compare? (If you can speak to such things)

 

[Ephemerella]

Well, apples and oranges.... I'm using seabuckthorn at less than 5%. Any more than that and it really might stain clothes, pillowcases, etc., My own personal face oil is apple seed, Abyssinian, argan and seabuckthorn, 40/30/20/10, and my face and hands get a brief orange tint -- that fades quickly! -- but is alarming