I made my first lotion bars yesterday with equal parts shea butter, soft oils (1/2 sao and 1/2 sunflower oil) and beeswax. They are too hard for my liking and I would like to make them a little softer ( they dont melt very easy at all). I plan to remelt them. Should I add more shea butter or more soft oils?
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I am not really sure, I guess I can just add a little of both?? Right now it is real hard to melt them (even rubbing them in my hands). Little bits rub off but they are even hard to melt.carebear said:
Jody63
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Here is a tried and true Lotion Bar recipe, is nice and velvety smooth going on.
2.5 oz Beeswax
3 oz. butters of choice, mix of cocoa and shea or either or
3 oz. oils of choice, I like oils such as apricot, sweet almond, jojoba etc..
Vit E. or Coviox t-50 at 1 %
Mica for colorant
1 oz. FO
2 tsp. Velvet Glide
Melt altogether and pour into containers
Makes 8-9 1 oz. Bars
2.5 oz Beeswax
3 oz. butters of choice, mix of cocoa and shea or either or
3 oz. oils of choice, I like oils such as apricot, sweet almond, jojoba etc..
Vit E. or Coviox t-50 at 1 %
Mica for colorant
1 oz. FO
2 tsp. Velvet Glide
Melt altogether and pour into containers
Makes 8-9 1 oz. Bars
Jody63
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Velvet Glide is modified corn starch. It's used in mineral make-up, body powders, bath fizzers and foot powders. it is a very fine, white powder. I used it to cut the greasiness, it worked great! It has been a few years since I have made these, so I am not remembering where I got it now. I used to sell these and never had a bad review. I did mix the shea and cocoa butters, so not sure what you would get if you just used say the cocoa butter, might be pretty hard.
HTH
HTH
TheSoapyEwe
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Liz,
How much beeswax did you use for them?
How much beeswax did you use for them?
TheSoapyEwe
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Hmmm, your proportions are right in line with my recipe.
I use equal parts beeswax, shea butter and jojoba oil(I like it because of it's long shelf life)
I don't have a problem with them melting on contact or with them crumbling......I'd maybe suggest increasing your liquid oil just a tad maybe 2 ounces of each beeswax and shea butter and then 3 ounces total of liquid oils and see if that helps
Good Luck~
I use equal parts beeswax, shea butter and jojoba oil(I like it because of it's long shelf life)
I don't have a problem with them melting on contact or with them crumbling......I'd maybe suggest increasing your liquid oil just a tad maybe 2 ounces of each beeswax and shea butter and then 3 ounces total of liquid oils and see if that helps
Good Luck~
