recipe questions

[EnchantedSoaps]

HI!

I have been searching and scouring the web all over to try to find 2 recipes or at least the basics so I can make my own recipe. To no avail :x

I am looking for a sugar scrub recipe that contains no preservatives (I have a customer who has alergies to them, she says). She has requested that I make her a sugar scrub with the same ingredients as one of my soaps she loves (which contains all sorts of yummy stuff like nettle, devils shoelace and borage to name a few~) She says it's great for her sensitive skin and doesn't aggrivate the many allergies she has. She wants a sugar scrub that does the same.

I'm not sure how long a sugar scrub will last in the mail without any preservative in it. Is there a recipe that will last 2 weeks in the mail (she lives in Canada so it takes a while for her to get things)?


My second question is about lip balm. I have never made it but want to. I ordered beeswax from brambleberry but is there a way to make it with parafin wax without adding any vasalene to it?

 

[semplice]

If she's very careful and doesn't get water in the scrub it should be fine. Not sure about the lip balm question since mine are really basic.

 

[EnchantedSoaps]

Thank you! I'll notify her of the water issue. I have a case of 2000 nice bamboo spoons I bought on a trip to Japan, I guess I can give her one of those to use. I've been trying to decide what to do with them. This might be it!

 

[Hazel]

I am looking for a sugar scrub recipe that contains no preservatives (I have a customer who has alergies to them, she says). My second question is about lip balm. I have never made it but want to. I ordered beeswax from brambleberry but is there a way to make it with parafin wax without adding any vasalene to it?

She says she's allergic to preservatives? I find this a little surprising since the percentage of preservatives is so small compared to other ingredients. It makes me wonder what other products she uses. But I suppose it is possible...

Do you have liability insurance? Skin diseases can be nasty. That being said, if your scrub is anhydrous you don't have to put a preservative in it. Just make sure the customer knows never to leave it open so it is exposed to air/humidity, don't let water drip in it and always use a sterile implement to scoop out the scrub.

I can't answer your question about lip balms. I've never used paraffin or vaseline in them.

 

[EnchantedSoaps]

I am looking for a sugar scrub recipe that contains no preservatives (I have a customer who has alergies to them, she says). My second question is about lip balm. I have never made it but want to. I ordered beeswax from brambleberry but is there a way to make it with parafin wax without adding any vasalene to it?

She says she's allergic to preservatives? I find this a little surprising since the percentage of preservatives is so small compared to other ingredients. It makes me wonder what other products she uses. But I suppose it is possible...

Do you have liability insurance? Skin diseases can be nasty. That being said, if your scrub is anhydrous you don't have to put a preservative in it. Just make sure the customer knows never to leave it open so it is exposed to air/humidity, don't let water drip in it and always use a sterile implement to scoop out the scrub.

I can't answer your question about lip balms. I've never used paraffin or vaseline in them.

Yes I have liability insurence and am a certified herbalist. I've found a few recipes online for lip balm that call for parafin wax and petrolium jelly (vasalene), but the vasalene in it makes me nervous. I could see it melting in a hot shipping truck and oozing out of the container

 

[carebear]

how can one be allergic to preservatives across the board? the source and chemistry vary widely.

regardless, if she's decided this is the source of her allergy then I would give the option of mixing her own scrub up fresh each time. give her a base and tell her to spoon (ever so carefully with a clean spoon) some into a bowl and add her abrasive and use that. and throw away any already mixed.

but frankly, I wouldn't touch the whole deal with a 10 foot pole.

 

[carebear]

My second question is about lip balm. I have never made it but want to. I ordered beeswax from brambleberry but is there a way to make it with parafin wax without adding any vasalene to it?

vaseline? i've never used vaseline. you want a blend of oils, butters, and waxes. scour the web - there are recipes out there.

 

[EnchantedSoaps]

how can one be allergic to preservatives across the board? the source and chemistry vary widely.

regardless, if she's decided this is the source of her allergy then I would give the option of mixing her own scrub up fresh each time. give her a base and tell her to spoon (ever so carefully with a clean spoon) some into a bowl and add her abrasive and use that. and throw away any already mixed.

but frankly, I wouldn't touch the whole deal with a 10 foot pole.

Yes I also thought it was odd, since preservatives are in practically everything we use on a daily basis but she swears by it so who am I to say no....Giving her a base is a good idea too, I'll swing that by her as well. Thank you!