I recently discovered something known as "high melting point" shea butter. I have always just used regular shea butter, refined of course, in my recipes for lotions and creams. It seems like it is more for the use of balms or very high percentage shea butter products. I was wondering if you guys ever use the "high melting point" shea butter in your concoctions or just stick with regular refined?
Shea butter question
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Also, I should note I am thinking of making a high percentage shea lotion soon. Like maybe 25%-30% (this will be the highest ever used for me in something) and was wondering if the high melting point would be better for something like this or can I get away with just regular refined? I noticed the high melting point is about 50% more expensive!
carebear said:
I only thought about the high melting point because they seem to advertise that there is less possible problems with grainy mixtures occurring. I never had any problems with grain in lotion or creams with shea butter, but I never used a high percentage either like 25% or 30% like I am thinking about trying.
Think I can just stick with normal refined and I will be okay as long as I don't try to make a lip balm or anything like that nearly contains 100% shea butter?
I've never had a problem with Shea butter either, just make sure you do your heat and hold....
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Shea butter in lip balm
I made a lip balm with shea butter and carnuaba wax. I put it in the freezer to allow rapid cooling after I melt the butter and wax and mixed them. It turn out well every time I cool it in the fridge.
However, due to the temperature outside, my lip balm remelt in the sun while it's in the tin. Once it cooled back down, it has this graininess to it. Is there anything I can add to the lip balm so that it won't remelt due to temperature. Or even if it remelts, how can I avoid the graininess feel without having to put it back in the fridge.
I made a lip balm with shea butter and carnuaba wax. I put it in the freezer to allow rapid cooling after I melt the butter and wax and mixed them. It turn out well every time I cool it in the fridge.
However, due to the temperature outside, my lip balm remelt in the sun while it's in the tin. Once it cooled back down, it has this graininess to it. Is there anything I can add to the lip balm so that it won't remelt due to temperature. Or even if it remelts, how can I avoid the graininess feel without having to put it back in the fridge.
Last time I made lip balms they all got grainy too and I had to re-melt all of them. Deda sugeested to add ButterEZ to shea butter to prevent graininess so I did and my lip balms are smooth as ever now. You can buy ButterEZ at Lotioncrafter.com
