I decided to improve on the recipe by making two different batches. I lowered the amount of exfoliant and tried Cupuacu butter instead of shea butter and trying mango butter instead of shea butter:
Recipe #3:
39% - Cocoa Butter – 454 g
39% - Cupuacu Butter – 454 g
20% - Almond Flour – 227 g (8 oz)
2% - WFMed "Germ Ninja" Essential Oil – 28 g - Clove Bud, Lemon, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Frankincense and Lavender (NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND – IT IRRITATES THE SKIN)
~1% WFMED Coffee Essential Oil – 10 g
Recipe #4:
39% - Cocoa Butter – 454 g
39% - Mango Butter – 454 g
20% - Almond Flour – 227 g (8 oz)
2% - WFMed Cest la Vie Essential Oil – 28 g - Lavender, Geranium, Clary Sage and Ylang Ylang (I DID NOT LIKE THE SMELL OF THIS ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND – USE "CITRUS SPLASH" INSTEAD)
I used the same preparation procedure as above. I like these two recipes above (with cupuacu butter instead of shea butter (recipe #3) and mango butter instead of shea butter (recipe #4) the best because I think these bars are harder than the traditional buffy bar recipe (#1). They are both less greasy as well because I swapped out the shea butter. I did not feel a noticeable difference between the cupuacu butter recipe (#3) and the mango butter recipe (#4).
Though these bars feel wonderful and keep my legs, arms, neck, and face moisturized and soft-feeling, there are only two problems. Because I wash my hands frequently, these bars don’t seem to help with keeping my hands moisturized and soft long-term. For that, it seems I need to use hand lotion. Also, these bars make the shower greasy and there is a lot of product run-off (or waste) that goes down the drain, which cannot be good for plumbing.
My recommendation:
1. Use the cupuacu butter or mango butter recipes above (recipes #3 and #4) with a blend of citrus essential oils (such as Blood Orange, Sweet Orange, Bergamot and Tangerine).
2. Consider buying almond flour, bean flour, and/or rice flour instead of grinding your own. It is far less of a pain!
3. Beware because each ~4 oz bar will last you maybe 5 showers since there is so much product loss down the drain. Make sure to keep up on your shower cleaning because it can make the shower floor slippery.
4. Use a well-draining soap dish to keep these bars as dry as possible between uses.
Thank you for reading!
Recipe #3:
39% - Cocoa Butter – 454 g
39% - Cupuacu Butter – 454 g
20% - Almond Flour – 227 g (8 oz)
2% - WFMed "Germ Ninja" Essential Oil – 28 g - Clove Bud, Lemon, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Frankincense and Lavender (NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND – IT IRRITATES THE SKIN)
~1% WFMED Coffee Essential Oil – 10 g
Recipe #4:
39% - Cocoa Butter – 454 g
39% - Mango Butter – 454 g
20% - Almond Flour – 227 g (8 oz)
2% - WFMed Cest la Vie Essential Oil – 28 g - Lavender, Geranium, Clary Sage and Ylang Ylang (I DID NOT LIKE THE SMELL OF THIS ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND – USE "CITRUS SPLASH" INSTEAD)
I used the same preparation procedure as above. I like these two recipes above (with cupuacu butter instead of shea butter (recipe #3) and mango butter instead of shea butter (recipe #4) the best because I think these bars are harder than the traditional buffy bar recipe (#1). They are both less greasy as well because I swapped out the shea butter. I did not feel a noticeable difference between the cupuacu butter recipe (#3) and the mango butter recipe (#4).
Though these bars feel wonderful and keep my legs, arms, neck, and face moisturized and soft-feeling, there are only two problems. Because I wash my hands frequently, these bars don’t seem to help with keeping my hands moisturized and soft long-term. For that, it seems I need to use hand lotion. Also, these bars make the shower greasy and there is a lot of product run-off (or waste) that goes down the drain, which cannot be good for plumbing.
My recommendation:
1. Use the cupuacu butter or mango butter recipes above (recipes #3 and #4) with a blend of citrus essential oils (such as Blood Orange, Sweet Orange, Bergamot and Tangerine).
2. Consider buying almond flour, bean flour, and/or rice flour instead of grinding your own. It is far less of a pain!
3. Beware because each ~4 oz bar will last you maybe 5 showers since there is so much product loss down the drain. Make sure to keep up on your shower cleaning because it can make the shower floor slippery.
4. Use a well-draining soap dish to keep these bars as dry as possible between uses.
Thank you for reading!