Has anyone used WSP's Soft & Silky Ewax? I am used to Polawax but at $41/kg I bought some soft & silky. I love the feel of the lotion on the skin but it doesn't work up as nice as Polawax. Polawax thickens up in a few minutes. Soft & Silky thickens as it cools. I would love to hear from other's experience.
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Carolyn (@cmzaha) and I think perhaps @Saponificarian have used soft 'n silky.
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Yes I have. All I found was from people who have not been on the forum for a long time. But now I can search using their names. Thanks.
Saponificarian
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@soapmaker I guess it depends on what skin feel you are looking. I like Soft and Silky e-wax and have used Polawax wax as well, but I now use the generic version of LotionPro.
Soft & Silky does thicken as it cools but I prefer it to Polawax. My oil phase is never less than 30%, with that much oil, I can never use a pump bottle with my cream using Polawax, it has to be a cup but with Soft and Silky & LotionPro I can. I just need to work on my rheology modifiers.
I haven’t worked with Polawax in over 2 years. Seeing as I have 2KG of it, I will play with it next week to see if it is as I remembered it.
Soft & Silky does thicken as it cools but I prefer it to Polawax. My oil phase is never less than 30%, with that much oil, I can never use a pump bottle with my cream using Polawax, it has to be a cup but with Soft and Silky & LotionPro I can. I just need to work on my rheology modifiers.
I haven’t worked with Polawax in over 2 years. Seeing as I have 2KG of it, I will play with it next week to see if it is as I remembered it.
@Saponificarian I have only used Polawax and have loved how it thickens up immediately. But now with the cost of it I tried Soft & Silky. I really like the feel of it better but I don't like how you have to wait till it thickens. I went out on a limb and poured some into a bottle while warm and left it finish thickening in the bottle with the pump out till completely cool. What and where do you get the generic version of LotionPro?
Saponificarian
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Seems like the price has gone way up since I bought it in October. It was $21 for 5lbs then. I bought 3 to make it worth the shipping to Canada. Glyceryl Stearate Self Emulsifying Blend (GMS SE)
This is an emulsifier and doesn’t thicken at all, giving you the freedom to thicken your cream with whatever thickener you prefer.
This is an emulsifier and doesn’t thicken at all, giving you the freedom to thicken your cream with whatever thickener you prefer.
Yes I read about it. I couldn't use it because I use 100% FCO as the oil portion. Do you fill bottles warm or completely cooled?
Saponificarian
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Warm because I use Aristoflex AVC and Cetearyl Alcohol to thicken.
The percentage of your oil phase doesn’t really matter with LotionPro if you use the right thickeners.
The percentage of your oil phase doesn’t really matter with LotionPro if you use the right thickeners.
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