Vanilla and Tonka Bean Body Cream

[Craft Lab]

I made lovely body cream yesterday and wanted to share.

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I used the following recipe:

45ml Water
25g Olive Butter
25g Shea Butter
25g Cocoa Butter
25g Macadamia Nut Butter
25ml Almond Oil
25ml Wheatgerm Oil
25ml Rosehip Oil
Polysorbate 80
Vitamin E
Vanilla and Tonka Bean Fragrance Oil
Preservative

1) I melted the butters in a double boiler
2) I added the melted butters to the oils
3) I added water and Polysorbate 80
4) After everything cooled down a bit, I added the Vitamin E, Fragrance Oil and Preservative

It took quite long to harden out and I only whipped it the next day.

It is not greasy at all and sinks into the skin straight away.

This is seriously wonderful stuff.

Recipe can of course also be found on my homepage... http://www.thecraftlab.co.uk/ourshop/prod_2098744-Vanilla-and-Tonka-Bean-Body-Cream.html

 

[Hazel]

It does sound and looks lovely. I've never used polysorbate 80 as an emulsifier. How much did you use for your whipped butter? Is it as stable as ewax over a period of time?

 

[itunu]

It looks delicious and I'm sure it smells gorgeous too.

I'm interested in its stability too as poly 80 has a HLB value of 15 but your oils/butters seem to have an average HLB value of around 7 (rough guess).

(Poly 80 is a good high HLB emulsifier but is usually paired with a low HLB emulsifier unless you use an all in one emulsifier like ewax or BTMS.)