Guachi
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Hello everyone!
I just made a batch of Winter Hand Cream using Susan’s recipe from swiftycraftymonkey. I’ve been making this recipe for eight years, and never had a problem. This time everything was fine until I added the Germall, perfume, and cyclomethicone in the cool down phase. It separated immediately. I reheated it to 70C, added more BTMS50 to emulsify the lotion. Again everything was fine until I waited for cooldown and added the final ingredients. Separated again immediately.
Could it be because my ingredients are several years old? The main change this time was using broccoli seed oil instead of dimethicone as a lubricant. Somehow I doubt my Germall preservative could go bad… perhaps my Black Pepper perfume oil caused it to separate? Thanks!
I just made a batch of Winter Hand Cream using Susan’s recipe from swiftycraftymonkey. I’ve been making this recipe for eight years, and never had a problem. This time everything was fine until I added the Germall, perfume, and cyclomethicone in the cool down phase. It separated immediately. I reheated it to 70C, added more BTMS50 to emulsify the lotion. Again everything was fine until I waited for cooldown and added the final ingredients. Separated again immediately.
Could it be because my ingredients are several years old? The main change this time was using broccoli seed oil instead of dimethicone as a lubricant. Somehow I doubt my Germall preservative could go bad… perhaps my Black Pepper perfume oil caused it to separate? Thanks!
