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kmarvel

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Made my first lotion bars. They seem a little "sticky" and not hard enough.

This was my recipe: 2 oz beeswax
2 oz shea butter
2 oz avocao oil

Any suggestions to make them a little harder??
Kathie

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Shea and babassu melt at near body temperature. Because they melt so easily, I use butters like these more as an "oil" ingredient in formulations like this.

You need to use a butter that melts at a little higher temp -- cocoa or mango comes to mind -- or you need to increase the % of beeswax if you want to stick with the ingredients in your current formula.
 
DeeAnna said:
Shea and babassu melt at near body temperature. Because they melt so easily, I use butters like these more as an "oil" ingredient in formulations like this.

You need to use a butter that melts at a little higher temp -- cocoa or mango comes to mind -- or you need to increase the % of beeswax if you want to stick with the ingredients in your current formula.
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ok, thanks DeeAnna. I think I will order some cocoa butter. Wish I could find it in a regular food store. lol

Kathie
 
lsg said:
You might find cocoa butter in the pharmacy or health food section of your regular food store.
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Afr using this bar for a couple of days, it isn't really sticky but a tad greasy. Mango butter was on sale at BB so it should be here on Friday. Do you think I should use a little more beeswax or stick to the 2 oz of each mango butter, avocado oil and beeswax?

Thoughts?
 
Wait and see how hard the mango butter is. If its harder then shea I would think using equal parts would work, ifs its softer you might need more beeswax. Every solid lotion I've used is greasy, its just the way it is.
 
Obsidian said:
Wait and see how hard the mango butter is. If its harder then shea I would think using equal parts would work, ifs its softer you might need more beeswax. Every solid lotion I've used is greasy, its just the way it is.
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Sounds good, thanks.
Even tho it feels a little greasy, I am liking it more and it does sink in eventually.
Hope the butter comes in today. :grin:
 
I use both shea and cocoa or mango in my lotion bars. You can also add a bit of arrowroot powder, cornstarch or Isopropyl Myristate to help with the greasiness. I use IPM in my lotion bars and body butters and it makes just enough difference to me. I use it at 1%
 
Avocado oil, although great for the skin, makes a greasier bar. You might try using half avo and half lighter oil like FCO, sweet almond, sesame. IPM helps as well.
 
kmarvel said:
ok, thanks DeeAnna. I think I will order some cocoa butter. Wish I could find it in a regular food store. lol

Kathie
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I have found it in health food stores, and also at Fred's Discount Pharmacy and Publix. It comes in a 1 oz round tube, like a giant lipbalm stick. The brands are Queen Helene's or Palmer's. Make sure it says 100% cocoa butter.
 

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