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The percentage of paraffin is determined by trail and error, really. It depends on the scent, wick, and color you use. Most of candle making is lots and lots of trial and error. You can buy paraffin from the same places that sell any candle wax, usually. You can get blends that have candle...

Good. I'm glad the olive oil worked for you. I think you're fine. An oil phase of 25% seems to be typical, so as long as you're not too far outside of that, it should work. Just make sure the amount of emulsifying wax you use is a percentage of how much oil/butter you're using, meaning you...

I'm glad you were able to make it work. If you don't mind, what oils did you end up using?

There are different things that can be called "emulsifying wax". Do you know which one you have? If you ordered it online, can you post a link to the page?

The percentage of oil/butter you use depends entirely on how thick you want it to be, within the limitations of your emulsifier. With the right emulsifier, you can even make creams that are "water in oil" (more oil than water) as opposed to oil in water, which is what you're doing. What...

So if Lush puts pureed fruit in their products, does that mean they aren't paraben free? 🤔 😄

When you say you're not able to achieve what you're looking for, what do you mean exactly? Off the top of my head, I'd say that you have way too much silicone. Try 3% and add the other 3% to the water amount, or add some lanolin like @Saponificarian suggested. Your silicone amount is part of...

Is this something that you'll be selling? If so, keep in mind that more people are allergic to formaldehyde releasers than are allergic to parabens. I would try to stick with something that more people can use, and that's parabens. If you get customers that won't use it because they've bought...

If they are too greasy, try replacing the Shea with something else like mango butter or babassu oil. Remember, soy "wax" isn't wax, it's partially hydrogenated soybean oil, which means that about two thirds of it is just plain soybean oil. In my experience, using my formula, lotion bars need a...

Be careful with the ROE. Too much will accelerate rancidity, and 1% is really a lot. DeeAnna has suggested usage rates on her website. I would go with the amount she recommends adding to oils for storage. https://classicbells.com/soap/ROE.asp

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😁 You're welcome! I got my resin on Amazon from a seller who is apparently just a repacker. I'm not sure where they got it from. It's either not easy to make a fake version of it, or there's no market for fake resin so... just read the reviews first to make sure of the quality. That's all I do...

In my experience, it's the Shea butter that is making them greasy. I would swap it for either mango butter or babassu oil. You would need to adjust the amounts of the other ingredients to compensate for babassu oil being softer than Shea though. You can also try adding isopropyl myristate. I...

I lived in Georgia back in the late 80's, and I remember seeing PSAs between commercials that said if you could move your car at all, you had to, so as not to block traffic while waiting for the police. I live elsewhere now, but I've never gotten in trouble for moving my car into a nearby...

Those have actually been banned here due to the significant increase in people being rear-ended at traffic lights. Some people still operate them but the tickets they send out can't be enforced.