Recent content by Ramonarae

Doing well, thank you for checking in. I made lotion bars with beeswax and they turned out wonderful. With all the feedback I received from all of you, I may well be on my way. Working full time and running a new homestead doesn't give me much time to make my skincare, but I find the time. My...

Thanks to everyone for your replies. This has been so helpful. The recipe is from www. Growforagecookferment.com. But they put beeswax, I substituted ewax I'll try what cellador said. Again, thank you everyone. I'll keep you posted on my next try.

Making lotion bars. So, I would have to use beeswax, not e.wax, to bind everything together?

I'm one to ask tons of questions. New to this site so please bare with me. I used emulsifying wax instead of beeswax in a lotion bar. It didn't bond the water and oil well. Maybe I didn't heat it long enough. Can one exchange beeswax for e.wax?

Hi all. I'm new to this, but have a question. Is citric acid and stearic acid the same thing? If not what's the difference? Can one use citric acid without using stearic acid in making lotion/creams? I'm new to lotion making. Any advice?