Playing with Emulsifiers

[cmzaha]

I have 14 sample bags and containers of assorted emulsifiers that I am trying out. Today I wanted to try again for a spray-able lotion and ended up with a really mousse type lotion. It is so pretty and fluffy. It was a Lotioncrafter recipe that I tweaked. LOL, the tweak turned out really different. Their recipe called for Lotioncrafter GMS which is Glyceryl Stearate, I used the one I have, and Cetaryl Alcohol and Ceteareth 20. Those I did not have but my NCD 20 emulsifier contains both ingredients, but do not know the percentage. Did not want to waste my squalane so I used olive oil. Wow, how different it turned out from their description. Go figure, I have made 6 test batches of spray lotions and only my very first one sprays. Still waiting to see if it is going to separate, but it is now 6 weeks old and looking good.

Really need to be making soap and here I am playing with lotions again. I have become just as addicted to making lotions as soap I think. I do not even use lotion! Just cannot decide which emulsifier to try next...
Who would have thought lotions would be fun to make

 

[Arimara]

I can't wait to read about this. I'm waiting til I can get some measuring cups before I make lotion against.

 

[cmzaha]

My first batch of spray lotion was made with Olivem LV Flex using 9% oil phase. So far no separation and it feels very nice. I use large beakers in place of measuring cups so I can heat them directly on the stove or hot plate.

Just finished up a small batch of Milk Lotion and it emulsified great. Now to let it sit at least 8 weeks and see if the emulsion holds. I tweaked my recipe a tad and used 4.4% Sesame Oil, 2% IPM, 5% Olivem LV Flex. With a batch last night I find Sodium Lactate does not seem to work, I had a lot of trouble getting it to emulsify and it is thicker than I want so went back to 1% glycerin

I am hoping Lotioncrafter will carry the Olivem LV Flex, and have emailed them, otherwise I am back to square one. The rep from the manufacturer has not managed to get back to me about price on the 40 lbs. Thought maybe I could get together a co-op purchase.

I did make another milk batch using Oliwax LC, Olivem 800 and Olivem 300 which certainly does make a milk lotion, but I am not liking the feel as much. In this batch I used Hemp Oil, IPM and FCO. Going to try another small batch using Sesame and FCO nixing the IPM. At least these emulsifiers can Surfacant and be purchased from Lotioncrafter