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I made some lotion this weekend with a recipe that I found on these boards. The recipe got rave reviews from everybody and I agree it is awesome. The only problem is my scent is already fading.
The recipe was
15.6 oz water
1.5 oz Steric
1.5 oz E-wax
7.5 oz Olive Oil
3 oz Avocado butter ( I used Shea)
.3 oz FO
.3 Liquid Par Optima (I used Germaben II)
.15 oz Vit E
.15 Dry Flo (I used Tapioca Starch)
The recipe did not have directions so I read about how to make lotion on another site. I heated the water to 167 and held for 20 minutes. heated the oil, e-wax and steric, added the shea butter letting it melt, slowly added the water while using stick blender then finally the fragrance at the end after I emulsified everything. Did I do something wrong? Should I have added the fragrance while adding the water and emulsified it all together? Is it my scent? I used a scent that got really good reviews for all types of things lotions, CP Soap.
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OK thanks Candybee I'll do that.
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Well that's all really good to know. My batter was at thick trace before I poured it. I used the stick blender until I was pretty sure it was really mixed up since I was worried about it. I think by test it you mean use it? See if it acts like soap and does not irritate my skin?
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Candybee thank you! I finished making the soap on the hope that you guys would tell me its OK. The butters did melt in the lye and oil solution so I guess I'm OK. Whew. Such a newbie.
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I forgot to add my shea and Kokum Butters until just AFTER I added the lye I just started to mix the lye and oils when I realized. Then I quick added the butters. Do i have to throw it all away?
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Thanks Candybee. I'm going to try it this week.
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Thanks topofmurryhill. I certainly did not know that about fractionated coconut oil. I thought it was just "better" coconut oil I learn so much here.
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Thanks!
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Write Stuff, thank you! I did not know that about fractionated coconut oil. My superfat was set to 6% . You said you use Almond Oil in 95% of your recipes which has me thinking it must be good stuff, but I'm not sure why?
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Hi, I'm new here and new at soaping. I found this forum a month ago and its been amazing the collective experience and knowledge on this forum! So hopefully some of you can help me by commenting on my first recipe before I actually make it. I've made several batches but this is my first recipe. I want one that feels rich and moisturizing but has good bubbles too. Is 7% too high on Castor Oil? Will 26% Coconut bother sensitive skin types?
45% Olive Oil
26% Coconut Oil (fractionated)
10% Avocado Oil
7 % Castor Oil
8 %Shea Butter
4 % Kokum Butter
Oh and I have some powdered pigments I want to try: Teal Green chromium hydroxide , Neon Blue Aluminum Hydroxide and a lavender matte oxide. I think I'm supposed to mix the pigments with some of the oil in the recipe then use that pigment/oil mix to color all or part of the soap mix at trace?
Thanks so much,
Taccie
Scent fading in lotion? only 3 days later.
in Bath, Body & Cosmetics
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The lotion was not completely cool no. Was that my problem? I added the .15 ml of FO to a half batch. Maybe not enough FO ? It was about 20 oz of lotion or so. I just kept in tupperware.