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  1. I hear you on the research research and more research Kathy! hehe. Its amazing for me to see myself gone from this forum for a few weeks as at one point I was constantly on every day and up until the wee AM hours of the morning. Went through most of my starting business money so have slowed down ..have to be choosy about what to spend the remaining money on. Sighhhhhhh I miss my frenzy. hehe. Bath Body Beauty can be soooo addicting. See others have stopped in with input and advice. Thanks so much! (candybee, jennyjo,fairylite..ty!) I'll be buying some of the Goats Milk and Honey lotion from WSP to try out this week. :smiley2:
  2. Hi Kathy. I don't whip it, its already whipped. It didnt even occur to me to whip it? (now I got that blasted song in my head lol) I never did get an answer to my original question ..so I'll go ahead and answer to possibly help any others that stumble along curious. I ended up purchasing a gallon of the added butters formula. Is it more luxurious? Yes a bit. Is it thicker. Yes a tad. In my opinion its not enough of either to warrant the extra 9 dollars, if I purchase again I'll be going with the regular paraben free formula. So far I like the lotion, I LOVE that its chocked full of great quality ingredients. The problem that Im running into though is that when I color and scent the lotion becomes too greasy for my liking. I then go in and add cornstarch which does help cut that greasy feeling, but not to the point that satisfies me. I will cut back on my fragrance oil next go round as I opted to go stronger scented over milder so cutting back I would imagine would further help the greasies. The lotion also leaves a cooling sensation that is not unpleasant but it then sometimes slightly stings? for lack of better way to describe it. This confuses me as there is NOTHING in the ingredients listing that would be irritating to the skin as far as i can tell. I do not get any bad side effects though, no break outs no redness or irritation.. So at this point Im still in search of a lotion I can fall in love with. heh. Currently looking at Millcreeks Soy BCN and possibly WSPS goat milk and honey.
  3. Thats the ratio I started out with when starting out with my bodymists. 95% cyclo 5%FO Some FO's blend beautifully, but Im running into quite a bit that don't at all.
  4. Just another update. Maybe all this will help someone else that stumbles in with similair cyclo issues, I dont know. At least to let them know that theyre not alone in their cyclo stress induced insanity! lol.. The mixture is nice and clear this morning. With a 1/2 tsp or so of clear oil blob on the bottom. LKMA;JALKNF SIGH. Even if it incorporated I for one do not like the sticky greasy feeling left on the skin by the incorporation of FCO. I took 2 showers yesterday. One earlier in the day. One after the posting I left about the FCO making this body mist greasy. I had to go wash it off. I think certain fragrance oils are just NOT COMPATIBLE with cyclo. This is resulting in my either 1)finding a different base, possibly experimenting with perfumers alcohol (more money spent more time more trail and error, aye yeye yeye..WHERE did this bath and body BUG come from and WHY did it have to bite me so HARD, and WHY do i have to ENJOY its influence in my veins SO MUCH? hehe) 2) keeping with the cyclo and placing my body mist sprays in aluminum bottles with a "shake well before using" on the label ..leaning towards this, I think I can make the aluminum bottles look cute with ribbon around its neck and colored spray tops( found some at Essentials by Catalina, they are out of hot pink, but they do have purple). 3) test compatibility with cyclo and limit my fragrances to only those that incorporate well with cyclo, and package in clear bottles. Unless someone has some different advice for me out there? I most welcome it. I'll update later with what I decided to do, and also peek in to possibly support anyone else that has fallen way to the Cyclo Madness Club. hehe. Much love, Momto.
  5. hi, has anybody tried the version with the added 7% butters(cocoa and shea). What do you think of it, how does it glide, is it thicker and more luxurious, does it leave a greasy feel to the skin? Ive gotten a sample of the paraben free whipped body frosting without the added butters and love it. Just wondering if the added butters are worth it. Also...since the amount is small (the 7%) Im wondering if anyone here adds their own butters to the original paraben free version? how is this done, melt the butter then drizzle into the whipped frosting and mix with a mixer? The added butter is 9 dollars more per gallon, wondering if I can just do it myself for much cheaper. Also to get a 4oz sample of the added butter verson it cost 13 bucks. Yikes! This is versus the $4 spent on the 4oz sample of the paraben free original. So Im hoping someone can give me input on the added butter version? Thanks a bunch. Love, Momto.
  6. Nm, Im getting oil "blobs" at the bottom of my bodymist. Overall color is that of transparent milk. Am I doing something wrong? Is it that I have to accept that certain fragrance oils are just not going to be compatible with the cyclo? Ive been testing with Vanilla Sandalwood. Has anyone found luck using a different bodymist base OTHER THAN cyclo that works with most fragrance oils without the use of FCO. Does it impart a "silky dry oil" feel? This is so frustrating. I never thought before starting all of this that the bodymist would give me the most issues. I thought it would be the no brainer easy product for me to start with, mannnnnn I can feel the white hairs coming in lol.
  7. Thanks for the advice here I got my FCO here today and did a 5ml FCO and 5ml FO to 20ml of Cyclo. And this has worked beautifully, its a lil cloudy but uniform in color and an almost see through cloudy? If that makes sense. I suspect that it will clear in a few hours and even if it doesnt, I can work with this. The new problem Im running into now though is that the "feel" of my body mist is now a bit greasy or oily feeling. I miss the dry oil silky feel of just the cyclo. Has anyone come up with a solution for this? Or does the oily residue not bother you? Do your customers mind this? Also does adding the FCO dilute the strength of the scent, and will the scent come through stronger after the solution sits for a few days? Thanks so much for the help. Much love, Momto
  8. Thank you bugtussel as well *waits impatiently for my fractionated CO to get here*
  9. Thank you! Will reply back with results when I have the FCO.
  10. Hi Toni. Im sorry to say that Im inexperienced with CP, hopefully someone else will chime in. They do work in MP..I made some Christmas Soap with the Red. Youre right. It won't color your soaps, it will just be glitter.
  11. gotcha CareBear I have the kit from Coastal Scents, think I'll just stick with Micas for cosmetics.
  12. Back again. Can anyone share the percentage of FCO used? I can tinker and figure it out but after 20 roll on perfumes and 3 body sprays wasted :rolleyes2, Im burned out on experimentation at the moment lol. Thanks.
  13. Hi Toni, I just saw this thread. Figured Id return the favor (reply for reply) I have some Shimmer Dust from AH. I ordered some when I was in "stockpile mode" and went off ordering a bit of this and bit of that as result of the bath and body bug biting me. hehe. Anyways. Shimmer Dust is not mica. It is glitter, its pretty fine, but not as fine as mica. What are you looking to use it for? It would fair well in soaps, body sparkle gels...I mixed some in lip balm and it ended up being too gritty for my liking, so if thats what you were looking at, I would say its not suitable for lip glosses or eyeshadow. That being said, the sample sizes that I got of Diamond Dust, Ruby Slippers, Copper Canyon, Dusty Rose, Celestial Rose, Pretty in Pink, Wildberry and Bright Red......I love them all. The colors are amazingly pretty every one of them and for some of them the variations of sparkle effects are just breathtaking. Now you have me wondering if Id be able to grind them down in a coffee grinder and get them fine enough for cosmetics. The colors really are that pretty.
  14. FCO huh ...another order to put in somewhere another thing to buy lol. Its worth the shot though, if I can get clear mixes then I'll be happy with that and save the "coloring" fun for other products, or get creative and add color to the packaging instead. I'll try the FCO. Thanks so much for the responses, Toni and ayshapooh :smiley2:. Everyone is so helpful and supportive here.
  15. Anyone having luck coloring their cyclomethicone based body sprays?? Also..what to do with incompatible fragrance oils? Im finding some oils blend perfectly and the cyclo stays clear while others dont at all leaving the mix cloudy and/or with oil bubbles. SIGH..this trail and error is exhausting stressful and expensive, would really appreciate it if someone could lend me some advice as to what is working for them. I really love the silky feel of the cyclo and would like to stay with this base, but Im after clear mixes that I can then color in gem tones? Is this possible with cyclo. Oxides and liquid FDC colors dont work at all (which I knew would happen with the liquid FDC as its water based). Does Fragrance Oil Modifier work to blend incompatible fragrances in with the cyclo base? The fragrances that Im finding that dont work are my favorites lol, and are the starting line up of my bath and body product line, Im kinda stuck on them and dont want to give them up. Some are vanilla based, I would really love to be able to use them, use the cyclo spray and have a clear light gem colored product( really not liking the packaging in opaque or aluminum bottle idea) Help anyone?? Pretty pretty please with sugar(scrubs) on top? Thank you so much.
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