krodriguez

I am not the original person who asked for this info but THANK YOU! You explained it the way I learn..a-b-c-d-e-f-g. You took it step by step and made it EXTREMELY easy to understand. Ever thought about being a teacher?

Will this formula work as well for body butters?

Love it!!!!!

I totally agree! I've found that virgin coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and avocado oil are great together for a wonderful body butter.

Thank you :smiley2:

OMGoodness! 41?! That is sooo sad. Her family is in my prayers. I don't know her but that just makes me sad.

I can testify to that! But I love making product. I get this euphoric feeling when my body butters are whipped up all nice. I look for any excuse to make some up!

Did something happen to Kim?

Can someone please break this recipe down into a 8oz batch. I don't need to make this much! Thanks!

Thank you so much! I can't wait to make these! I want to use a truffle mold. Do you recommend a particular mold?

I found this recipe on here for bath melts and would like to try it. However, I don't want to make such a large batch. I would prefer to do a test batch. But I'm not very good with breaking down recipes. So, could someone please configure this same recipe for me on a much smaller scale? Thank you so much and I really appreciate your help. 8 oz. cocoa butter (the smelly one) 1 1/2 cups baking soda 1/3 cup corn starch 1-2 tbsp. cocoa powder (if you want it brown) 1 cup citric acid Melt cocoa butter. When it's melted, add baking soda, corn starch, and if a dark chocolate melt is wanted, add cocoa powder. If not, leave as is. After everything is completely mixed and molds are ready, cool until pot is just warm to the touch, but still liquid. Add citric acid and stir like mad! Pour quickly into lined molds, then in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Have held up very well in warm weather. *Note: When you make it, if you want to add fo, rather than chocolate scent, use deodorized cocoa butter and add 1 tbsp. body safe fo.

That looks wonderful! Is there any way to do a bath melt without citric acid?

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I love it! I'm glad you told me that. I figured folks wouldn't want to use it because of it's snotty consistency. I will try the lecithin and if that doesn't get it. I guess snot it is!

I have been melting down African black soap and "trying" to make a shower gel out of it. The process is simple. Shred up as much soap as you want, add vegetable glycerin, preferred fixed oil, preferred essential oil, and boiling water to your liking. Let it sit for about three days, mixing it several times a day. By day three it should not separate. However it is very thin. I have tried using guar gum once and xanthum gum once. Each time the consistency ends up being like snot, no matter how much or how little I used of either. And it is gross!!!! I mean it feels absolutely fabulous (moisture wise) and lathers like crazy. But it looks and feels like snot. I'm all about staying natural and many things listed as natural are harmful and sometimes synthetic in process. Does anyone know of an all natural thickener that will give me the consistency of shower gel and not snot? lol I was thinking about trying liquid lecithin.