Carol T Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hi every - I just joined today.I'm in search of a whipped shea butter type recipe. Does anyone have one they share? I found a couple on snow drift farm, but I'm hoping to find one that doesn't call for aloe butter or hemp seed oil. I don't have those on hand...and I'm trying to use what I have in the house!Thanks!!!Carol:grin2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniedb Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8661&highlight=whipped+shea+butter+recipe from maryann, a few posts down into the main thread she posted the recipe.There are a lot of them on the Recipes section, just use the search button for whipped shea and you'll have a lot of choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol T Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 thanks....where is the link for the recipes? I'm looking, but I surely don't see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livelovebath Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 this is the link to the B&B recipe forumhttp://www.candletech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmi Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 this link will take you to all of the forum doors.http://www.candletech.com/forums/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplicity Soaps Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I tried making the snowdrift farm recipe. Although I really liked the consitency I would say it was too temperature sensisitive. On a 72 degree day it became extremely soft and almost lost its whipped texture. I would try decreasing the liquid oils. You don't need to use the exact same liquid oils, a subsititute should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhoki Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 If you find a recipe that you have everything BUT a specific butter just sub it for the Shea that you have. You can take straight Shea butter whip it alone. Add a little dry flo to help with the slip and a little vit e and scent and you've got yourself a great butter. I like to use several different butters of equal amounts and then use about 1/4 of that total amount as an oil. You will find it to be a super easy and very rewarding product. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol T Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 Thanks for all your help! I'll go check out those links. I realized that when I wrote down the recipe from the first reply- I didn't see any directions! Hopefully I can find some and make it when I get home from work tonight. I bought some menthol crystals that I'd like to use and make some sort of my own ben gay....i'm so looking forward to sharing with all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol T Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 Wow. what fun i'm having. I was reading this one from last year...and I have a question! Here's the recipe....2 Cups Baking Soda1/4 Cup Cream Of Tartar 1 Cup Natrasorb Bath1 Cup Epsom Salt1/2 Cup SLSA1/4 - 1/2 Cup GlycerinWhat is SLSA? THANKS THANKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhoki Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 http://www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item.php?item_id=84What is SLSA? THANKS THANKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDammit Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I just made a batch for butter, and added some stearic acid to stiffen it up a little. So far it has a nice fluffy texture, but I made it last night so it still may harden up a bit more. I used a little more oils then butter but I was wondering (hoping, lol) that since I added the stearic acid that it wouldn't melt as easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol T Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 thanks so much for the help. one more thing to buy.....<sigh> or is there a sub? its hard to have everything you need! hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 For my shea body butter I only add shea oil and some eo's and call it " Simply Shea". You don't have to use the exact same oil that is called for in a recipe for shea, just something that feels nice on the skin and to help give it that nice whipped texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennster Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Ok well I did it. I had all this UR Shea from Agbanga. It nice stuff but has a strong smell. Hard to cover up. I used a honey almond from WSP. Didnt turn out bad. I piped it into the jars with a ziplock and I guess that is the best method. Still trying to figure that one out. It had a bit of grain but it blended right in. There was a bit of shea not well blended but I may just market as buried treasure shea when I go to market it if I am really lazy lol. I added a bit of cornstarch but it was still a bit greasy. I used 80 shea, 10 castor and 10 SAO.So how does everyone package this stuff?how do you cover up the smell?I will probably use FCO next time around as the castor was a bit heavy... I will have to see in a couple of daysXposted from the dish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 The smell of shea does not bother me, I like the unrefined stuff. There are scents that help to cover it up better, just play with them and see what you like.I found that ziplog piping can melt the shea (heat of the hands) and alter the nice consistency that you get from whipping, so I scoop and tap, scoop and tap. As far as oils other than castor - try shea (I loved that, like Shelia, then it is 100% shea as well). Jojoba is nice, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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