Christina Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 lotion bar and body butter. I was pretty sure I needed a lotion bar (because I really like my body butter THICK!!!!!! I have some that I bought years ago that is in a tin, you can ger a fair amount out when you rub your finger on it, but in no way would anything come out or even move if you turned it upsidedown and pounded the bottom. So, I thought a lotion bar was the thing, but now that I understand a lotion bar is kinda like soap that you rub on your skin but it moisturizes you instead of washes you, I'm at a loss. Is there something I can do to make a lotion bar a tad softer (since I want something in tin). Or is a lotion bar what I actually described? Thanks in advance for any input.Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapInTheCity Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 This is absolutely what I am looking for as well! I just posted something about this too. I wanted to make a cocoa butter stick, but if I could make something that is thick enough to put into a tin, man that would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 First, a lotion bar is like a giant chapstick that you rub on your body as a moisturizer. It's not for in-shower use unless it's specially formulated for that. Do a search and you can find a basic recipe and modify it to lower the beeswax or something.Here's what I make like that - it's "whipped shea" that isn't whippy. I use 60% unrefined shea, 20% FCO and 20% olive oil. I do whip it but not till it's fluffy or anything - just till it's smooth and gorgeous. Then Ipack it into a small jar. Or you could try just straight non-whipped shea, it's good but a bit sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 Oh, I didn't mean it was soap, it's just that the only form I've seen them in is molded and just wrapped up so it LOOKS like a bar of soap but you run it on you. So, it's hard like a soap, is what I meant. Anyway, so, all I need to do is lower the beezwax? That should be easy. I think.Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapInTheCity Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 CareBear thanks for that recipe. It's a good starting point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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