lovebug7480 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Hey everyone, I have a question for you all. I have been doing a lot of experiementing with sugar scrubs and my goal has been to keep it with all natural ingredients (with the exception of FO). I have tried MANY different oil/butter combos and I have been finding them all to be way too greasy. I find it leaves too much oil on my skin after and I feel greasy. I did come across one recipe that I thought may work. It was one with M&P soap base, oil, and sugar. I personally do not buy M&P, but I do make my own soap. Can I shave up my soap and try to melt it down and use it as a sub for M&P? I did try to do this and it worked very nicely in the end product although I found it very difficult to melt down the soap (it has been curing for a month). I was just curious if this is a good sub for M&P and is there an easier method to melt it down so it fully melts? Curious....has anyone tried putting in cornstarch in a scrub to cut down on oiliness?TIA everyone, I'm just at my wits end trying to come up with a non-greasy but still moisturizing scrub that is all natural. It is quite a challenge!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 It'll get super hard with the CP in there.. Try making a liquid soap and using that as your base, or a combo of liquid and CP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebug7480 Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 I'm not sure how to make a liquid soap, but I'm guessing that I would have to add in a preservative to make the liquid soap? Sorry, I'm just really new to making all this B&B stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheila sullivan Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I tried this exact same thing last weekend and I found the MP was harder than my CP that I melted down. In the process of testing the two...the MP was definitely prettier...but it was still pretty greasy in the shower...I rubbed it on my arm and when I tried to rinse it off, it had this nasty white film on my arm...had to wash it off with soap and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 http://www.thesage.com/recipes/recipes.php3?.State=Display&id=102In making the soap, you won't need a preservative, but you may in the final scrub. Have you looked at Optiphen Plus? It's paraben free, formalhyde free, and keeps out yeast, bacteria, and fungus. I would never recommend selling a scrub without preservative, as water will be introduced to the scrub, and you will grow germies without one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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