firegirl Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Can Hydrovance be added to a body butter to help add glide? I was under the impression that Hydrovance is used in conjunction with or in lieu of glycerine. My recipe has no glycerine in it, so I was not sure if this is what I need. Possibly I need to add some liquid silk to help remove the dragginess? I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!Teri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantnaturals Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Personally, I'm not seeing the big difference between Hydrovance and Glycerin. Would IPM help at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I make a thick cream using Hydrovance and love it. And I put liquid silk in all my lotions & body butters. No lotions & butters don't have any drag and are quickly absorbed leaving my skin smooth & silky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I make a thick cream using Hydrovance and love it. And I put liquid silk in all my lotions & body butters. No lotions & butters don't have any drag and are quickly absorbed leaving my skin smooth & silky.Do you mind if I ask how much liquid silk you use in your formulas? I have looked at it but because of the cost I passed. If it is a low percentage (1 or 2%) it wouldn't be so expensive.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 If this is the same thing, Lotioncrafter recommends only 1-2.5%http://www.lotioncrafter.com/store/Silk-Amino-Acids-pr-16295.htmlI was thinking... anyone tried hydrolyzed oats in their body butters? http://lotioncrafter.com/store/Cromoist-O-25-Hydrolyzed-Oats-pr-16266.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann M Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I use Hydrovance in most of my lotions/butters and really like it. I like silk, but not all the time. I find that for me it sometimes leaves a powdery feel on my hands. I personally do not like that feel. Hydrovance leaves a nice glide. I also like IPM and Cyclo.I have found that when my lotion is draggy, it's the stearic acid. I have been trying to phase out my stearic and use ewax and btms or ewax and Cetyl.Ann M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 How about using Honeyquat instead? I like the idea of honey in my stuff better than hydrovance (not to mention "honey" always has label appeal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantnaturals Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I've stopped using stearic acid in my formulations. I can't get over the waxy/draggy feeling. I use primarily ewax/btms or a combo with cetearyl or behenyl.Anyway, I do use Hydrovance and I use it up to 2% in my formulations. From what I understand, use caution when using glycerin because it will make the formula tacky after 10% (I think that's it anyway). HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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