Tall Blonde Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I was reading on the Dish about using a pressure cooker for lotions. It sounds great and easy, but I wonder about cleaning. Pressure cookers are generally aluminum. So how would you clean it? Wouldn't bleach corrode the aluminum? Or would it be in too small a percentage to corrode? Or would you use some other type of cleaner/sanitzer? I'm all for finding easier ways of making lotion, but I'd like to know more about the process first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I am skeered of pressure cookers:cheesy2: so I would never use one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells4shells Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Reeeaally? I'm intrigued! I've only used them to cook my corn on the cob, but man-- anything to make things easier. I do wonder about the cleanup, but more interested at this point about the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I cant imagine a Pressure cooker would be easier than it already is to make lotion. I just use my Kitchen Aide Stick Blender and I make 5lbs at a time...easy peasy.But if ya try it...let us know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNSandSCENTS Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I thought about this just today so very interesting to dig up this post. My thought was that a pressure cooker would be good for the water phase at keeping your water temp constant at 170 degrees for 20 mins. I have been told that they are great for killing germs and bacteria though almost like an autoclave. I wonder if it will work for that purpose???Editted to add: We recently got a new cook top stove. Last night it popped into my head that the burner does not stay on constantly like my old gas range. So I did a test of water temperature and sure enough its not holding a constant temperature at boiling. And the difference seems to go as high as 20 degrees. Like I have to boil and hold at 190 to keep the 170. Now with the pressure cooker it has a temp gauge on it but now that I thought more about it, with nothing other than water in it, that could be a lil explosive. Then I thought about the Presto pot and wondered if it could be used to maintain a steady boil at 170. Any thoughts? I do not have a Presto yet so I cannot test it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhues Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I did this yesterday!! But I have a water loss problem... I think... The original recipe says it shoudl be enough to fill 4 8 ounce bottles, and there IS 32 ounces of lotion-exactly... I added up all the ingredients from the recipe and it should weigh 982.5 but it weighs 747 grams... that is about an 8 ounce loss of water... did I do something wrong or do you really lose that much water to a pressure cooker?I did the Sammi Janette's First Try from MMS but swapped a few things because I discovered that the bottle of Almond I thought I had was actually Avocado..and I didnt have enough so I added some shea and some Jojoba.This is the original recipe:2.5 Grams citric acid30 grams liquid glycerin40 grams stearic acid50 grams e wax200 grams sweet almond oil660 grams waterplus preservative and fragrance.I did:2.5 grams citric acid30 grams liquid glycerin40 grams stearic50 grams e wax145 grams avocado oil25 grams shea30 grams jojoba400 grams water260 grams of aloe juiceso... I am assuming some of the weight loss is from whatever is leftover in the pot (I didn't scrape...) and the rest is water...Do I just heat and hold 8 more ounces of water and stickblend it in? Or can I use straight distilled? Or should I just go with it and see a thick cream?ACK! first times are always nerve wracking This morning it's thickened up A LOT now that it's cooled down... I didn't add preservative or fragrance yet because I didn't know how much to do or what to do with the water... can I gently reheat it and add the preservative according to the weight it is now? Or can I add extra heated and holded at 176 degree water and add the right percentage then?my friend who is a pressure cooker pro she uses hers like 3 times a week for cooking She says it looks like the seal was just a bit dry from not being used for a long time-its an older one with a brand new seal and top seal thing.... so I am thinking next time I might not lose so much water? its worth a shot, anyways, I suppose.and it doesn't rock it just releases a teeny bit of steam at the top...well, experimenting is fun.. I just need to get more oil today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNSandSCENTS Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well I thought about and read somemore about using the pressure cooker and I think I will experiment with this method BUT I will buy a newer one with the safety top like the Fagor model. As for the water loss, I think what I will try is before my actual batch maybe do some water in the pressure cooker first and see how much I lose and maybe keep that as reserve in case I lose some after cooking the batch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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