help with scrub recipe- scrub class with space girl

[1classic]

Recipe (percentages first):

60% Sugar (combo of white and coarse sugar, see measurement for amts)

12% Butters (2% should be cocoa butter, the other 10 can be shea or mango)

20% Oils

3% E-wax

3% Stearic Acid

2% Fragrance Oil

Preservative of choice at proper usage amount

In specific measurements, we will be making about 1200g (or ~40 ounces) of scrub. Which is approximately (10) 4oz jars and (5) 8oz jars

720 g sugar total - 500 g regular white sugar

220 g coarse brown sugar, either demerara or turbinado

120 g Shea Butter

24 g Cocoa Butter

240 g oils - 100 g heavier oil * (Sesame, Jojoba, Macadamia nut oil),

- 120 g lighter oil * (Apricot Kernel Oil, Cherry Kernel Oil, RiceBran Oil)

- 20 g Wheatgerm, Vit E can be used as well

36 g E-wax

36 g Stearic Acid

24 g FO

*** Preservative in proper usage amount *** mine is a 1% rate so 12 g

* On heavier vs. lighter oils - this is based on my perception and isn't scientific in any way, it's just how I menally categorize my oils.

QUESTIONS

I would like to use the following oils:

olive oil, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil,coconut fractions, grape seed,

Which ones would be the light and the heavy oil?

I also would like to add oatmeal to the formula, at what time should I add it to the mix?

If I wanted to use honey- what kind should I try or use?

Thank you to any suggestions or answers- this is my first project.:)

[SpaceGirl]

Hi 1classic! I'm glad you are going to try sugar scrubs - they are so much fun to make!

For your oils... I would consider the olive oil and jojoba to be heavier, the fractionated coconut and grapeseed to be lighter. The sweet almond oil can go either way.

I don't use oatmeal in my scrubs anymore - whenever I tried it always ended up a goopy mess. Hopefully someone else can chime in with some help on that one.

Honey - if you can find powdered honey, I'd try to use that. I haven't put regular honey in this recipe so I don't know how it will react.

Good luck! Post pictures when you've made your first batch.

[asheebeans]

I did that scrub class! I tweaked mine a bit from the original recipe, but that scrub is THA BOMB!! Have fun making it--and better yet--enjoy testing it! I lurrrves me some good scrubby scrub!

[1classic]

Thank you ladies for you responses. I can't wait to get started.