Sinking Middle On Lotion Bars

[TheWickedWick]

Just made my first lotion bars in little 1 oz. push up tubes and now that they are cooling they are sinking/cracking a bit in the center. How do I avoid this? It's just a basic recipe: 2 oz. beeswax, 1 oz. shea butter, 1 oz. mango butter, 2 oz. sao. Can someone please help me?

Thank you

Karen

[Sister Kya]

You can't really avoid it. It's the nature of the beast.

You can, however, compensate for it by either doing a second pour to level it or giving the tops a blast with a heat gun to remelt and level them out.

When I do lip balms, I do the second pour. It allows me to get a nice domed top effect.

[TheWickedWick]

thank you Sister Kya...I was going crazy trying to figure it out. To do a second pour, do I fill the tubes up all the way or leave a bit of space from the top?

[ah-soy]

Pour a bit cooler. They will still dip, but not as bad. I fill all the way to top and then hit each quick with a heat gun.

[LuminousBoutique]

I pour when its starting to solidify on the sides of my glass beaker. Kinda white and opaque on the sides, you know? And I heatgun the tops if its needed. Usually its not but just in case, that works.

[TheWickedWick]

Thanks all...I did a slight repour and it worked great...unfortunately...I hate the push up tubes! You have to keep your finger on the bottom just so the bar doesn't slide back down or out. Not sure if customers will or want to figure this out. Grrr..I'm frustrated. Wouldn't it be nice if things for once worked out the way they're suppose to!!