Loulougirl Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 So I've been working on emulsified sugar scrubs for a while now. I'm very close.. BUT... I always seem to have a thin layer of oil floating on top. I've tried upping my ewax, and dropping the oil %.. I'm wondering if I should increase the stearic AND ewax..Any advice ladies? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Thought I should add... my recipe is 10%ewax and 8% stearic right now. The rest is hard and soft oils, fo and preservative. and sugar. lol I tweaked it a bit last night, upped the wax and dropped the soft oils. This morning it seems ok, but the after feel isn't as nice.. more waxy feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dee* Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 this might be a stupid suggestion since i havent actually started making these yet. but can you add a little cornstarch or dry flo to it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hmm, that's a good idea Dee! I'm rather new to the emulsified scrub thing myself. I'll try it!Really I guess I need to just keep tinkering with the % of ewax to oils. This last one I made is holding up nicely, but just a bit too waxy feeling. Perhaps more hard oils, less soft and a touch less wax will do the trick. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBE Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Are you whipping? Over whipping will sometimes break the emulsion, and you'll get a slight oil layer on top. Adding too much FO will give you the same results. What about temperature? Is it really warm in your house? We've been having some wonderful warm weather here during the day and I noticed the scrub I have sitting here on the computer desk is much softer than what it was before when it was chilly here... maybe yours is "melting" a bit? ????Instead of cornstarch, I'd say add some kaolin clay if you keep running into problems to see if that helps. If you're not over whipping or adding too much FO...instead of upping your ewax... lower your oils and up your butters. That might do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Thanks you CBE I can only aspire to have a scrub as awesome as yours! I was mixing with my stick blender. Maybe that's too powerful?I'm planning on making a few more batches tonight/this weekend. Thanks for the tips! edited to add: It's not very warm here, so I don't think that's the problem. The oil layer appeared before I'd even added any fo. Edited March 19, 2010 by Loulougirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dee* Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 i would try using a regular mixer. i dont use my stick blendor for my bath and body cuz its so quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I use beaters too, never tried the stick blender. Do you have any Kokum butter? That is a good one to use in your recipe as it's a hard butter so when the oils are resting it will be more solid than soft like shea and mango. Even cocoa butter would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thanks ladies... I think I'll try my next batches in the reg. mixer. I don't have kokum... but I am using cocoa & shea butters. I think in one of the next batches I'll try upping the cocoa butter a bit.. tinkering is fun! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Best of luck and hopefully you will get a winner soon. It took me so many batches to get my recipe just right. Now you are making me itch to make some more scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulougirl Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 hehe I think I'm on versions 6 & 7 now. Really not bad! Considering before I got a good bath bomb recipe I tried.... gosh... close to 15 or so different recipes! lol My notebook has even more... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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