diannemc1957 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 What is a good way the start making lotions? I want one to put in jars not tubes..something creamy...What about labels...allergies? things like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdscreations Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 What is a good way the start making lotions? I want one to put in jars not tubes..something creamy...What about labels...allergies? things like that...WOW Dianne, that is a lot of questions. I would probably suggest that you do a search on the board and I know that you will find alot of information. That would probably be the best place to start. HTH Dawn :tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Lotions are easy and more forgiving than soaps - so just find a recipe you like or have all the ingred for and go for it. I would suggest using a tube or pump bottle for lotion. When using a jar you use your fingers to scoop the lotion out which in turn could introduce bacteria to your whole jar of lotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleigh Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 It might help if you look up whipped body butters... they are much thicker and are used more in the containers (too thick for tubes)HTHAsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 A place of vast resources would be the Cosmetic forum in the archived SoapDish - you can see it even if you weren't a member on the old board.http://www.soapdisharchives.com/forum/index.php?showforum=3Over 8000 articles, and there's a ton of good information. Lotions are easier to *make* than soap can be, but you have to *really* be careful about contamination, a problem you don't have to worry about with soap. So you need to learn about preservatives...http://www.soapdishforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2222 lists some basics. Here's a page from one of the vendors ISP http://www.ispcorp.com/products/preservatives/Have fun! I loved playing and making lotions, but never developed anything I really liked. One day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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