[soapcraft] Re: Lotion help
- From: Rouse Pauline A <Pauline.Rouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:59:48 +1000
Could someone please explain how to work out those %'s on the calculation
sheet. Its double dutch to me as I am used to working in ml & gms
Pauline
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From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rebecca Midkiff
Sent: Monday, 19 July 2010 11:54 AM
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: Lotion help
Hi Louise
Sorbitan Stearate will be gritty if not heated enough. Traditionally
when you use Polysorbate 60 and Sorbitan stearate you also add
cetearyl alcohol also to stiffen it. Look at the percentages in this
cream recipe:
http://www.aromaticsandmore.com/pages/tinted_lotion.html
You can also use xanthan gum or natural gel in the water phase instead
of cetearyl alcohol to stiffen the lotion. To get the weight for
small batches such as 200 gms you probably need to invest in a gram
scale.
Cheers Rebecca
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Louise Shing
<louiseshing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
>
> I'd like some help with a formula please. My first 4 or 5 batches of lotion
> turned out great I used the recipe in the "soap Naturally" book and SAM-E
> emulsifier. It was when I started to "play" with the formula that all
> manner of problems started occurring. I made a batch with actives and had
> run out of SAM-E and used AS102 - I found the batch to be greasy.
> Researched ad nauseum and then tried making lotion with polysorbate 60 and
> sorbitan stearate (apparently these are the "classic" emulsifiers).
>
> The lotion I have made is correctly emulsified but very thin and appears to
> have grit in it. Here is the recipe:
>
>
> Water 70%
> Unrefined beeswax 4%
>
> Macadamia Oil 20%
> Polysorbate 60 1.5%
> Sorbitan Stearate 3.9%
> ROE 0.5%
>
> Germall Plus 0.5%
> Essential oils 0.5%
> Vitamin E 1%
>
>
> By the way I made a 200 gram batch and I found it really difficult to
> measure/weigh the very small proportions.
>
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Kind Regards
> About to give up (aka Louise)
>
>
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