[soapcraft] Re: Lotion help
- From: Rebecca Midkiff <ramidkiff@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:48:11 -0700
Hi Pauline,
It's all explained here.
http://www.aromaticsandmore.com/pages/lotions_creams.html
Your total formula should add up to 100%
Say for 100 gms/mls
Emulsifier 5% or 5 grams
Oils 10% or 10 grams
Water 85% or 85 grams
Then if you want to make a liter you multiply each by 10.
Anyway read the link for a fuller explanation.
Cheers Rebecca
t those %'s on the calculation sheet. Its double dutch to me as I am
used to working in ml & gms
> Pauline
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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