Orange Butter Lip Balm
This has been one of our most popular promotional lip balms! We are often asked if we brought this lip balm to events, conferences and even business meetings.
This...
One Minute Technical Support - Lotion Problems
The batch has not yet be emulsified. High shear mixing is required after adequate heating.
A new post that will take no more than 1 minute to read but give you a HUGE difference in your adventurous making!
Have you had a lotion separate into a watery layer and an oily or waxy layer? If you have seen this, then I propose two problems that are most often the reason for calls to our Technical Support team. They are:
- You use phases – heating ingredients separately rather than dumping all ingredients into one bowl/heating vessel. Phases are meant for big batches to be heated economically, phases are not for small batches!
- Mixing using a handheld mixer or stand mixer. Please use an immersion blender when making lotions. You NEED the high shear mixing the immersion blender can offer. Hand mixers and stand mixers will prematurely cool your mixture and can cause graininess to occur.
The tools of the trade.
What is an immersion blender? Well, let me give you 1,000 words in the format of a picture.
Further reading:
A lotion recipe that uses dump and mix method.
More comments about Phases and how to use them correctly.
Basic Bar Soap
This recipe is the basic recipe that we use to test fragrances, colors or other additives.
Ingredients
- 4 oz Coconut Oil or Palm Kernel Oil (See Comments...
Lemon Cookie Lip Balm
I didn t want to miss out on the slightly nutty kick that the poppy seeds contribute. Instead, I added a small amount of Black Pepper Essential Oil to...
