Light Body Lotion
BODY BUTTER

Light Body Lotion

1hour
Advanced
body

A wonderful beginners recipe loaded with skin loving ingredients, this is a great way to get started in making your own natural body lotion.

 

Ingredients

Makes 100gm

A - 76gm

 

Demineralised Water

A - 3gm 

 

Vegetable Glycerine

B -  4gm

 

Olivem 1000

B - 3gm

 

Cetyl Alcohol 

B - 5gm

 

Fractionated Coconut Oil

 B - 4gm

 

Apricot Kernel Oil

B - 3gm

 

Grapeseed Oil

B - 0.3gm

 

Xanthan Gum

C - 1gm

 

Microcare DB Preservative

C - 0.2gm

 

Vitamin E - Natural Mixed Tocopherol

C - 0.5gm

 

Essential Oils of Choice (0.4g Lemongrass, .01g Lavender)

Equipment

2 x 200ml Beakers
1 x 40ml Beakers
Thermometer
PH Strips
Pipettes
Digital Scales 
Stick Blender
Citric Acid Solution
Cosmetic Pots

Method

  1. Make sure all equipment is clean and sterilised.
  2. Combine ingredients in phase (A) in beaker. Heat to 70 – 75°C in double boiler.
  3. Combine phase (B) ingredients in a separate beaker and heat to 70 - 75°C in the double boiler.
  4. When both phases are heated to approx. 70 – 75°C, add phase (A) to phase (B) and mix under high shear with sticker blender until homogenous, smooth and glossy. Allow to cool under constant stirring.
  5. When cooled below 40°C, add ingredients from phase (C) and mix well.
  6. Allow to cool to 25°C. Adjust pH to between 5 – 5.5 and pour into jars.

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