How to Guide: Making a Basic Lotion
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- Basic Lotion
Making lotions can be challenging, but this simple recipe makes it a fun and relatively easy project. This is a perfect recipe to try for anyone who is new to making emulsions. Feel free to substitute the oils for other oils that appeal to you. You could also trade the water phase for a lovely hydrosol like Neroli or Cucumber!
Equipment You’ll Need
• 2 - Stovetop safe pots or beakers
• Stick blender
• Measuring cups/spoons or scale
• Thermometer
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Moderate
Approximate yield: 1 Pound (16 oz)
Approximate cost per pound: $3.68
Suggested packaging: 4oz - 6oz bottle with a pump top
Suggested retail price: $5.00 - $10.00
Ingredients
Phase A: (Melt or Oil phase)
Ingredient : Lbs : Kitchen : %
• Emulsifying Wax
0.0248 : 1/8 Cup : 2.5%
• Stearic Acid
0.0248 : 1 ½ Tbsp : 2.5%
• USDA Certified Organic Olive Oil
0.2214 : ½ Cup : 22%
Phase B: (Water phase)
Ingredient : Lbs : Kitchen : %
• Deionized Water
0.6887 : 1 ½ Cup : 67.97%
• USDA Certified Organic Pomegranate Juice Powder
0.0130 : ¼ Tsp : 1%
• USDA Certified Organic Vegetable Glycerin
0.0248 : 1 Tbsp : 2.5%
• Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
0.0050 : 1 Tsp : 0.5%
Phase C:
Ingredient : Lbs : Kitchen : %
• Xanthan Gum
0.0004 : 1/8 Tsp : 0.03%
Phase D:
Ingredient : Lbs : Kitchen : %
• Phenoxyethanol
0.0100 : 2 Tsp : 1%
Directions
1. Start by combining all Phase A ingredients into a stovetop-safe pot or beaker. In a separate stovetop safe pot or beaker combine all ingredients in phase B. You should now have 2 pots or beakers. One with phase A ingredients and one with phase b ingredients.
2. Heat phase A ingredients until fully melted. This will be approximately 165F - 170F. On a separate burner, heat phase B ingredients to 145F - 155F.
3. Take phase B and grab your stick blender. Slowly sprinkle Phase C (Xanthan Gum) into phase B while mixing with your stick blender. Mix until fully blended.
4. With your blender still immersed and mixing in Phase B, take Phase A and slowly pour into Phase B while constantly mixing. You may need to increase the speed on your mixer as you add Phase A. Don’t be afraid to aggressively mix.
5. Finally, Add the phenoxyethanol and mix again.
6. Let cool to room temperature and then fill your packaging and enjoy!
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Hi I'm from PAKISTAN your video is very helpful thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
All I can say is THANK YOU! After numerous tying, money, time and yes, Tears I finally was success because of you. I did cut some corners a little (I'm a novice) but what I realized was the temperature difference...I just love SCIENCE don't You? LOL!
Beautiful. Please take it forward from here to the next level of lotion making. Would like to learn what s the next magic in store 🤗☺️👍
Little wonder your comment is 2 years old yet no reply from the content owner. He taught how to make lotion with Stearic Acid. That is wicked lol 😂
Very good demo. I need to buy similar hotplate and thermometers. This solves for me why my lotions where too thick or too watery. I wasn't blending in the proper order or temps.
You're hilarious Dom, and I appreciate that, and not just your hands! Thank you so much for this video. I've always been too scared and intimidated to try mixing water and oil in any product, but this video has really pushed me over the edge and given me the confidence to try! I just need the right products and do it in the right order and watch for temps. Thank you so much for this!
Great video! Thanks! Your voice and your hands are welcome to make videos any time. We love Teeneke, too!
Very stable and high viscosity emulsion. Enjoy every bit of this video. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it :)
All of the your videos are awesome....
Thanks you for sharing the best method and materials....
Thanks so much! Glad you like them :)
Hi.🤗Thank you for a simple yet very informative video. I have always wanted to make my own but not know where to start. Your easy to follow video boosted my confidence and gave me the much needed push to give it go. Also the recipe is simple enough for me to start on. Again thank you💕
This is the best lotion tutorial.
Wow, thank you!
Great video. The captions crack me up. (milk face music) 😉
What a dream job!
Dream AF job!,
Great Video...but can I ask the reason you also add Xanthan Gum as you already have thickening with the Emulsifiying Wax and Stearic Acid? Thank you
Thank for your video. This one is easy to follow through. Just one question, what if i add in whitening ingredients, how do I know how much whitening product should I add following your proportions? Thank you!
Very informative fun to watch you did a great job
Thanks so much, we're glad you enjoyed it!
i want to make my own now!.
thanks for this wonderful video!
Hello sir and thank you for sharing this video. Could you please share the complete recipe. That will be highly appreciated and great thanks in advance.
thank you for sharing that is very helpful
I really need help with how to add preservatives and how much to add. I see you all haven’t made a video in a little while, but it would be great if you did make a video on preservatives ☺️
This is great, thanks for sharing.
Hello, thank you for the video! Could you please let us know the name and model of the industrial immersion blender? its great that you guys gave feedback on using it 8hrs a day so this would be a great addition for us formulators! Thanks in advance!
The one in the video is the All-Clad KZ750D Stainless Steel Immersion Blender.
You can get it on Amazon.
@@EssentialLabsOfficial My batch size is 3000 grammes and so looking for an overhead blender that I won't have to hold. Can you think of a model/brand?
GREAT RECIPE!!! Thank you! What is the name of the heating device used in your video? It would appear to have a slower and lower heating that's safe for beakers. Let's not wait another three years! LOL! Thanks! I love shopping with you guys, love your products. Excellent quality! Also, what is the significance of the Pomegranate Powder in the water phase? Can you use another type of powder?
did you ever get an answer about the pom powder? looking at doing some homemade lotion and i don't care about it smelling nice. but if it's chemically significant it would be nice to know.
Thank you so much for a crystal clear lotion making!!
Very thankful & grateful to you
Please let me know the measurements in grams??
It's little bit confusing to me!
Thanks so much
Hi there, we can certainly do that for you. google also has a great feature to convert as well, but here are the ingredients in ounces:
Emulsifying Wax
- 1/8 Cup = 1oz
Stearic Acid- 1 ½ Tbsp= 0.75oz
USDA Certified Organic Olive Oil- ½ Cup= 4oz
Deionized Water- 1 ½ Cup= 12oz
USDA Certified Organic Pomegranate Juice Powder- ¼ Tsp= 0.04oz
USDA Certified Organic Vegetable Glycerin- 1 Tbsp= 0.5oz
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate- 1 Tsp= 0.16oz
Xanthan Gum- 1/8 Tsp= 0.02oz
Phenoxyethanol- 2 Tsp= 0.33
Hi. How about the grams of Glycerin? Thanks.
that is a GLORIOUS mustache
freakiin mazing
Love the video ❤️. Question though. Why 2 preservatives?
Thanks a lot sir, You really did a great job for beginners. I want to make it thin like liquid and white like milk . what will be the changes i shall be great full to you ,thanks in advance
mean looks like a milky serum for face and body
Hi Dominic, Could you show a facial cream using Kojic Acid, Niacinamide and whatever else . Thank you
Very informative video, thank you! Would aristoflex avc sub x gum? And would Optiphen plus be a good preservation alternative? Both subbing the same amounts of the recipe. Or would additional testing be needed first?
Yes. Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer is a wonderful copolymer and rheology modifier. I have never used it in place of xanthan gum however. It must be neutralized (like carbomer) in order to work best as a rheology modifier. It is also really sensitive (again, like carbomer) to electrolytes so isn’t suitable for washes. Oh and it is sensitive to hydrolyzed proteins too. Also don’t let the end pH of your product dip below 4. Optiphen plus is a good alternative preservative to Phenoxyethanol and Tetrasodium Glutamate, but please note that Optiphen plus still is phenoxyethanol. We always recommend a 3rd party preservative challenge test, always.
I benefited a lot , thank you
Glad you found it helpful :)
I really did enjoy this video and you explained perfectly. Can you do a thick cream or body butter video recipe?
Thanks! We've got it on the list of future content to make.
For now you will probably enjoy our other butter-related videos => ruclips.net/user/EssentialWholesaleLabssearch?view_as=subscriber&query=butter
hi! how long is the shelf life for this?
You taught how to make lotion with Stearic Acid. You are wicked man! 😁
After the lotion is complete is it possible to make it thicker if you didn't like the viscosity? If so what are the different alternatives? And to solve this issue from the beginning would i just add more Emulsifying Wax to make it thicker?
Where can you find a calculator at where you know how much oils and Shea butter and etc to use at thanks
Great video
Great video! Does the preservative you used needs to be added while the mixture is still hot?
no, it can actually be added after the entire emulsion is complete.
Can I make a face serum out of the amino acid cysteine and arginine a if so would you mind showing the recipe I also have her peptides very well with them. If you could find a formulation a simple one to share with your viewers that would be awesome thank you so much Brenda
Thx u r very professional
I need courses pls
love your videos so much !! they are very informative !! is Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
a must to add ? or can we make the lotion without it ?
Hi Amira, in our opinion it is a must add. Preservation is very important and removing the chelating agent changes the efficacy of the lotion. You can try Phytic Acid or EDTA as an alternative, but be sure to challenge test it with an independent challenge test company first. Great question!
@@EssentialLabsOfficial thank you !! :)
What is the percentage of fragrance in Cream and Lotion?
Do i really need the tetrasodium glutamate if i already have the phenoxyethanol? :)
Try to introduce less air in mixing using a high shear mixer. Vortex is undesired in mixing.
Great video! Could beeswax be used as an alternative to emulsifying wax? Also, what's the reason for using your particular preservative? Thanks!
semper grove No
No, beeswax will not create a stable emulsion. You have to use an actual emulsifying wax. Beeswax is more or less just a thickener....
Thank you for this! Would the essential oils added stay blended into the lotion if the product is sitting on a store shelf, or would the oils separate over time? Thanks
Due to the use of the emulsifying wax and stearic acid, the concept is that the oils should not separate out over time. However, technically an emulsion could separate at any time. We have yet to see this occur however with this formula.
Excelente .
What is the name of the powder you added to the water
Great video. If you subbed out Olive oil for Hemp Seed oil, would you have to add an antioxidant to keep the final product from going rancid due to the unstable oil?
Great video! Thank you for all the commentary. I’m just beginning learning and have a few small batches under my belt but....I made my first 3 lotions with calendula and chamomile in the water phase, so, an herbal infusion/tea was my water. I made the lotion for family and two days later found a video that said tea/herbal infusions should not be used in the water phase. I quickly tossed out the lotion and haven’t made another batch yet. I have so many questions! I appreciate the video!
Hi there! We use tea during the water phase quite often! It is necessary to use Deionized water with the tea or herbal infusions, so that may be the problem? Also using a tea or herbal infusion could lead to more fungus or bacteria, but as long as it's preserved properly, you should be able to use them!
Essential Wholesale & Labs oh wow! I just heard that since they were made with tea, they would attract mold and bacteria too easily. I used distilled water and preserved it well with optiphen. Small 100gram batches.
Thank you for such clear demo! However, what is a "keylator?" - the "Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate" and what does it do? I imagine that the preservative?
Great question. A Chelator (such as Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate) is an ingredient that binds up trace metal ion contaminants in your water-containing cosmetic thus keeping the product microbe free for longer. They are not preservatives in their own right, they just help to kill microbes by binding to their trace metal ion food supply. Lovely thing too, is that in cosmetics, they are used in small amounts.
@@EssentialLabsOfficial Would one be able to skip this if one uses distilled water?
Can I ask what the purpose of the xanthan gum is if you are using an emulsifying wax? Is it just used as a thinkener? Thank you.
Xanthan gum works as a thickener to stabilize an emulsion. Since emulsions are thermodynamically unstable systems, it’s always helpful to have a stabilizer such as a gum or polysaccharide.
What if I don't add xanthum gum. How would it turn out to be
what if your working with an herbal infused oil? its heat sensitive and really shouldn't be brought above 100-108 for very long. Is that hot enough?
You can put that oil most likely into your emulsion during cool down.
Hello can I ask which type of E wax you used in this formulation plz?
thank you
I started making lotion I’ve been doing good but this last batch was bad. I used germall plus for new preservative and I tried a higher wax level 9% ewax and btms50 and it got thick so fast how can one get help with their recipes or formulations
What phase would Urea & MSM flakes be??? It's for a psoriasis lotion.I'm not using water.
Thx first man but teach us well
Thx
I like your method better bc other ppl be mixing the stearic and emulsify wax in the water first.
Plz tell me alternative of tetrasodium glutamate diacetate
Question, why add xanthan gum if you have emulsifying wax and Stearic Acid?
Xanthan gum works as a thickener to stabilize an emulsion. Since emulsions are thermodynamically unstable systems, it’s always helpful to have a stabilizer such as a gum or polysaccharide.
What if I am not using any water content, I am using Shea butter and glycerin with grapeseed oil, what natural emulsifier can I use?
It sounds like you’re be heading more towards a body butter and not an emulsion. So just using the grapeseed, shea and glycerin should be fine, but maybe adding some arrowroot powder to aid against greasiness. Because glycerin is water soluble, you’ll want to keep it at a low %
Essential Wholesale & Labs thank you, yes I am making a butter but trying to avoid preservatives so I will have to eliminate the glycerin from my research (because I notice the separation of the Shea and glycerin) Will there be any negative effect if I add two stabilizer like xanthan gum and cetearyl alcohol even though I have no water content?
What actually causes a “soaping effect” in lotions/creams and how would you go about getting rid of it besides using dimethicone?
Hi Kim! The soaping effect can be caused by not using enough emulsifiers. You can get rid of it by using more emulsifiers like oils or butters or you can also use mattifying ingredients such as Arrowroot (Tapioca) Powder.
Essential Wholesale & Labs can you use too much emulsifier? What is the actual percentage you’re supposed to use? Which emulsifier is a complete emulsifier?
Why should you use deionized water? Is ionized water bad for making lotions?
Deionized water is water that has had the metal ions removed. Metal ions can react with ingredients causing anything from unexpected coloration to preservation issues. It’s possible that you could use distilled water in place of deionized water but I would not recommend using tap water.
Nice
can you use a regular pyrex cup?
How important is the deionized water? 🤔
Why do you need to make sure the water and oil are 20 degrees apart?
Hi. May we know the chemical formula or the common name of the emulsifying wax used and if there were available alternatives?
Also, is there a link that we can look at to see other preservatives and the recommended percetage to use?
Thanks.
Hi Mike! The common name is Emulsifying wax NF, and the formula is: Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60. Alternatives could vary, based on ingredients you use, so some research would need to be done first. Same for recommended percentages, there are a lot of factors that would make the necessary amount differ by product. However, you can use Cane Alcohol (not Isopropyl) or highest proof of Vodka at your local liquor store. We usually recommend about 15% start.
Ty
What does the tetrasodium bring to lotion? What property or purpose? Thanks
Hi Sally, great question. Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate is a chelator--in this formula it helps to boost the preservation system (which here is phenoxyethanol). Chelating agents bind up trace metal ion contaminants in your water-containing cosmetic, thus keeping the product microbe-free for longer. They are not preservatives in their own right, they just help to kill microbes by starving them. Long story short, it compliments the preservative and extends the shelf life of your lotion.
how long will it take the pellets to melt in the oil phase???
The active ingredients I add them in the cool down phase or in whichever phase ?
Many active ingredients do best in the cool down phase, but there are some that only work in a hot water phase. Please check the manufacturer’s suggestion of “how to use” when you purchase the ingredients.
Please mention the name of emulsifing egent
how lush is able to make creams and lotion without emulsifying wax and use only stearic acid, glyceryl stearate and triethanolamine
How do I use CA/C20 Emulsifier Wax ?
I normally use Beeswax
Hi. How would I go about mixing acetyl-l-carnitine powder with emu oil to help for neuropathy patients?
Acetyl-l-carnitine is proven for nerve regeneration and emu oil has been proven to absorb to the deepest layers of the skin.
I tried dissolving the acetyl-l-carnitine powder in the emu oil for 2 days, but the granules didn't dissolve, and was very "grainy" to the touch.
For example, should I maybe heat in a bowl over boiling water and then blend it with a kitchen whipper?
It won’t solubilize into oil, it is only soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol or water. So if wanted to add this to a product, you would need to solubilize it first. Were you hoping to add the Emu oil to the lotion, or were you hoping for the acetyl-l-carnitine to be added to only emu oil and nothing else?
@@EssentialLabsOfficial Yes, I was hoping to have a mixture of about 70-60% acetyl-l-carnitine and 40-30% emu oil. I wasn't necessarily looking to mix it in a lotion.
I actually tried mixing water with the acetyl-l-carnitine powder and letting it sit for a couple of days in a closed jar, hoping the powder would dissolve, but the solution is still quite "grainy" to the touch. I was hoping the granules would dissolve and not be in a solid state any longer, but this hasn't happened. Although I did use about 70% powder and 30% water. Because i thought the less water the better as far as mixing it with the emu oil. So maybe I would need to use more water for the powder to better dissolve?
I tried finding acetyl-l-carnitine in liquid form but I can only find it in powder form. You can find regular l-carnitine in liquid form but not acetyl-l-carnitine, and acetyl-l-carnitine is what I have read was successful for neuropathy patients.
If you were trying to make a solution of 70-60% acetyl-l-carnitine and 30-40% emu oil. How would you go about doing it?
Thank you
Is it true that the longer you mix the lotion, the thicker it gets?
not necessarily. Yes, sometimes it is a great help, but there is a possibility of causing your emulsion to become unstable by overmixing. This is why experimentation and logging every little thing you do in that experimentation is key.
Is making lotion the same as making hair lotion (hair moisturizer)? And also do we add essential oils with the oils phase?
Yes, the methodology is basically the same for most emulsions. I would wait until cool down - 110F - to add the essential oils. They are volatile oils and will burn off if added when the emulsion is too hot.
Nice ,so a basic cream will be the same, pls do a body cream
Is stearic acid necessary with the emulsifier?
A fatty acid is necessary so cetyl alcohol or cetearyl alcohol would be good options too.
I've noticed, after heating both phases, a lot of people tend to add the water phase into the oil phase. Why did you add the oil into the water? Or does it not make a difference?
Many times it can make a difference. In our case, most of our products that contain less % in the oil phase and more in the water phase, we will add the oil into the water (easier to pour in small quantity into a larger quantity than vice versa). However there are a few ways that the phases can be added to each other and it’s actually fun to make the exact same product but then see a few ways to add emulsifier for a good emulsion.
You can add the emulsifier to be dissolved in the continuous (generally the larger concentration) phase, and then the internal phase (generally the smaller concentration) is slowly added with good agitation.
Another way is that the emulsifier can be dissolved in the smaller phase before slowly adding that blend to the water phase under agitation (most common method and the one we’re speaking of).
However, we do also, with some of our emulsion, use a technique where we place the product components directly into the product stream at different steps along a multistage mixing area.
@@EssentialLabsOfficial ok thank you!!
Where does one learn this on your level?
Our friends over at formulabotanica.com do a really great job teaching cosmetic formulation. That is a great place to start :)
We also have some helpful blog posts and videos in our Learning Library >> library.essentialwholesale.com/
After that, expertise is developed through years of reading, trying things, and experimenting with your own formulas. If you enjoy the work it is easy to get good at it :)
Please I need to know how u came out with you percentage and tsp
How can I keep it from separating. Which additive binds the water? Is it the emulsifying wax?
Hi there! Since this is an emulsion blend of oil an water; the emulsifying wax is actually what holds them together!
How can i make it as samll business
What stick blender is that? Link please?
Hi there, that is the MiniPro Variable Speed Hand-Held Mixer, here is its link:
www.restaurantsupply.com/dynamic-mx070-mini-7-inch-minipro-variable-speed-hand-held-mixer-with-four-cutter-blades?keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt7zF8L624AIVksVkCh1nNwyXEAQYASABEgJ74fD_BwE
how do you fix it if it congeals a bit
What does the pomegranate powder do?
in this case it does a few things. One is that it helps to raise the organic percent. Once you add pomegranate to the water, you get pomegranate juice and we use organic pomegranate. Pomegranate is also known to be rich in antioxidants.
I was going to ask this question thanks for being so thorough. 🙂 and thanks Ty for having a similar mind.
Can i replace the emusifier by xantham gum ??
Sadly Xanthan Gum is not an emulsifier, it is a thickener. Emulsifiers will make two or more elements blend together such as polar and unpolar ingredients. A thickener such as xanthan, simply thickens. However you could try one of my favorite palm free non GMO emulsifier, Cetearyl Glucoside & Cetearyl Alcohol and simply replace the emulsifying wax at the same %.
www.essentialwholesale.com/product/2700/cetearyl-glucoside-and-cetearyl-alcohol
Hi at what temperature should you fill it in bottles/jar? and pit a lid on.
Hey Arti! You should fill, and lid at room temperature. If it's too hot and the bottle/jar can be ruined.
@@EssentialLabsOfficial Thank you.
Can u do it without steric acid ? Which is from animal. Is there a plant base steric acid
Hi Salima, our Stearic Acid is made from vegetables, not animals. You can find it here: essentialwholesale.com/stearic-acid
Can you substitute a butter instead of a thickening agent?
you could though they are 2 very different things. A thickening agent specifically is used to provide body, increase stability, and improve suspension of added ingredients. A butter is more there for emollience and moisturization. So if you use a butter, your final product won’t be as stable and you might see a massive amount of separation.
Olive oil is itself is as antioxidant and work as natural preservative ( yes or no) and why did you used preservatives
Um..Hell no. Olive oil is not a preservative. He used preservatives because there is water in the product. You need them because of the water
Pls I made a lotion with 4% ewax and 3% cetyl alcohol. The cream has a lot of white rub in and feel waxy and makes sweat a lit on my face. What did I do wrong? Water was at 80% and oils at 10- 12%
While your ratios appear to be fine, have you experimented with different ratios on the ewax and cetyl alcohol? Perhaps lower the ewax to 3%. Also there are other things to consider and without knowing your recipe, it’s hard for me to help. For example, the first questions that came to my mind were: Are you using a gum as a thickener? What is your final pH of the product (this can make a huge difference)? Do you have an alkaline ingredient in the lotion as the fatty acids in the lotion combined with an alkaline ingredient would cause saponification? Would you be open to using a silicone, such as dimethicone?
Around five years back V05 planned to stop distributing it's Hair Conditioning Cream in Canada. I went all over the place and bought up what I could, but now it's long gone.
What I used to buy for around $5.00 a tube (1.5 oz) some people on Amazon and other beauty online outlets are now trying to sell for up to $70.00 a tube. There was no way I was going to put that kind of money out for a basic lanolin product whipped up just right.
A couple of days ago I found a 14 oz jar of DAX Pomade which has most of the oils, but it is like spreading thick grease.
Very Yuk!
I heated a teaspoon the DAX POMADE until just melted in the microwave, then tried to dissolve 1/2 teaspoon
of organic gelatin in the oil. Lots of mixing and still have undissolved gelatin. When it cooled down I added about 1/2 oz of
Aloe Vera Gel (from the Pharmacy) in and keep mixing. I read that it already had the emulsifiers in it.
It turned to kind of a thick foam, but is still too oily and feels gritty. I need oil for weight, but not that much oil. LOL
Found your Channel!! So cool! I like the idea of Xanthan Gum much better than gelatin! I've also read that it is very stable!!!
Now I'm looking forward to buying some Xanthan Gum and try to get the recipe just right using your method.
Any suggestion are gladly received!
Thanks!
Alberto V05 conditioning hair dressing is nothing special, mineral oil and paraffin wax less than 1% panthenol and vitamin E.
@@dianeespinoza8647 Well, I can't duplicate the Alberto VO5 recipe, and I can not buy it in Canada anymore. I haven't found anything that works as well, so that makes it special to me.
What is really crappy is that Canadians can not order it through USA's Walmart or Walgreens. They will not ship to Canada.
Then we have those Canadians who buy it for $5.00 on the US side, then try to resell it for $40.00 a tube. Sooooo, I guess it is special.
If I use a saturated fat like tallow, do I need to use steric acid?
Honestly none of us are familiar with the use of tallow, but since tallow contains stearic and isn’t actually stearic, I’m not really sure. Stearic acid is a saturated acid, whereas tallow is a combination of both saturated and unsaturated. I think the best thing to do is experiment and see what the outcome is like.
would this be considered natural
The term "natural" is not defined in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC ACT) or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) implementing regulations. So it is up to you to determine what you consider “natural”. Here at EWL, the use of emulsifying wax would make the product not natural, but instead naturally derived. Here are our definitions internally “Natural= Plant or animal derivative; retains its molecular structure without chemical modification. This would be ingredients such as carrier oils, essential oils, powders, butters, waxes, ferments. Then we have Naturally Derived = Plant or animal derivatives where new molecular structures are created. This would be ingredients such as many surfactants, many emulsifiers, some preservatives.
Please what is water Face 🤔?
Water Phase refers to the part of the recipe where you are adding water to your blend. Look at the recipe in the video description for more information.
Can I add fragrance instead of essential oils?
Yes. Start with a small amount and experiment with adding greater volumes. I recommend checking out our Essential Oil Scenting Guide. You can find a link to it in the body text at the top of our Essential Oils page. (www.essentialwholesale.com/category/44/essential-oils)
Quantity of ingredients