Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on June 21, 2017: You've shared a wealth of information in this article! Note on selecting oils for your recipe: different oils have different absorption rates. Maximum Usage Level. Hey! Add water & oil phase ingredients into their own containers. Looking forward to playing with it. 6 grams Germall Plus (This is 0.2%. It is probably a pretty humdrum recipe. Carbomer is added slowly to water and mixed at 2500 rpms. Believe it or not, this simplifies things, since you don't have to wonder which ingredient is added to what, and when. My hair loved it and am actually able to go a full day and a half without washing my hair before it begins to look like rubbish. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, You'll need to upload them to a free image hosting service first. I also have never noticed a "draggy" feeling. As you stir, add in the oil until both ingredients are fully integrated into each other. That's one good reason to use it in a body butter, since most people seem to dislike a product that feels greasy. You can use ordinary canola oil, sunflower oil, or olive oil from the grocery store, or fancier oils from the health-food store, such as hemp oil or grapeseed oil. I would probably start with a 1:1 to give you an idea of which direction to take the experiment. I agree with Belinda these experiments really help us understand the products we are using better. (I think it's good to spray the whole stick blender, including the cord, with IPA. Rock solidI cant dent this with a finger at all. While this is true, cetyl alcohol is not an alcohol in this sense. Its a pretty groovy (and inexpensive, which is nice) ingredient . Or you could choose still fancier oils like perilla oil, rosehip seed oil, black cumin seed oil, and tamanu oil, which are available from online suppliers such as Brambleberry, Lotioncrafter, and New Directions Aromatics. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, You'll need to upload them to a free image hosting service first, Raspberry Mint No-Melt Summer Body Butter, Rose & Tea Ultra-Light Conditioning Hair Balm, Strawberry Kiwi Conditioning Hair Treatment, Passionfruit Coconut Conditioning Body Lotion + Hair Conditioner, Passionfruit Coconut Matte Velvet Moisturizer, Green Tea Conditioning Hair & Body Butter. Organic cocoa butter 9.0%; Organic sweet almond oil 45.0%; Phase C. Preservative 1.0%; Procedure: Heat Phase A and B separately in a water bath. Ps.. do you know of a written guideline for how much to added for different items? Now you can take off your gloves and wash the jars. Cetearyl alcohol is most commonly made from vegetable oils, usually coconut, palm, corn or soy. I dont recommend using a true wax as an alternative for cetyl alcohol. Have you ever used it in a body butter? I see cetearyl alcohol sometimes available. Anyways, Im rambling. Melting point is about 154. Thats the only ingredient in that list I havent worked with, so that is where I would start in narrowing down the issue. Using co-emulsifiers can also help. Thanks so much for this Marie! I think it might be possible to substitute milk for a VERY small percentage of the water in this recipe, but I have no idea what would be a safe percentage or whether some unusual preservation measures might be required if you used even a tiny percentage of milk. 8% for a cream. I added a bag of cetyl alcohol to my DIY cupboard sometime last summer, and ever since then Ive been dabbling with it; adding a little bit to this lotion or that bar, just for a bit of fun. Combine oil-based ingredients. The slip is divine; I can massage a nugget of it into my skin for upwards of thirty seconds and it just keeps moving in the loveliest, silky manner, leaving a smooth, non-greasy finish. Me either! Set aside a large, microwave-safe bowl or cup, then pour in 2.7 fl oz (80 mL) of oil, 1 fl oz (30 mL) of stearic acid, and 1.2 fl oz (35 mL) of cetyl alcohol. If you'd like to make a simple product with what you have at hand, it's worth considering. It will firm up over the next 24 hours. Cetyl alcohol offers thickening, but more than that, it also improves the slip and glide of lotions. Thanks, Marie! If 1:1 is WAY too much, then start experimenting with thinning it out. It probably doesn't, but it helps to realize that every alteration in a basic recipe will affect the end texture of the final product. So that's the reason for that--if that makes sense. What does cetyl alcohol do to your skin? I put a tiny amount of beeswax in my pure body butters just to bring the melting point up and because I like the protective layer it leaves on your body that seals the moisture in. (Spray your gloves again.) The cetyl alcohol amount was decreased because of the increased amount of BTMS-25. There could possibly be a need to adjust the pH of a body butter or other skin-care product, if you decided to include a pH-sensitive ingredient. So now let's plug that into the recipe: OILS PHASE 3% Castor Oil 4% Cocoa Butter 3% Kokum Butter 2% Shea oil (or butter) 3% BTMS 1.5% Cetyl alcohol. (I don't know if this really comes out cheaper or not.). Before you start, please make sure that all of your equipment and workspace are sterilized using alcohol. Poured this into a regular sized lip balm tube. So, the very basic whipped body butter formula is this: 40-70% Butter. Only D-Panthenol is converted to Vitamin B5 and not the L-Panthenol. Luckily, there is no need to get out the autoclave. If your recipe is heavy on slow-absorbing oils, it will feel greasy. I did a search of the swiftcraftymonkey blog, on using milk in lotions, and could find no recipes using milk. Preparing lotions and body butters in an antiseptic environment is what is known as "good manufacturing practices." 1:1 ratio of fractionated coconut oil and cetyl alcohol, plus a tiny bit of amber paste from Kuumba Made (very potent and lovely scent). This is fascinating, and such valuable information- thanks so much! I follow you on YouTube and IG. If your containers were from a good source they should be clean when you get them, so I doubt that is it. If you are a math nerd, you will notice that this recipe doesn't conform very closely to the ingredient proportions shown on the Cheat Sheet. Nothe entire base would have to be re-developed to use cetyl alcohol and I suspect it would negatively impact the application and adhesion as it would create a thinner, slicker final product. Your teaching approach with your science interest makes what you share so worthwhile and helpful. Each part is a single gram, so 3:1 is 3 grams cetyl alcohol, 1 gram olive oil. Cetearyl alcohol makes for a heavier, fluffier end product, so keep that in mind. What I've done in this recipe is substitute the cheaper BTMS-25, while also adding Cetyl Alcohol and moisturizers. It melts at 50C (122F), which is slightly higher than cetyl alcohol ( 49.3C [120.7F]) and lower than stearic acid ( 69.3C [156.7F] ). This is such detail info and I thank you sooo much for it. In any event this mixture is still lovelyits even a bit oil-gel like. This one is still solid, but were starting to get some give. It should be possible, but you will have to experiment to figure out precisely how. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%. And am thinking of doing my own with melt and pour soap. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Haircare Skincare Formulas. Its quite similar than Skinchakras sample in terms of look and action + far more easy to make and customize (used squeeze bottle). mango will give you a drier texture and won't be as greasy. (My guess would be that it also absorbs more quickly than cocoa butter.) The use of emulsifying wax will do just that - bind your oils and water together on a molecular level with the end result becoming lotion or cream. Woo! It should just be cetyl alcohol. Is it the Cetyl Alcohol or the amount that Im using? Everything that touches your ingredients (and finished body butter) needs to be germ-free. Have fun! Get out your two saucepans and spray those with IPA and wipe with paper towels. I tried it, an although I liked the texture the skin feel felt waxy. Lotions aside, after this experiment and the project thatll be out on the 29th of this month, Im really excited about the 100% oil based applications of cetyl alcohol. Its popping up in recipes and I figured if I want to have fun, Id better grab some. Cetyl Alcohol has skin benefits in its own right, and 3. Spray each jar and lid with IPA and wipe with paper towels. Odd! Pour into a tub-style container. Don't use with: Cetearyl alcohol is safe to use with most other ingredients, but it can be comedogenic when used in . The emulsifier (BTMS-25) is about 8.8%, rather than 7%. BTMS is a pretty good thickener in its own right. Youll have to do those experiments yourselfits already snowing here, so I cant offer much help! Here's what the additives I've chosen do: Recommended Usage Rate: 1% - 30% to add body and viscosity to cremes & lotions. Hi! I tried swaping out the cetyl alcohol for mango butter in one of my lotion recipes and good lord! How to Make It. Once mixed in, add the balance of Phase A ingredients with stirring. Dosage: 5% for a serum. Click here to learn how! Prepare a water bath: add 3cm/1" of water to a wide pan. Shown below is the famous lotion and body butter cheat sheet, which gives ingredient ratios for making several skin-care products. Cetearyl alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol that companies use to make various cosmetic products. The most commonly used emulsifier is BTMS, which can be either BTMS-50 or BTMS-25. I have a question , do we have to measure the PH level when we making a body butter? It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Theres great slip as I massage a bit into my arm, but it does seem like the slip is reducing in comparison to 1:2interesting. Since I cant get any suspension bases here. Recommended Usage Level. Thanks a ton. cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol etc.) It is customary to present lotion and body butter recipes in a format in which the various ingredients are separated into "oil phase," "water phase," and "cool-down phase." The reason for the choice of soft oils and additives is given below--hopefully with enough additional information to allow you to customize your product in your own way. Please look up any ingredients you have questions about in the. The main reason I use distilled water rather than rosewater or other hydrosols is the expense. The last time a I made a batch of this body butter, I added two more ounces of glycerin, 4 ounces of Aloe Vera, and 1 1/2 more ounces of SL--which added 7 1/2 ounces of liquid to the water phase. Will it acumulate on your skin? Answer: If your recipe doesn't contain water and is just a mixture of butters and oils, you do not need a preservative. Thats pretty cool! 4.87 from 46 votes. Glycerin is the most commonly used humectant, but some others are Honeyquat and sodium lactate. Thanks. So, why do we use cetyl alcohol? As far as absorption goes, I've always found my product satisfactory. Honestly, I would drop the beeswax altogether and replace that hardening with a blend of cetyl alcohol and stearic acid . 0 - 6% . Hi Marie, I tried 10 different ways to naturally color lotion. 6% for a lotion or lighter cream. I did an experiment with cetyl alcohol tonight. Its also slightly translucent. Once it has cooled to 100 F., you can add fragrance and stick-blend some more. Wow I cant believe this came up when Searched it! So I think the rule would be that while milks may be used in bar soaps--even replacing all water with milk--they should not be used in either lotions or liquid soaps. Typically any sort of tiny dot or lump in a concoction is a solid butter going grainy, BUT there are no solid butters in that lotion AND Ive never had that happen in a lotionjust 100% anhydrous products. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But you should pay particular attention to the melting point of the butters you wish to use as the base of your body butter. i know i should bug the beauty brains about this & i promise i will if theres any there there. Name of Recipe: Total Batch Volume: Ounces: Pounds: Milliliters: Grams: Ounces: Pounds: Milliliters: Grams: Ingredient: Amount: % Ingredient: For starters, it is 70% water, rather than 60%. Also would balms/salves benefit from using this as part of the beeswax? There is probably a lot of goop on the outsides. She's tried many, many products over the years, suggested by friends who were fellow sufferers of dry skin. Perhaps try this recipe? 1% Vitamin E. Now that we've covered the basics, I will now reveal my very own recipe. Cetearyl alcohol is a chemical found in cosmetic products. The end result is a hard balm that glides so beautifully on the skin, leaving behind a dry powder finish with zero oily/waxy feel. Im glad you found it helpful! It's worth mentioning, though, that some people think lard is a very good product in skincare since it is very similar to human sebum. I did not have the DL panthenol on me so I omitted this. Also effective for use in other body and skincare applications, such as lotions and creams that are looking to impart long-lasting, intense moisturization that resists being rinsed off. They're found in animals and plants, like . Use between 2% and 6% of total ingredients for emulsifying the oil and water phazes of creams and lotions. It helped me to adjust a recipe to suit my personal consistency preferences, yay! Add essential oils und mix. Melt the oils, cetyl alcohol, and BTMS-50 in one pan. Start small, take notes! Some prefer a body butters that are oil-in-water emulsions. Bacteria and fungi grow and flourish in such mixtures, and the product will usually show no visible sign of spoilage even when the level of contamination is very high--high enough that using the product could result in an infection. Here's a general formula for creating lotion: 70-80% Distilled Water. (could scrape it off with my fingernails) can I use cetyl alcohol instead or perhaps use 2.5% beeswax and cetyl alcohol? In some case, reduce the butters you use to around 10% and use a less greasy butter. 200ml; Regular Price: R99.99 . And cheap! BASIC WHIPPED BODY BUTTER FORMULA. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The scents are Tahitian Vanilla (white), Peaches & Cream (pink), Tuscan Herbs (green), and Lavender (lavender). Ensure the ceteryl alcohol is fully dissolved into your oil stage (use agitation if required) in order to minimise the risk of graininess in your final formulation. They told me they would no longer be selling shampoo and conditioners, so got my hands on the ingredients, and when I saw the ingredients, I went to ask them for more specifics regarding each ingredient and I mean come on. Allow mixture to fully melt, stirring with spatula occasionally. Candelilla and carnauba waxes could work in some situations as theyre thinner/glassier/glossier waxes. If you needed to give a bit of body to an otherwise liquid oil serum or massage oil, this could be the way to do it. Spray your gloves again. I dont really care about these things too much, so I use it in handcream, hahaha, but am always curious). 40%. The mixture will start out thin but will be quite thick once it's cooled to 100 F. Now weigh out your fragrance and Liquid Germall Plus in disinfected containers, add them to the mixture, and stick blend the heck out of it. I use myrica fruit wax and when its in the process of cooling, it crystalizes a bit. It hardens with the strength of a wax, but offers incredible slip and a wonderful, almost silicone-like finish that is beyond luxurious and impossible to achieve with waxes. Stick blend every 10-15 minutes until mixture becomes emulsified and below 100 F. Add Cool Down Phase ingredients and stick blend well to incorporate. Thanks, Sharon! Thank you! Ceterayl alcohol and Cetyl alcohol are often used as co-emulsifiers. Ive been wanting to create a solid perfume, but dislike the waxy and oily feel beeswax always leaves behind. I massaged a small dollop into my leg and it absorbed quite quickly, leaving a patch that was obviously not dry like the surrounding skin, but wasnt shiny and oily looking. Emollient. Sharon Vile (author) from Odessa, MO on July 03, 2019: I would say you could omit the Honeyquat. It's a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. DIY 'Body Shop' Body Butter. After making the Snowy Dawn Luminizer, I realized thats what I wanted the solid perfume to feel like upon application. Wax Flakes on the package, even though the INCI just said c.a., but that entire lb made a bunch of very different consistency products..i wasnt thrilled; then my regular wholesaler began to carry plain c.a., the righteous & wondrous, & i bought a lb & im in heaven again! . Cetyl Alcohol. Im afraid I dont know of any alternatives, simply because theyd all likely be made from coconut or palm, too , Hello! . Thanks guys! Thank you Marie! D-L Panthenol, aka Pro-Vitamin B5, is a stable lit racemic mixture of D-Panthenol and L-Panthenol. The water you add should also be heated and held at 165 F. for 20 minutes, so you'll need to put a separate pan of water on the stove, and heat and hold it, along with the Water Phase pan. Or use one-third each of fast-absorbing, medium-absorbing, and slow-absorbing oils. Two of my daughters have very dry skin. You can always add scent to your formulations such as essential oils or a fragrance oil, but keep the scent up to 1% as this amount is usually more than enough. Thanks so much for this post. Ill include it in lotions with smaller oil phases to give them body without added weight, and in anhydrous products to make them silkier. As an emollient, cetyl alcohol has the ability to soften and smooth flakiness on the skin, which helps to reduce rough, dry skin. the not so good: People often identify alcohols with drying out the skin or hair. Replaces the above 2 products. cocoa butter is also drier, a harder butter it is not too greasy. Then cap the jars. Youll need lightweight thickening/hardening with lots of slip. Sharon Vile (author) from Odessa, MO on May 19, 2018: To be honest, BTMS-50 is usually preferred over BTMS-25. Now you just stick blend every 10-15 minutes while the mixture cools--being careful to put your gloves back on and spray them each time. . See the emulsified sugar scrub formula calculator to adjust amounts. I also have never worked with Ectoin (or even heard of it), so thats another variable I cant really comment on. Your experiments help so much, we might be thinking I wonder what a bit more would do to this but when you do a precise 3:1 to 1:6, we have all the stats ready done for us. Even with a preservative and careful preparation, this stuff still has a shelf life. Mix the water and glycerin in the other pan. Ive looked into some suppliers and so far, everyone who has emailed me back say that their cetyl alcohol is made from palm oil or palm and coconut oil. Each part is a single gram, so 3:1 is 3 grams cetyl alcohol, 1 gram olive oil. And now, without further adothe results! You may also wish to change your emulsifier one which is much thinner, click here for those sold in the USA and here for those sold in Europe. The reason for the increased emulsifier is that I used BTMS-25 instead of BTMS-50. I just added 3 percent to my lotion bar recipe and I have to say it is amazing!! This experiment came to my mind when I designed and made cetyl alcohol thickened oilgel to milk scrub yesterday. As I already mentioned lotions and body butters are germ-magnets, in which it is essential to include a preservative. Thank you very much! Super helpful blog post, thanks! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Make it Up: The Essential Guide to DIY Makeup and Skin Care is now available at booksellers all over the world! You may also need to cut the BTMS amount in half. So I included cetyl alcohol to give the body butter the level of stability you would get with BTMS-50. Finally I wanna try it. Cetyl alcohol is a hybrid of alcohols and fatty acids or oils and . The lotion was very runny which worked great in a pump bottle! I weighed the ingredients into individual glass dishes, placed each dish in a hot water bath to melt everything through, and swirled to combine before leaving the dishes to set up for about two hours before beginning the poking and prodding. I love your content. None of the other ingredients I suggest as additions to my body butter recipe are far outside the neutral pH range. Mica colors were added to tint these. Off to choose the next scenteither Egyptian musk or Amber & Sandalwood . , Sadly Ive got nothing for you, but maybe another reader will . 5. Required fields are marked *. emulsifying, thickening properties of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. Bring the water to simmer (low-medium heat). You could try blending cetearyl alcohol with some super-slippy lauryl laurate for a slip boost. I also love how inexpensive this ingredient is . You might want to do this three or four times, resting your stick blender in between, so it doesn't overheat. I know its a lot to ask of you, some diagnosis like that, but maybe you have an idea. Reduce your butter. My lotion had solidify in minutes of combining the water and oil phase. Coconut Massage Butter. Im glad you find these useful . What a wonderful resource for someone who wants to make body butter. Start by heating your butter to approximately 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray your gloves again. This ingredient is the quiet achiever in your emulsion, one that people never used to really think about much until recently. 130% (lower amounts are typically for emulsions, higher amounts are typically for anhydrous products). Add the jojoba oil. Thought maybe the container, although that is washed out. You will also need to heat and hold a saucepan of plain distilled water. Spray your gloves again and move the pan to the stove. listing of the absorption rates of several oils, 12 ounces sunflower oil (Since sunflower oil is slow absorbing, you might want to use half sunflower oil and half of a "dry" slow-absorbing oil, such as hazelnut oil. Store at below 77. Solid oils are oils that are solid at room temperature. Answer: I would strongly discourage using milk in this recipe, as it would be almost impossible to preserve. I was buying this awesome shampoo and conditioner from this shop in Shangarila. How often can you use it: Daily. Since few of us can afford to do that, we use a preservative and use GMP with great care. I read somewhere that you can use cetyl alcohol or stearic acid in body butters to help with the over texture and melt point. Your experiment with the cetyl alcohol/oil ratios was brilliant and gave me an idea of what to expect. Also, the finished product may be too heavy. Results can sometimes be not quite what you expected even when you use the Cheat Sheet. Running a finger over the top of it doesnt cause any noticeable meltit feels dry and almost powdery. The second part of your question is like asking which is better, butter or oilits all a big it depends! Moisture Cream; Moisture Lotion; Body Butter; Cleanser; Face Mask; Skin Peels Its a strong thickener without the weight and tack of waxes. It's really a matter of preference. Liquid oils can be anything you want in the way of oils that are liquid at room temperature. The oil that has the highest percentage of GLA is borage oil. Now you can start cooling down the emulsion and continue stirring during the cool down phase. 2.5g Vitamin E; 2.5g Preservative Eco; 2.5g Essential Oils (Optional Fragrance) You will want to use your disinfected rubber scraper to scrape the sides of the pan into the middle, to help mix everything evenly. Ive found wax in lotions (especially lighter ones) tends to create a tacky end product thats rather disappointing. Question: Can you use milk in your body butter recipe? Though not appropriate for anhydrous formulations, such as lotion bars, it is well suited for water-based formulas, and anionic and non-ionic surfactant systems, because lather/foam will not be reduced as typically happens with traditional conditioning agents. Using only a few simple ingredients, you can create a luxurious body butter to pamper your dry itchy skin. Add the cetyl alcohol. Gently stir the oils and waxes to combine. Have you ever tried having both stearic acid and cetyl alcohol in an anhydrous product? It offers the most wonderful slip and finish, even in high concentrationsits the complete opposite of wax in that regard, Its quite a powerful thickener, though definitely not as strong as the waxes; Im ok with that as its still nice in high concentrations, so I can use lots of it and get the same level of thickening/hardening that Id get from wax without the awful texture side effects, Itll create oil-gel-ish concoctions at 1:3+. For the thickener , I used stearic acid. Melt the oils, butters, and waxes over a double boiler (or in the microwave, if you prefer). Your email address will not be published. Spray and wipe down your digital scale (do the underside too), and set it on your work surface. The cetyl alcohol amount was decreased because of the increased amount of BTMS-25. Thickeners are self-explanatory, I guess. They dont seem to melt, they just vanish, leaving a powdery, silky dry patch of skin behind. 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