Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 Hi all, I have a question. About a week ago I made a night cream for my Grandmother (a present for her 83rd birthday), which was a night cream. The main ingredients were Avocado Oil, Cocoa Butter, Wheatgerm Oil and a couple of others I forget (not major stuff some Neroli and Rose EO ect). The cream was lovely and velvet smooth the first couple of nights but now seems to be a bit grainy. I remember seeing soming on one of the groups about the temperature the Cocoa Butter was melted at but I can not remember if you are ment to melt it at a high temp or a low one. Can anyone help? I am very happy to give this recipe out if anyone is interested, it is expensive to make (with the EO's) but apart from the grainy feel now is lovely! Thanks in advance, Rochelle in Oz _____________________________________________________________________________ http://store..au - Store - It's time you had your business online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 Hi Rochelle, I also made a cream using Shea Butter with Sweet Orange EO and it turned a bit grainy too. It was not so bad. It smoothed out once it touched my skin. I would also like to have your recipe if its possible. Thanks for sharing. belle Re: Grainy Cream > Hi all, > I have a question. About a week ago I made a night > cream for my Grandmother (a present for her 83rd > birthday), which was a night cream. The main > ingredients were Avocado Oil, Cocoa Butter, Wheatgerm > Oil and a couple of others I forget (not major stuff > some Neroli and Rose EO ect). The cream was lovely and > velvet smooth the first couple of nights but now seems > to be a bit grainy. I remember seeing soming on one of > the groups about the temperature the Cocoa Butter was > melted at but I can not remember if you are ment to > melt it at a high temp or a low one. Can anyone help? > I am very happy to give this recipe out if anyone is > interested, it is expensive to make (with the EO's) > but apart from the grainy feel now is lovely! > Thanks in advance, > Rochelle in Oz > > ____________________________________________________________________________ _ > http://store..au - Store > - It's time you had your business online! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 shea butter and cocoa butter if heated to long to high become grainy a good friend told me this she sells her own toiletries online etc--tamika i do 50% power on the mic for 2 min at a time with no problem yet LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 Hi Rochelle, I have heard of Shea Butter forming crystals that will cause it to feel grainy. I suppose the same thing could happen to Cocoa Butter. Here is the fix for Shea Butter that I copied from the list. 1) Heat the Shea in a double boiler until it reaches 175 F. HOLD IT AT THIS TEMP FOR 45 MINS. THAT'S RIGHT -- 45 MINS @ 175 F. 2) Allow to cool to about 110 F. and then pour into sterile containers, or mix with your other ingredients in chosen recipe. The sustained heat will destroy the crystals, but the heat isn't high enough to destroy the Shea. DO NOT OVERHEAT. HTH, Rochelle Sutton wrote: > > Hi all, > I have a question. About a week ago I made a night > cream for my Grandmother (a present for her 83rd > birthday), which was a night cream. The main > ingredients were Avocado Oil, Cocoa Butter, Wheatgerm > Oil and a couple of others I forget (not major stuff > some Neroli and Rose EO ect). The cream was lovely and > velvet smooth the first couple of nights but now seems > to be a bit grainy. I remember seeing soming on one of > the groups about the temperature the Cocoa Butter was > melted at but I can not remember if you are ment to > melt it at a high temp or a low one. Can anyone help? > I am very happy to give this recipe out if anyone is > interested, it is expensive to make (with the EO's) > but apart from the grainy feel now is lovely! > Thanks in advance, > Rochelle in Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I remember that post. I thought about it and just wasn't sure why. I've seen similar things do this after a couple of years, but I guess you're talking about a much shorter time frame. My guess would be the fragrance is the problem causer, only because I have no idea what might be in it. Try essential oils instead...maybe look into emulsifier more stable than beeswax. Try making a batch without the fragrance and let us know how that comes out. Grainy cream > Hi, > I posted a few days ago and wanted to know if anyone might know why my > perfume/body creams get grainy when they are solid. I use coconut oil 76, > sweet almond oil,aloe vera oil, white bees wax and fragrance oil. > When the cream melts on the skin the grainy texture disolves. I have > massage therapists asking me why it's grainy. > Help! > Thank you, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Maybe you aren't melting the beeswax all the way down???? Use a double boiler and melt it down first and then add the cocoa butter and completely melt those two ingredients before adding anything else. I know the grainness is a problem with ewax and stearic acid becuase they don't get melted down all the way. kathie wanted to know if anyone might know why my perfume/body creams get grainy when they are solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Thank you for the reply. Perhaps,I should melt the beeswax first then the coconut oil. > Maybe you aren't melting the beeswax all the way down???? Use a double boiler and melt it down first and then add the cocoa butter and completely melt those two ingredients before adding anything else. I know the grainness is a problem with ewax and stearic acid becuase they don't get melted down all the way. > > kathie > wanted to know if anyone might know why my > perfume/body creams get grainy when they are solid. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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