Re: Whipped Body Butter problem

[Guest guest]

are you using natural cocoa buter? that could be a prob but I have never had

one. I think it may be your presevative. Since my whipped shea/body butter has

no water I do not use a preservative, i do add a touch of vit E, and use a

60:40 ratio of butter to oil.. I also add 2 tbs of cornstarch to make it less

greasy feeling.

[Guest guest]

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Theresa:

If you don't mind, I would be be willing to make some, using your recipe, and

see if it turns gritty on me. The only ingredient that I don't have is grape

seed. Also, are you using FO or EO in your body butter. I have read somewhere,

and I am unsure where, that if you heat shea too hot that it will sometimes go

gritty. Just a thought.

Whipped Body Butter problem

Hello everyone,

I need help with my whipped body butter, I use shea,

coco butter and grape seed, sweet almond oil.

I have been making this for about 6 months now and

never had any problems.

Well the last about 5 batches that I have made has

come out so gritty.

I don't know if it's the shea butter or the fact that

I left it our or that I started putting a preservative

in the batch because I'm selling it now or what.

Should I have been keeping the Shea in the

refrigerator? It's not like it's 100 degrees in my

house.

I just don't know what is causing it to become gritty

in about 2 days after letting it sit out.

Is there anyway I can re-melt the other batches and

start over again? I have wasted so much on supplies.

This has never happen before. I just don't know what

to do.

Any suggestions would be helpful

Theresa

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[Guest guest]

aha.. didn't even think about heating... i never heat/melt my shea or cocoa

butters for body butter or whipped shea.. I use it only softened... like the

consistancy of crisso or something..

[Guest guest]

Improper heating of shea butter can cause the butter to crystallize

as it cools which can cause lip balms, body butters and other

formulations to turn gritty upon sitting. In order to avoid this,

shea butter must be melted and heated to about 175 degrees and kept

at that temperature for at least 20 minutes. This will allow the

butter to melt completely so that crystals will not form once cooled.

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I need help with my whipped body butter, I use shea,

> coco butter and grape seed, sweet almond oil.

>

> I have been making this for about 6 months now and

> never had any problems.

>

> Well the last about 5 batches that I have made has

> come out so gritty.

>

> I don't know if it's the shea butter or the fact that

> I left it our or that I started putting a preservative

> in the batch because I'm selling it now or what.

>

> Should I have been keeping the Shea in the

> refrigerator? It's not like it's 100 degrees in my

> house.

>

> I just don't know what is causing it to become gritty

> in about 2 days after letting it sit out.

>

> Is there anyway I can re-melt the other batches and

> start over again? I have wasted so much on supplies.

> This has never happen before. I just don't know what

> to do.

>

>

> Any suggestions would be helpful

>

>

>

>

> Theresa

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/29/06 4:03:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,

obsession86@... writes:

> Improper heating of shea butter can cause the butter to crystallize

> as it cools which can cause lip balms, body butters and other

> formulations to turn gritty upon sitting. In order to avoid this,

> shea butter must be melted and heated to about 175 degrees and kept

> at that temperature for at least 20 minutes.

I thought that when you make whipped shea butter, you didn't melt the shea

butter, but used it in it's original form, adding the other oils and eo's. Are

you supposed to melt the shea butter before you whip it?

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much!

Theresa

--- busy_lil_piggys <obsession86@...> wrote:

> Improper heating of shea butter can cause the butter

> to crystallize

> as it cools which can cause lip balms, body butters

> and other

> formulations to turn gritty upon sitting. In order

> to avoid this,

> shea butter must be melted and heated to about 175

> degrees and kept

> at that temperature for at least 20 minutes. This

> will allow the

> butter to melt completely so that crystals will not

> form once cooled.

>

>

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I need help with my whipped body butter, I use

> shea,

> > coco butter and grape seed, sweet almond oil.

> >

> > I have been making this for about 6 months now and

> > never had any problems.

> >

> > Well the last about 5 batches that I have made has

> > come out so gritty.

> >

> > I don't know if it's the shea butter or the fact

> that

> > I left it our or that I started putting a

> preservative

> > in the batch because I'm selling it now or what.

> >

> > Should I have been keeping the Shea in the

> > refrigerator? It's not like it's 100 degrees in my

> > house.

> >

> > I just don't know what is causing it to become

> gritty

> > in about 2 days after letting it sit out.

> >

> > Is there anyway I can re-melt the other batches

> and

> > start over again? I have wasted so much on

> supplies.

> > This has never happen before. I just don't know

> what

> > to do.

> >

> >

> > Any suggestions would be helpful

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Theresa

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

....the last about 5 batches that I have made has

> come out so gritty.

>

> Is there anyway I can re-melt the other batches and

> start over again? I have wasted so much on supplies.

> This has never happen before. I just don't know what

> to do.

>

It is my experience that the shea is what is gritty. You have to whip

it as it cools. This keeps it from getting gritty. After the

whipping, it won't " turn " gritty anymore.

Hope this helps,

Amy

All-natural, handmade luxury soaps,

and the ebook, _Making Soap In Your Own Kitchen_,

a beginner's guide to soapmaking.

www.soapcrone.com/ebook.php

[Guest guest]

most people I know, melt and then use the whip, freeze..whip method... or

whip over an ice bath or something. I just never bought into that and it seemed

they were always talking about things that went wrong... I started out doing

them soft...and I have had great success with it that way.. so I don't fix what

isn't broke.

[Guest guest]

I thin just like in soaping, there are different ways of doing things, I

haven't tried the melting and holding at 175 degrees, but I've had shea both

ways, gritty and smooth, makes no diference to me, and it seems to melt as soon

as it touches my sking any hoo~ But don't listen to me, I've only made whipped

shea once and it's so far so good. I just whipped for about 20minutes. Wonder

if that made it kinda warm and whipped out any graininess? Hmmm, but this shea

didn't seem to have any graininess in it, I used it straight out of the

container on my skin when making soap and I get lye water splashed on my arm or

something~ soooooo

Sindy

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> shea butter must be melted and heated to about 175 degrees and kept

> at that temperature for at least 20 minutes.

Are

you supposed to melt the shea butter before you whip it?

[Guest guest]

I found out that the Shea that I had was tempered

meaning there was already a gritty feel to it. I never

touched this last order of shea that I bought but when

I did put a little on my skin it had that gritty feel

to it.

Theresa

--- too2bizymom@... wrote:

> most people I know, melt and then use the whip,

> freeze..whip method... or

> whip over an ice bath or something. I just never

> bought into that and it seemed

> they were always talking about things that went

> wrong... I started out doing

> them soft...and I have had great success with it

> that way.. so I don't fix what

> isn't broke.

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

You can do it either way. it’s preference and doesn’t always get gritty

either way. I have made it both ways (at room temp as well as heating) and

have had it go gritty and NOT go gritty both ways. Perhaps there is an

exact way you can do it exactly that will not make it happen but really it’s

not fool proof, IMHO.

My favorite way is to heat 'til it’s just melted then stick the one bowl

inside a larger one with an ice bath and whip inside that ice bath until

it’s done. It’s easier to do at room temp but I get better results with the

ice bath after gently melting. I was thinking the other day while making

whipped chocolate icing for a cake (it had to be melted with the cream so it

was hot and it wasn’t whipping up) that I’d heard cold whipping cream whips

up better/easier. I decided that’s why my icing wasn’t getting fluffed up.

well, I then thought of my shea and decided that’s why my ice bath whipped

shea gets fluffy faster/easier/better. I could be wrong. Just conjecture.

KimG

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On Behalf Of Denmarbauc@...

Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:43 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Whipped Body Butter problem

I thought that when you make whipped shea butter, you didn't melt the shea

butter, but used it in it's original form, adding the other oils and eo's.

Are

you supposed to melt the shea butter before you whip it?

[Guest guest]

Question:

Does it matter what process to use if the shea butter is unrefine or

refined? What is people's experience with this? Marcia

[Guest guest]

I realized that it was the shea that was already

gritty to begin with.

Thanks

--- Herman & Kaschmitter <kaschmitter_1@...>

wrote:

> I

> Theresa:

>

> If you don't mind, I would be be willing to make

> some, using your recipe, and see if it turns gritty

> on me. The only ingredient that I don't have is

> grape seed. Also, are you using FO or EO in your

> body butter. I have read somewhere, and I am unsure

> where, that if you heat shea too hot that it will

> sometimes go gritty. Just a thought.

>

>

> Whipped Body Butter

> problem

>

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I need help with my whipped body butter, I use

> shea,

> coco butter and grape seed, sweet almond oil.

>

> I have been making this for about 6 months now and

> never had any problems.

>

> Well the last about 5 batches that I have made has

> come out so gritty.

>

> I don't know if it's the shea butter or the fact

> that

> I left it our or that I started putting a

> preservative

> in the batch because I'm selling it now or what.

>

> Should I have been keeping the Shea in the

> refrigerator? It's not like it's 100 degrees in my

> house.

>

> I just don't know what is causing it to become

> gritty

> in about 2 days after letting it sit out.

>

> Is there anyway I can re-melt the other batches

> and

> start over again? I have wasted so much on

> supplies.

> This has never happen before. I just don't know

> what

> to do.

>

>

> Any suggestions would be helpful

>

>

>

>

> Theresa

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>

>

>

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