Moisturizing Melt & Pour

[Guest guest]

Press,

I don't do much M & P anymore, but when I did I added at differnt times,

lotion, powdered milk, hand cream, shea butter. Worked great.

Becky :]

I would love to get an idea of some good oils to work with in

melt and pour. I have heard that jojoba, kukui and emu are good. Looking

for

someone who has done this.

Thanks!

Press

[Guest guest]

>>I added at differnt times,

>>lotion, powdered milk, hand cream, shea butter. Worked great.

Oh.....do tell?!!!

Are these items added before melting the glycerin and heated all together,

or are they warmed separately and added to the melted glycerin? Or....added

to teh hot glycerin, is that enough heat for these items to be added in

without heating them separately?

And..I've seen lots of recipes with milk. I'm finally going to ask - what

property does milk add to the soap?

[Guest guest]

<Oh.....do tell?!!!

<Are these items added before melting the glycerin and heated all together,

<or are they warmed separately and added to the melted glycerin? Or....

Oh, do tell?? I haven't seen that phrase in years, cute! As for the M & P,

after melting it in the microwave, I would just gently mix in the lotion or

hand cream. With the powdered milk I mixed it in a small amount of water

then mixed it into the melted soap. (Do not just pour the powder in the hot

M & P!! Ask me why!) I have made a milk, baby oatmeal and vanilla FO soap this

way and it was very moisturizing, plus it smelled heavenly!!

Blessings,

Becky :]