Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Hi and Happy New Year! We are getting snow here in not-so-sunny South Carolina and our world has come to a very slow crawl. Businesses are closed and we are all treated to an extension of the holidays! I posted some creamy salt scrub formulas to another list and thought I would post them here too, since we had been talking so much about them. So, if you have seen these before I apologize for being repetitive. These are very, very simple, but I like them and think they work well. They are figured by percentage/weight and are based on 500 grams. Shea Butter Scrub Oils 25% = 125 grams Shea Butter 25% = 125 grams Salt 50% = 250 grams FO/EO as desired Heat shea butter and oils (your choice, I used olive and canola), begin mixing and then add salt. Place in ice water bath and continue to mix until crumbly. This scrub will have a crumbly, buttery texture that is easy to apply to skin, but melts when washed off with warm water. This scrub does leave oil on the skin, but absorbs for me and feels great after a few minutes---if you want you can add around 20-30% glycerin to the mix--maybe 100grams--to make a creamier, less oily scrub. To make a scrub that leaves even less of an oily feel to the skin, try adding 5-10% surfactant (I used polyglucose/lactylate blend) to the scrub--maybe 40 grams--or maybe liquid soap would work or possibly polysorbate 20?? It would be a good idea to add an antioxidant (like tocopherol or vitamin e) and a preservative (like liquapar) to the scrub. Satin Scrub Conditioning Emulsifier 10% = 50grams Oils 30% = 150grams Glycerin 10% = 50grams Salt 50% = 250grams Heat Conditioning Emulsifier, Oils, Glycerin until melted. Remove from heat and begin mixing. Add salt, place in ice water bath and continue to mix until cool. Add tocopherol/fo/preservative when cool. This has a crumbly texture that melts away nicely in the shower to leave a satiny, nongreasy, elegant feel to the skin. The Conditioning Emulsifier INCI name is behentrimonium methosulfate (and) cetearyl alcohol. This excellent ingredient is recommended for hair conditioners/creams/lotions, but I thought that it may work well in a scrub and it does! Other ingredients that I think would be interesting to play around with in a scrub are are beeswax, borax, lemon juice, cetyl alcohol. Have a nice evening! Angie The Herbarie...Visit us at: http://www.theherbarie.com for Body Care Products and Bulk Ingredients...Botanical Extracts and Proteins, Ultra-Mild Surfactant Blends, Conditioning Emulsifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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