This lovely lotion is smooth and delicate, but simple
Ingredients:
Oil Phase
- 30gm Avocado oil
- 20gm Meadowfoam seed oil
- 2gm Vitamin E oil
- 13g Emulsifying wax - vegetable based
- 6gm Stearic Acid
Water Phase
- 125gm Rose floral water
- 2gm Optiphen plus preservative
- 2gm Lavender essential oil
- 2 x 100gm steralised jars and lids.
Makes 2 x 100gm jars.
Directions:
It is important when heating the ingredients that the correct temperature is reached. Separation will occur if the ingredients are not hot enough.
- Melt emulsifying wax and stearic acid.
- Add oils and heat to 65-70ºC
- Heat floral water to 65-70ºC
- Slowly pour the water phase into the oil phase mixing constantly.
- Keep stirring slowly to make sure that separation does not occur and air bubbles are not incorporated.
- Allow to cool
- When it has cooled to 40ºc add your essential oil and optiphen plus and stir in well.
- Check pH and adjust to 5.5 if required
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