200ml; Regular Price: R99.99 . I love this Thank you so much for sharing, Karen! Uploaded by: hungjek on 12/28/2022 Ingredients overview If you want a very "dry" feeling product, you could use only fast-absorbing oils, but the problem there is that the slow-absorbing, "greasy-feeling" oils (borage, flax, avocado) are often the ones that are extremely beneficial. Awwww yeah. I weighed the ingredients into individual glass dishes, placed each dish in a hot water bath to melt everything through, and swirled to combine before leaving the dishes to set up for about two hours before beginning the poking and prodding. It depends on the concentration; I find lower concentrations tend to settle out/split. Appearance. Cetyl alcohol thickens and adds body to out concoctions as well as improving slip. So I included cetyl alcohol to give the body butter the level of stability you would get with BTMS-50. It smells softly of coconuts and has slip for daaaaaays. That clump is surprisingly soft when I pick it up given how firm the mixture was in the dish on its own. Sharon Vile (author) from Odessa, MO on April 08, 2019: Good luck! Please help ASAP my product are going bad. Im glad you found it helpful! (The only other difference is there is a small amount of moisturizer in BTMS-50--I forget what it is.) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please note that nothing on this site has been designed or tested for large scale manufacturing or re-sale, and attempting to sell anything made from recipes on this website is a bit foolish and at your own risk. I cant wait to dig in! I agree with Belinda these experiments really help us understand the products we are using better. I think it's best to just balance them. What you basically have to do is fill a spray bottle with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and, after donning your polypropylene gloves, spray and wipe down all your work surfaces with the IPA and wipe with clean paper towels. Our Natural Deodorant Base: Cetyl Alcohol, Candelilla Wax, Tapioca Starch. Slight acidity is generally viewed as beneficial in skin-care products. Thank you for such a great explanation. I have found that the crystalline effect when used in higher concentrations can create pockets of oil that remain liquid, so you may not want to go for a 100% swap, but thats just a thought. Your experiments help so much, we might be thinking I wonder what a bit more would do to this but when you do a precise 3:1 to 1:6, we have all the stats ready done for us. I also have never worked with Ectoin (or even heard of it), so thats another variable I cant really comment on. And if its yes, what is the perfect PH level for a body butter? Its a bit softer, absorbs a bit faster, and liquefies a bit more enthusiastically. I would probably start with a 1:1 to give you an idea of which direction to take the experiment. I dont recommend using a true wax as an alternative for cetyl alcohol. Others with lesser amounts are evening primrose, black currant seed, and hempseed. Have you ever used it in a body butter? . The thickener (cetyl alcohol) is about 1.3% instead of 3%. I've used BTMS-25 in my recipe because it is more reasonably priced and is available in bulk (from Soaper's Choice). These include cetyl, stearyl, and cetearyl alcohol, which are derived from fats. I swear youll be stoked about it by the end of this post, though! Leave both butters for some 12-24 hours in the fridge. Add water & oil phase ingredients into their own containers. As far as absorption goes, I've always found my product satisfactory. Recommended Usage Level. I was using cetyl alcohol at 3% so swapped in mango butter at 5% and reduced the water. You could try blending cetearyl alcohol with some super-slippy lauryl laurate for a slip boost. It should just be cetyl alcohol. Thank you very much! Two of my daughters have very dry skin. The herbal teas would be a great addition too, but I am uneasy about making these for sale because of the preservatives issue. Your teaching approach with your science interest makes what you share so worthwhile and helpful. Give it a cursory glance and it looks like white dustteensy little moderately glossy blobs and specks of nothing all too exciting. (You touched the scale before it was sprayed.) Start small, take notes! This comparison has been wonderful!! Happy making! You will however need to keep a minimum of 2% cetyl alcohol, together with 0.4% xanthan gum in your formula for stability. it's a nice touch, but not critical. Perhaps the olive oil has worse slip than the cetyl alcohol? Organic cocoa butter 9.0%; Organic sweet almond oil 45.0%; Phase C. Preservative 1.0%; Procedure: Heat Phase A and B separately in a water bath. If you have problems with the stability of this emulsifier, you can try using 5-7% Olivem 1000 with 1%-4% cetearyl alcohol or cetyl alcohol, and 0.2-0.5% xanthan gum to form a stable emulsion. Is there something similar to cetyl alcohol thats derived from something other than coconut? Its a pretty groovy (and inexpensive, which is nice) ingredient . I use cetyl alcohol. Thanks, Aisha! double boiler (pot to melt wax) hand blender. This one is also super solidno finger denting happening here, and running a finger over the surface doesnt cause any melting. Store at below 77. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. 2. But she still says mine is the best. Melt the oils, cetyl alcohol, and BTMS-50 in one pan. You will want to use your disinfected rubber scraper to scrape the sides of the pan into the middle, to help mix everything evenly. This website participates in the Formula Botanica, Baraka Shea Butter, TKB Trading, and Amazon affiliate programs; as an Amazon Associate, Humblebee & Me earns from qualifying purchases. If you would like to make substitutions for the soft oils in this recipe, to customize it for your own needs or other special purposes, here is information on a wide variety of oils. Someday I will have that kind of money! I will continue to tweak the recipe till I get the desired consistency. I also use ewax and stearic acid. According to Susan, who has worked with it as a standalone, it sounds like they should work pretty well as alternatives , I really liked this ..the visuals were great ! Since this has water, any contamination will run rampant so be sure to use GMP and wear polypropylene gloves. Odd! Label, date, and cap your products when cooled to room temperature. Basically I guess I'm saying I don't know if stearic acid is the culprit. Thank you! You can use ordinary canola oil, sunflower oil, or olive oil from the grocery store, or fancier oils from the health-food store, such as hemp oil or grapeseed oil. After making the Snowy Dawn Luminizer, I realized thats what I wanted the solid perfume to feel like upon application. I sure hope it is not the useless kind Suki mentions!!! But buying in bulk may also be for you, if you have many, many friends and relatives. Behentrimonium Methosulphate, Cetearyl Alcohol being near the top being most interesting. It is so cool! Use a preservative, unless you plan to keep the product refrigerated and use it up within one week. Emollient. For the soft oils, use about half fast-absorbing and half slow-absorbing oils. Leave the lids off the jars until they have cooled to room temperature, so you don't get condensation on the inside of the jar. Fortunately, I finally learned how to make a good body butter using really great ingredients by frequenting the soap and skin-care groups on Facebook, as well as by researching the properties of specialized oils and other ingredients on my own. Step 1 - Make Scrub Base. Im one of those rare people who cant enjoy all the coconut goodness. In a small container, add the glycerin. This is the first one that definitely begins to liquefy when set on the skin, though it holds its structure fairly well until its rubbed in. I weighed the ingredients into individual glass dishes, placed each dish in a hot water bath to melt everything through, and swirled to combine . Marie, Nothe entire base would have to be re-developed to use cetyl alcohol and I suspect it would negatively impact the application and adhesion as it would create a thinner, slicker final product. CurlBlog Cetyl alcohol is a lubricant and thickening agent used in a variety of products. A small remaining percentage is a moisturizer. Ive looked into some suppliers and so far, everyone who has emailed me back say that their cetyl alcohol is made from palm oil or palm and coconut oil. Sharon Vile (author) from Odessa, MO on November 09, 2019: Some people prefer to make body butter using only oils, butters, and waxes. Heat Phase A to 176F and hold while Phase B is heating. The local store I use has stearic acid but not cetyl alcohol , Ill have to do one with stearic acid in the future but you could, too . Details will be found on the suppliers MSDS data sheet. Weigh mango and cupuacu butters in a heat-resistant glass measuring cup, along with cetyl alcohol, macadamia nut oil, and tapioca starch. Haircare Skincare Formulas. may be a decent alternative in some situations, but you will have to do some experimentation to determine usage rates and if the end feel still works for you. Required fields are marked *. These were simple preparations of my own invention, which were just oil-and-water emulsions, using liquid lecithin as the emulsifier. shea is going to give you a rich, thick butter, that is quite greasy. Panthenol also works with DMAE in the production of acetylcholine which firms and tones the skin.Both D-Panthenol and DL-Panthenol are equally effective for moisturization, improvement of hair structure and adding luster and sheen to the hair. DL-Panthenol is nice, but should not change the texture. Pour into a tub-style container. Type of ingredient: Emulsifier Main benefits: Stabilizes products, prevents separation, and thickens. Thanks a ton. 1:1 ratio of fractionated coconut oil and cetyl alcohol, plus a tiny bit of amber paste from Kuumba Made (very potent and lovely scent). Allow mixture to fully melt, stirring with spatula occasionally. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We hope this is useful! 3. Many thanks. It hardens with the strength of a wax, but offers incredible slip and a wonderful, almost silicone-like finish that is beyond luxurious and impossible to achieve with waxes. Heat both containers over a water bath (or double boiler) until the waxes and butters have all fully melted. Cetyl alcohol is very safe and washes off fine with soap or some sort of foaming cleanser. One of the biggest issues with trying to use a wax like beeswax instead of cetyl alcohol is that it only does one of the things cetyl alcohol doesthe thickeningand then does the opposite in terms of slip and glide. Once mixture has cooled to 40 C, add in your vitamin e oil, and mango fragrance oil and mix well. Youll have to do those experiments yourselfits already snowing here, so I cant offer much help! 8% for a cream. Please note that nothing on this site has been designed or tested for large scale manufacturing or re-sale, and attempting to sell anything made from recipes on this website is a bit foolish and at your own risk. Answer: I would strongly discourage using milk in this recipe, as it would be almost impossible to preserve. Typically any sort of tiny dot or lump in a concoction is a solid butter going grainy, BUT there are no solid butters in that lotion AND Ive never had that happen in a lotionjust 100% anhydrous products. Percentage can be converted to grams easily if you make 100 grams of product. Now move the other saucepan to the scale and weigh out the oils without letting the containers touch the pan or disinfected work surface. Melting point is about 154. I also have never noticed a "draggy" feeling. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Bring the water to simmer (low-medium heat). Coconut Massage Butter. listing of the absorption rates of several oils, 12 ounces sunflower oil (Since sunflower oil is slow absorbing, you might want to use half sunflower oil and half of a "dry" slow-absorbing oil, such as hazelnut oil. Cetyl Alcohol. If you take a look at some of the formulas Ive shared using Olivem1000 you can start to get a second hand idea of how it performs Happy making! Hi Marie, Dec 30, 2010. (I think it's good to spray the whole stick blender, including the cord, with IPA. Unfortunately this is an impossible question to answersomething akin to how much salt should I add to a soup to make it taste good? When considering ratios, do we take all these other oil phase liquids into consideration? Are they interchangeable in a recipe such as lotion? I usually do stearic or cetyl at half the e-wax percentage, or equal to it if I want a thicker cream. Ive been using cetyl alcohol but didnt realize just how awesome this product is. The most commonly used emulsifier is BTMS, which can be either BTMS-50 or BTMS-25. . Chamomile Body Butter Misadventures Part 4. Scrape sides of bowl using a spatula. Stearyl = C18 (C18H38O) Cetearyl = A blend of both. It would be nice to feel silky but still have that beeswax protection. Have a great day! If its way too little, then head in the opposite direction. Thanks, Belinda! the good: Helps to improve the texture of formulations, protect the skin from moisture loss and reduce the ability of allergens and bacteria to affect the skin. It helped me to adjust a recipe to suit my personal consistency preferences, yay! Hey! I have a question about sourcing cetyl alcohol. How do you think this compares with Cera Bellina wax for slip and gel? Partially fill a saucepan with water (about 1/4 the way full). 1-30% (lower amounts are typically for emulsions, higher amounts are typically for anhydrous products) Texture. Moisture Cream; Moisture Lotion; Body Butter; Cleanser; Face Mask; Skin Peels I melt the hard oils, let them cool, and then add the liquid oils. Thanks Marie my mentor ! It's a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. (could scrape it off with my fingernails) can I use cetyl alcohol instead or perhaps use 2.5% beeswax and cetyl alcohol? I have not been able to find any information on the pH of various commonly used fats and oils, but I do know that they are only slightly acidic, and that the acidity of different fats and oils varies slightly, but within a narrow range. (You touched the pans before they were sprayed.) Heat the cetyl alcohol to 60c - 70c within the oil stage of your formulations. Cooled it too slow, too fast, should have cooled it faster The use of emulsifying wax will do just that - bind your oils and water together on a molecular level with the end result becoming lotion or cream. Instructions. I prefer cetyl for glide, but regularly use stearic for a little more thickness and the lovely white color. Wax Flakes on the package, even though the INCI just said c.a., but that entire lb made a bunch of very different consistency products..i wasnt thrilled; then my regular wholesaler began to carry plain c.a., the righteous & wondrous, & i bought a lb & im in heaven again! Don't use with: Cetearyl alcohol is safe to use with most other ingredients, but it can be comedogenic when used in . While this is true, cetyl alcohol is not an alcohol in this sense. to me actually it looked like smallish pieces of plastic. Note: This recipe is just an example of how to use the Cheat Sheet to develop your own product. Use between 2% and 6% of total ingredients for emulsifying the oil and water phazes of creams and lotions. This cleanser is very generally a lotion with added surfactants; using cetearyl alcohol as one of the emollients helps add body and richness while keeping costs down. This one will drive you nuts, since it has a regular plethora of ingredients, so you may want to try the simple recipe above, or a simple recipe of your own before going all-in. Liquid Germall Plus is a good one for this. Shown below is the famous lotion and body butter cheat sheet, which gives ingredient ratios for making several skin-care products. love your recipes and your ideas, your book and also your dog, she is sooo sweet! I didnt realize cetyl alcohol was derived from coconuts. 0 - 6% . Anyways, Im rambling. The second part of your question is like asking which is better, butter or oilits all a big it depends! So I think the rule would be that while milks may be used in bar soaps--even replacing all water with milk--they should not be used in either lotions or liquid soaps. to oil ratio-comparison..the 2nd lb i purchased was on amazon & it said C.A. (for SE use 6%) 6.3g Cetyl Alcohol; Cool Down. 1% Preservative. Weigh the water phase to find out how much water was lost to evaporation and use the water from the saucepan of plain distilled water (which you also heated and held) to replace water lost through evaporation. Learn more about cetearyl alcohol here. I see it most often in lotions and creams, where its usually used around 3%. A humectant is any of several ingredients that draw moisture to the skin. What a difference! Start by heating your butter to approximately 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Once mixed in, add the balance of Phase A ingredients with stirring. It probably doesn't, but it helps to realize that every alteration in a basic recipe will affect the end texture of the final product. How to Use Cetearyl Alcohol in Cosmetics Presenting as white to off-white flakes, this oil soluble ingredient usage rates depend on the product. I have the impression you could preserve them by going up to 0.5% on the Liquid Germall Plus. Place the cup into the water and let the ingredients melt (15-20 min) Also you can google these things yourself Its always best to learn to do your own research, dont take my word on everything! Thank you. So, the very basic whipped body butter formula is this: 40-70% Butter. Lotion and Body Butter Cheat Sheet, page 1, https://www.cheatography.com/emmajane/cheat-sheets/ingredient-ratios-for-lotion-making/, Lotion and Body Butter Cheat Sheet, page 2. I think it might be possible to substitute milk for a VERY small percentage of the water in this recipe, but I have no idea what would be a safe percentage or whether some unusual preservation measures might be required if you used even a tiny percentage of milk. Thank you! I will do as you suggested. Have you ever tried having both stearic acid and cetyl alcohol in an anhydrous product? I also have dry skin so this is very interesting to me. So, why do we use cetyl alcohol? Below, we go over common ingredients and what properties they add. It offers the most wonderful slip and finish, even in high concentrationsits the complete opposite of wax in that regard, Its quite a powerful thickener, though definitely not as strong as the waxes; Im ok with that as its still nice in high concentrations, so I can use lots of it and get the same level of thickening/hardening that Id get from wax without the awful texture side effects, Itll create oil-gel-ish concoctions at 1:3+. For nearly 30 years, a Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) expert scientific panel has stated that cetyl alcohol is safe for use as cosmetic ingredients. Tools. Since few of us can afford to do that, we use a preservative and use GMP with great care. Definitely, and maybe Try it and see! I really love these quick guide posts . The inclusion of a moisturizer is good. Luckily, there is no need to get out the autoclave. This is an awesome collection of information with a done for me recipe. that Marie extols the virtues of in her awesome c.a. Can Cetyl Alcohol be used to thicken Hair Oils? Stick blend every 10-15 minutes until mixture becomes emulsified and below 100 F. Add Cool Down Phase ingredients and stick blend well to incorporate. Water, of course, has a neutral pH. Cetearyl Alcohol: any fatty alcohol will work (e.g. Replaces the above 2 products. Cetyl Alcohol- 2%. Her recipes for body "milk" and moisturizing "milk" cleanser contain to milk whatsoever. Soothing Creamy Facial Cleanser. The percentage of use is slightly higher than MGS so 3.5 to 4% will do) Cetyl Alcohol - 0.8 Cetyl Palmitate - 0.7 Shea Butter - 6 Babassu Oil - 8 Process. When I scrape up bits with my finger nail they dont flake off; they clump together on the nail. The first number is always cetyl alcohol, the second is always olive oil. At 14% it offers beautiful body and silkiness to lotions and conditioners, and I love it as a thickener in cosmetics where we can have thickening without the drag or tack of wax. by Marie | May 11, 2017 | Quick Guides, The Basics | 92 comments. Taken for granted until that point where it gets taken away. They are soooo informative and useful! Now you can take off your gloves and wash the jars. Its still lovely, just much more familiar. 40%. Find everything you need to make lotion here. Aww no! Now, two days after, the lotion has little, not sure how to call them, like broken pieces of sticks Thank you! OOooh, SO COOL! While there are other quaternary cationic polymers (I think several), I have no experience with how they perform. Here's a general formula for creating lotion: 70-80% Distilled Water. So, this is all very odd. Add the berry wax. Thank you for another great post! Pour into pre-sterilized containers and allow to come to room temp before capping. It feels silky, powdery and cut the greasy feeling completely!! Sharon Vile (author) from Odessa, MO on July 03, 2019: I would say you could omit the Honeyquat. Sharon Vile (author) from Odessa, MO on December 31, 2017: Mary, I may have mentioned this in the article, but I was told by someone very knowledgeable that the best things to combat dry skin are oils that contain gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). Once these ingredients for your whipped body butter recipe have melted, remove from heat. One reason my recipe includes cetyl alcohol is because it is usually considered better to use BTMS-50, rather than BTMS-25, since BTMS-50 is more stable. Thanks so much for this Marie! After that, take them out and leave them at ambient temperature. 4 min read. These shavings disappear into my skin when I massage them in, but in a rather odd way. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Also would balms/salves benefit from using this as part of the beeswax? Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on June 21, 2017: You've shared a wealth of information in this article! Turn the stove-top to medium heat, placing the double boiler on top of the heat. If you were using a recipe that did not divide the ingredients into separate phases, you would have to look up a bunch of them online before you began, to find out whether they were water-soluble, oil-soluble, or heat sensitive. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Combine oil-based ingredients. But have been using Ectoin several times in lotions already and never anything happened. Theres great slip as I massage a bit into my arm, but it does seem like the slip is reducing in comparison to 1:2interesting. Then place a glass (or metal) bowl on top of the saucepan. Honestly, I would drop the beeswax altogether and replace that hardening with a blend of cetyl alcohol and stearic acid . It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Medium-absorbing oils don't need to be balanced. i know the INCI says cetyl alcohol only, but im pretty sure i had a similar problem, & this was my experience: so, the 1st lb i bought was,for sure the c.a. 6. Hey! 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