Most buttery formulations benefit from being brought to trace, though some prefer a light trace while others need a heavy trace. And, if it’s truly wretched and is best suited for the compost bin, it’s a pretty small amount of product and ingredient waste.īutters can be quite particular about how they cool, and improper cooling can leave you with a formulation that is grainy, mealy, far softer than it should be, or some delightful combination of all three (exciting!). It’s also a small enough batch that if you end up trying to use it up on your feet it won’t be your foot butter until 2045. That’s more than enough to get a feel for the melt point, skin feel, scent, and application. When I’m working on a new body butter formulation these days, I start small usually in the 20–50g range, depending on the formulation. The particular recipe ended up being far too heavy and greasy for my tastes, and I’d used a strongly scented unrefined shea butter and cocoa butter, and then attempted to drown that smell with lavender essential oil □ In short, I didn’t particularly like what I’d made, and I had made a lifetime supply of it, using up half of my limited ingredients to boot. I diligently followed the instructions and ended up with well over a litre of whipped body butter □ This could’ve been fine… but this was not only my first time making this particular recipe, it was also my first time making whipped body butter at all. I remember the first time I made whipped body butter I found a DIY on the internet written that called for something like 2 cups of shea butter, 1 cup cocoa butter, and 1 cup of jojoba oil. The first mistake I made was whipping up positively ginormous batches.
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