[ahoover10]

Update.  Created a fatty alcohol blend, with behenyl as the heavy hitter, dropped caffeine to 1%, and bam-beautiful.  18 hours later, still good.  Thanks for the input!

[ahoover10]

Belassi, 

Nice catch.  I checked the SDS and you’re right.  I will reduce that as well and see what happens.  Thanks.

[ahoover10]

Belassi,

Thanks for the comment.  I actually tried a variation not using shea, as well as one melting the shea separately before adding and still had the same issue.  I read a decent amount on butters crystallizing as well, so I understand your suggestion.  I am in the process of trying the benehyl alcohol with reduced percentage for cetyl, or I will just omit cetyl, and use cetearyl to get a more varied blend of fatty alcohols.  I will post when I know what that yields.  The percentage of shea is 2%.  Any other thoughts, suggestions would be great.  

[ahoover10]

Thanks, I have that (behenyl).  I could give that a go.  Odd, though, since cetyl is used in no many products.  Perhaps a blend of others (cetyl/stearyl/cetearyl/behenyl) may lower the cetyl percentage and reduce the risk.