[HerbGirl]

Thanks, I’ll try that if the glyceryl stearate I have fails. I’ve been hesitant with waxes as I don’t want to create a balm type texture. 

[HerbGirl]

Ok I’ll try that. Any ideas on which wax would best allow me to keep a silky texture? Is that typical for squalane and caprylic/capric triglyceride to jell?

[HerbGirl]

Orange wax is kind of runny and I only used enough to scent it so it didn’t have much impact on the texture. I don’t usually include wax in my formulations and it still comes out more or less like that. In the photo above I didn’t measure my ingredients because I was just making something for a coworker but i think it was close to 3 parts butter to 1 part squalane plus a couple drops of the wax and sea buckthorn berry. I’ve tried multiple formulations and the amount of jelling seams to coincide with the amount of non oils I use, meaning either the esters, squalane, or caprylic/capric triglyceride. My first attempt however was

55% mango butter
15 % cupuacu butter
10% olive squalane
6.5% meadow foam seed oil
5% alkyl ester
4% AquaSeal/ coconut extract
2% co2 extract of Mango
1% vegecide 
1% sea buchthorn berry oil
.5% mango fruit extract (powder)
.25% rosemary extract
In that case it jelled less than the pictures above but the jelling was there and it had a low melting point which again improved after a few days but still not quite right.

Sorry I don’t have exact measurements of the amounts for the pics

[HerbGirl]

These are examples of kokum butter, cupuaçu butter, squalane, and a little sea buckthorn berry oil and orange wax. i didn’t measure this time as it is for a coworker with the goal of just having nice smooth texture, not necessarily a butter. 

[HerbGirl]

Hi all.
I’m Rebecca and I’m a massage therapist in Alaska.

I’m trying to formulate market worthy anhydrous products for a home business with body butters being my main focus. It sounds so simple but I’m already running into some unexpected results. I find herbs interesting and fun to work with so that’s something that I’m incorporating and I’m aiming to keep things on the more natural side of the spectrum. 

I don’t have any education or formal training, just trying to do as much research as I can. I find formulating really fun and interesting and I think it’s important for one to enjoy their work.