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Welcome back to this short series on using rice bran wax. First, we met this awesome plant-based wax, then we modified a lotion bar formula to have a higher melting point with it. Today, let’s take a look at creating a lotion bar from scratch with it. If you’ve never made lotion bars before, may...
Yesterday, we spent some time taking a look at rice bran wax. Today, let’s take a look at how we might use it in a lotion bar! I teach this version of a softer lotion bar with soy wax that works really well as a massage bar in my eco skin care class at Voyageur Soap...
A few of my favourite suppliers have started carrying rice bran wax, so I had to add it to my overflowing list of ingredients in the workshop, and thought I’d share what I’ve learned about it with you. Rice bran wax (INCI: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax -USA – or Oryza Sativa Cera – EU) is...
“Winterized olive oil is any grade of olive oil that has had the waxes removed so that it doesn’t solidify in the cold weather (or in the refrigerator).” (Reference) This is done a lot for edible products that’ll be stored in the fridge, like a salad dressing, and for oils that may have a lot...
The week of play in the workshop didn’t go as planned – my muscles have gone into spasm, no doubt from doing far too much over the last few weeks – so I have to take it easy and not stand for long periods of time formulating, teaching, and doing other things like that, so … Read more