So what makes a body butter cream different than a foot cream? We want the same thickness, but we’re going to be adding more light oils so it’s not as heavy. And let’s change the stearic acid to cetyl alcohol so we can get something more glidy. And we’re going to increase our butters to...

Now you know the basics of lotion making, let’s tweak our recipe to make a cream. What’s the difference? A cream is much thicker than a lotion due to the lower water content. A cream belongs in a pump bottle or a jar; a nice bottle with a disc cap that you have to squeeze...

Yeah, I know National Craft Month is over (sniff! sob!) but I’m having so much fun with the posts, I’m going to continue for a while longer. The mineral make up posts will be back next week (I’m thinking purples without purple?) and I’ll keep posting these tutorials until I get too busy with the...

Making your first lotion is a very exciting moment! Watching oil and water come together in a creamy emulsion seems almost like a magical event! The basics…. Oils – you will want to choose an oil that offers some nice qualities. Something with a decent shelf life. And something not too expensive for your first...

A few times I’ve mentioned using polysorbate 20 or 80 to mix your oils into water. But what are these ingredients? They are emulsifiers. (If it’s in bold, you know it’s important!) Normally, oil and water don’t like to mix. Water is polar, oil is non-polar, so the oil just floats on top of the...