so i can keep up with what i make

face balm batch #1

• ingredients
  • 2-3 oz shea butter
  • 2-4 drops olive oil/jojoba oil/vitamin e oil blend
  • copious amt of cetaphil
    • at least 5 full pumps
  • 1 tbsp sweet almond oil
• conclusion
  • a little greasy
    • next time up the lotion quotient and/or add aloe vera gel
  • might want to melt shea butter completely and blend for 10 mins

body butter batch #1

• ingredients
  • 4-6 oz shea butter
  • scant 1/4 c of olive oil
  • copious amt of unscented body lotion
    • at least 1/4 c; probably closer to 1/2 c or full cup
  • generous squirt of sweet almond oil
    • idk, at least 2 tbsp
  • generous amt of aloe vera gel
    • at least 1/2 c
    • stirred in at end, not blended
  • 7-10 drops of lemon eucalyptus essential oil
  • 4-5 drops of cedarwood essential oil
• conclusion
  • pretty good
  • make sure to blend well
    • this batch still has chunks
  • scent is satisfactory but try geranium + bergamot + mb musk nxt time
  • batch lasted ab a mth with daily use (12/14 -1/10) and yielded a little over 8oz
    • i be using lotion, man

body butter batch #2 (1/10/14)

• ingredients
  • 4-6 oz shea butter
  • scant 1/2 of coconut oil
  • scant 1/4 c of olive oil
  • 8oz (entire bottle) of bbw coconut lime breeze body lotion
  • moderate squirt of sweet almond oil
    • idk, probably around 1tbsp
  • at least a full 1/4 cup of aloe vera gel
• notes
  • placed in freezer for 1hr afterward to chill and then blended
  • yield: a little over 16oz
  • results:
    • idk yet