Crafter's Choice
Heavenly Body Lotion Recipe

Yield: 6 Bottles  |  Est. Time: 1 Hour  |  Level: Moderate
About This Recipe:
This recipe produces a quick absorbing lotion that smells like coconut. Learn how to make lotion from scratch with this recipe. This recipe uses economical ingredients such as Sunflower Oil and Meadowfoam Seed Oil.


Shopping List:
(1) Distilled Water (not included in kit)
(1) 1 lb Sunflower Oil - Refined
(2) 2 oz Meadowfoam Seed Oil
(1) 2 oz Emulsifying Wax - Traditional
(1) 2 oz Stearic Acid
(1) 2 oz Glycerin - Natural
(1) 2 oz Preservative - Water Soluble (Compare to Germaben II)
(1) 2 fl. oz Coconut Woods Fragrance Oil 932
(1) 2 oz Vanilla Color Stabilizer - Lotions - Washes
(1) 1/2 oz Vitamin E Natural T-50
(1) 1 Piece Beaker - Natural Polypropylene
(1) 1 Each Hairnets - 24 inch Disposable
(6) 1 Bottle 08 oz Amber Bullet Plastic Bottle - 24/410
(6) 1 Piece 24/410 Black Ribbed SADDLE Pump Top


Recipe Ingredients:
Measure ingredients with a scale or precise measuring tool.

• 34.45 oz. Distilled Water (not included in kit)
• 4.65 oz. Sunflower Oil - Refined
• 2.30 oz. Meadowfoam Seed Oil
• 1.85 oz. Emulsifying Wax - Traditional
• 0.95 oz. Stearic Acid
• 0.95 oz. Glycerin - Natural
• 0.45 oz. Preservative - Water Soluble (Compare to Germaben II)
• 0.50 oz. Coconut Woods Fragrance Oil 932
• 0.25 oz. Vanilla Color Stabilizer - Lotions - Washes
• 0.45 oz. Vitamin E Natural T-50


Equipment From Home:
• (2) Metal Pots
• (1) Hot Plate or Stove Top
• (1) Spatula
• (1) Large Measuring Cup
• (1) Scissors
• (1) Stick Blender
• (1) Scale - Digital Display
• (1) Thermometer - Digital
• (1) Distilled Water

Directions:
NOTE: If you are making these products for sale, good manufacturing practices recommend you wear a hairnet, gloves and a mask. We also recommend a clean apron and workspace.
  1. Add Sunflower Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Emulsifying Wax and Stearic Acid to metal pot and heat until liquid. Remove from heat.
  2. Add water to other metal pot and heat.
  3. Add Fragrance and Vanilla Color Stabilizer to beaker and mix. Set aside.
  4. When oil mixture and water are both around 125ºF, pour both into large measuring cup.
  5. Stick blend in small bursts until mixture is 120ºF.
  6. Add Glycerin, Preservative, fragrance mixture and Vitamin E to mixture. Stick blend again.
  7. When mixture thickens slightly, pour 7.50 oz. by weight into each bottle.
  8. Allow to cool.
  9. Trim dip tubes and twist tops onto bottles.
  10. Label accordingly.
To Use: Apply to skin as needed.

Ingredient Label: Water, Sunflower Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Emulsifying Wax, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Fragrance, Vitamin E, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

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