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- Mickey!

how are lotion bars used?

I'm just going to keep my mouth shut on that one LindaWise.

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Haven

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I'm not ashamed to admit that all this time I thought a lotion bar was just a VERRRRY moisturizing type of bar soap.

But then I can claim the "Y" chromosome defense.

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- Mickey!

are they greasy like body butter?

They are a little greasy when you first rub it on but not as much as a body butter. It does not take long for it to soak in.

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Haven

I've made my own before for personal use but didn't know the proper formulation. I just mixed some cocoa butter, shea butter, hemp oil, avacado oil, and vitimin e oil....plus a little beeswax. I just melt it in a stainless steel bowl then chip it out after it hardened then threw it in a tupperware container. I ordered some push up tubes last night. Gonna pass them out to my lady friends to see how they like em. Guys could give a rat's butt about this stuff. My buddies already give me enough junk because I have a "girl's hobby". Go figure........

Im gonna have to give that a try.

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~bytheSEAsoap~ Mella bythesea, bythesea, bythebeautiful sea

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Back to the original question, there's a tutorial on making infusions here:

http://soap-queen.blogspot.com/2009/07/ ... usion.html

I didn't specify an amount of herbs to use but it's * a lot*. The oil barely covers the herbs when it's all said and done.

I've had oil infusing for 7 months now (cold infusion) with Calendula and it smells INCREDIBLE. It is going to make some awesome lip or diaper balm.

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Anne-Marie
blog: www.soap-queen.blogspot.com
supplies: www.brambleberry.com

I would like to try infusing oils. Just haven't done it yet.

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Haven