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I am fairly new to making lotions with a more complex list of ingredients. I apologize if this seems to be a silly question, but here goes. I have a couple different recipes I've tried to make that include thicker ingredients, Vitamin E oil and Liquid Glycerin. They are both in plastic bottles. The recipes call for small amounts like 1/8 teaspoon of Vitamin E Oil. With this ingredient being so thick, it is hard to measure out exactly 1/8 of a teaspoon. Can either of these products be heated at all to thin it a bit to get a more accurate amount without ruining the product? My thought was to pour a larger amount in a bowl, heat it up in the microwave, take what I need then pour the rest back in the original container without a ton being left on the spoon. I'm just trying not to waste a bunch of product.

Thanks!

Teaspoons are not accurate for lotions. I would convert the recipe into ounces or grams and the glycerin and vitamin E into ml's. You can use disposable plastic pipettes for the ml's.
Do not heat up the vitamin E! You will negate the properties that vitamin E has. The glycerin you can, but I would not heat it up in the microwave. Since it's a type of sugar, it will heat up extremely fast in the microwave and could break the container.

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Irena
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I don't see how I could use a dropper for the vitamin e as it is so thick, but I will give it a try. Thank you.

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Irena
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The dropper worked well for the Vitamin E and the glycerin. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into the jeweler scale you mentioned too. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it!