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I have been wanting to make a massage bar, but didn't have much beeswax available, I have been experimenting and I ended up using a recipe I found on one of my suppliers websites but changed it around a bit.
it said i needed to use 85 grams of beeswax (2.9oz) and 15grams of soy wax (0.52oz).

I decided to use 85grams of soy wax pillar blend (ecosoya skin safe) and 15g beeswax for scent and hardness of the bar. the rest of the recipe was cocoa butter, shea butter and sweet almond oil.

I tested the bar out on my husband, It took a little rubbing before it started melting into his skin, it didn't liquify immensly or melt in my hand, but it did give a nice massage. The only thing I was worried about was residue. I noticed when i gently scraped the skin with my nail there was residue in my fingers (the oil didn't really penetrate into the skin).. wondering if this is because of the soy being used and not beewax?

I ve never used a massage bar, so i dont know what they re like. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Beeswax is not vegan friendly. You can try carnauba or candelilla wax. Since both are harder waxes you would need less then beeswax. A massage bar should melt easily in contact with the skin. If it doesn't, I would back off on the wax.

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Irena
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Ok, what about if I use 100% soy wax and grapeseed oil for the massage bar? How do you think that would work out for the bar meltage? How do you think that would feel as far as residue is concerned? Thank you

Soy wax and grapeseed is a good start. I would add some jojoba since it's so nice on the skin, or maybe some almond oil. Play around with it and see what you like. Make a small batch and let it be for at least a day. Then come back to it and rub it on your skin. Don't forget to take good notes and weigh everything. That way if you come up with something that you like you can easily reproduce it.

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Irena
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Thank you soapbuddy. I will definitely do that and let you know how it turned out. Should I also use the jojoba along with the grapeseed?

Sonya

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Irena
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thanks for the advice, i meant to erase the vegan part, as i realised it wasn't vegan friendly if i put beeswax in it, but wanted to substitute the beeswax altogether.
but yeah, i will look out for the other waxes and see if i can get some.

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