Teach Soap

I searched through the posts and found the one where it says to use 1/3 beeswax, 1/3 butters, and 1/3 oils. This is what I came up with. What do you think? Thanks.

1/3 Beeswax
1/3 Butters
1/3 Oils

6 1.25 oz Lotion Bars

7.5 oz total weight
2.5oz Beeswax
2.5oz Butters – 1.25 oz Cocoa Butter, 1.25 oz Shea Butter
2.5oz Oils – 1.25 oz Jojoba, 1.25 oz Avocado
.4oz Fragrance

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Haven

it sounds kinda like the one i used. should there be a little more beeswax than butters/oils? what about preservatives?

i tried this one:

4 ounces mango or shea butter
4 ounces beesweax, yellow or white
5 ounces liquid oil (jojoba or grapeseed are both excellent)
2 teaspoons of essential oil or fragrance oil

i halved it. it seems a bit greesy and and gets soft at room temp.

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~Shell

I think there should be more beeswax than liquid oils. I based this one on the post I found from Soapbuddy. I seem to trust her recommendations. I will try it. I just want to make one for my mom's birthday next Friday. She really likes them and I haven't tried one yet. I think I can make a better one than what she has now. Of course that might just be me. LOL! I will try it and see how it works out.

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Haven

I tend to use more beeswax due to Palm Springs heat. You might be able to get by with less beeswax, depending on where you live.

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

I have a question about lotion bars. I had never heard of them until I started making lotion. So I thought I would give it a try. I have never seen one or bought one so I have nothing to compare them with. I put mine in muffin tins. They just seem like a little greasy muffin. Where do you store them? Maybe I should spend the money to compare?

They are naturally going to be more greasy than a lotion, since they are only oils and wax. I use quite a bit of sweet almond oil in mine and I think they are quite nice. The greasiness disappears after a few minutes.

I used to mold mine in muffin tins, but I recently switched to guest soap molds, which I find works better.

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Petra

I am in Texas and it is pretty hot here. I think I will stick with the more beeswax. Just to make sure I get a good hard bar. I would hate for it to "melt" before she gets to use it.

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Haven

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

Thanks!

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Haven

You're welcome.

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

i live on long island.. not quite texas, but it gets hot and humid here in the summer.

the bar i made is pretty soft and squishy. i think i'll add more beeswax too.

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~Shell

Wooo...I wanna try!!!

Ok. So I made these last night. I melted everything, let it cool slightly, poured into my mold and let harden and cool completely. When I went to unmold, they wanted to stick to the mold! One of them, I completely broke apart, a couple of more lost their decorative tops and then I stuck them in the freezer like I would m&p and the last two came out easier but still left a little bit in the mold. What do I need to do differently? They work great. I had a little bit of extra (don't know how that happened) and so I poured it into a silicone ice cube tray that I have. Those popped out great and do I of course had to try them! A little bit greasy at first but then it soaks in and my hands were very soft. So, any suggestions on unmolding?

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Haven

my original ones were too soft to pop out of the mold. i put them right in the freezer over night, and blam, out they came. nothing was left behind.

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~Shell

Leave them in the freezer til they are completely frozen. Overnight is safe. Silicone molds work great for this.

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