Cooled Butter on my finger
Cooled Butter in Jar
Oils ready to melt
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| Ingredients Lanolin Shea Butter, Refined Colorless Jojoba Oil Vitamin E Acetate Liquid Glycerin, Vegetable Derived Conditioning Emulsifier Optiphen |
Equipment Microwave safe container for weighing ingredients Scale Transfer Pipettes Spoons Containers for the finished products |
Recipe: (Makes 8 fl oz)
| Recipe in grams for 8 fl oz 112 grams Lanolin 56 grams Shea Butter, Refined 31 grams Colorless Jojoba Oil 5 grams Vitamin E Acetate 50 grams Liquid Glycerin 5 grams Conditioning Emulsifier 2.59 grams Optiphen |
Recipe in ounces for 8 fl oz 3.95 ounces Lanolin 1.98 ounces Shea Butter, Refined 1.09 ounces Colorless Jojoba Oil 0.18 ounces Vitamin E Acetate 1.76 ounces Liquid Glycerin 0.18 ounces Conditioning Emulsifier 0.09 ounces Optiphen |
| Recipe in Percentages 43% Lanolin 21% Shea Butter, Refined 12% Colorless Jojoba Oil 2% Vitamin E Acetate 19% Liquid Glycerin 2% Conditioning Emulsifier 1%Ā Optiphen |
Adding Optiphen
Notes:
If your Lanolin is very stiff and hard to get out of the container feel free to microwave it for about 30 to 45 seconds to warm the Lanolin enough to scoop it easily.
I would recommend that you put this butter into a jar. It is really hard to get out of bottle!
Filled Jars
my dermatologist told me that dry cracked feet are actually the result of a fungus. i was pregnant at the time so i didn’t do anything about it, but i plan to go back for treatment when i can. in the meantime, this looks nice.
i have a question though – the lanolin? suitable to use for breastfeeding moms?
thanks for a great blog!
fort,
It is true that severely dry and cracked feet are typically a result of fungi like the one that causes Athlete’s Foot. I would use a three pronged attack to help your feet.
1. When washing any clothes in your house, use a combination of bleach and a disinfectant. I use the 3/4 cup of bleach in the rinse cycle and the 1/4 cup disinfectant in the wash cycle. (I prefer LYSOLĀ® Brand Concentrate Disinfectant.) This fungus can become trapped in a washer and everything that runs through that washer can be infected. The bleach and disinfectant help prevent this as well as killing the fungus in your clothes.
2. Wash your feet daily and then apply a topical Athlete’s Foot treatment cream. If you have about 15 minutes to do so you can use the method my doctor recommended using household bleach. Fill a tub (or basin) with water that you can soak your feet for 10-15 minutes. Add 1/4 of bleach (Clorox or a similar chlorine laundry bleach).
3. Rotate shoes and never wear the same shoes 2 days in a row. As aggravating as it can be, you need to let your shoes dry completely between uses.
You can wear this Lanolin Butter to help your feet from drying out and I think you will see a massive difference with this and the treatment of your feet.
Lanolin is suitable for use by breastfeeding women. Lanolin is actually used in many creams and ointments to help treat crack and/or sore nipples. Lanolin is a “grease” produced by sheep to help the sheep stay dry when there is inclement weather. The lanolin is removed from the fleece when the sheep are sheared each spring.
I hope this helps!
Andee
I know this is a while ago. But, I personally like using apple cider vinegar instead of bleach as a foot soak. You get the same benefits. 15-20 minutes once or twice a day. You change the vinegar out every 7 to 10 days. Not only does it kill any bacteria or fungus, but it also does an excellent job of exfoliating. Just a towel when drying is enough to rub off the dead skin. I also think that it helps then feel better and take out some of the soreness when I’ve been running around all day, and they feel refreshed. Plus, it should interfere with being pregnant or breast feeding, since it’s just vinegar.
I just made some more of this last weekend. I’ve been using it on my dry legs. It’s helped them out tremendously. Good recipe.
Lisa,
I love this recipe too! I swear it is the best stuff for preventing my normally dry hands (in a dry climate) from cracking and bleeding everytime my hands are flexed in anyway.
Can I use Germall Plus as preservative instead? Since there is no water in the recipe, I am not sure if Germall Plus will work. Thanks.
Yes, Liquid Germall Plus can be used for this recipe.
I hope this helps!
What, you mean I’m not the only one with scraggly feet? š (Worse still, my husband likes to use them as a scratching post.) I am in love with lanolin, so I’ll be trying this recipe this weekend….thank you for the temptation.
Wow! I didn’t know all that! Thanks, Andee!
(I’m currently pregnant, so I will wait until later, but am definitely saving this info)
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My poor feet were so dry and scratchy and I landed here searching for remedies. I made this yesterday with the supplies I had on hand- 1/4 recipe based on the lanolin supply and substituted cocoa for shea butter. Holy cow!! Scraped out a marble sized blob for each foot, cozy socks and 12 hours later thereās not a sharp edge on my feet!!! Itās a bit firmer than it would have been with shea but still a soft salve. Thanks a million for this!!
You are welcome! It’s one of my favorite recipes.
hello, I am going to test this out and maybe add it to my line of products! Would BTMS50 work as a conditioning emulsifier?
It may give you a different finished texture due to the higher content of the Behentrimonium Methosulfate in BTMS-50 vs. the lower content that is our Conditioning Emulsifier. You can definitely give it a try and let us know how it works for you!
Andee