Finished Massage Bar
Valentine’s Day is this weekend and I can’t believe it is almost here! The year just seems to be flying by. Today I wanted to make a simple massage bar that is easy to travel with, gentle to apply and gives the skin a nice, dewy feel. Come join me!
| Ingredients Castor Oil Colorless Jojoba Oil Dimethicone Conditioning Emulsifier Beeswax Cocoa Butter, White High Melt Point Shea Butter Bourbon Geranium Essential Oil Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil Natural Vanilla Oil |
Equipment Scale Microwave Safe Container Spoons Pipettes |
Recipe:
| Recipe in Grams 57.5 grams Castor Oil 230 grams Colorless Jojoba Oil 172.5 grams Dimethicone 57.5 grams Conditioning Emulsifier 172.5 grams Beeswax 172.5 grams Cocoa Butter, White 287.5 grams High Melt Point Shea Butter 2.5 grams Bourbon Geranium Essential Oil 1.8 grams Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil 7.4 grams Natural Vanilla Oil |
Recipe in Ounces 2.03 oz Castor Oil 8.11 oz Colorless Jojoba Oil 6.08 oz Dimethicone 2.03 oz Conditioning Emulsifier 6.08 oz Beeswax 6.08 oz Cocoa Butter, White 10.14 oz High Melt Point Shea Butter 0.09 oz Bourbon Geranium Essential Oil 0.06 oz Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil 0.26 oz Natural Vanilla Oil |
Recipe in Percentages 5% Castor Oil 20% Colorless Jojoba Oil 15% Dimethicone 5% Conditioning Emulsifier 15% Beeswax 15% Cocoa Butter, White 25% High Melt Point Shea Butter Q.S. Bourbon Geranium Essential Oil Q.S. Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil Q.S. Natural Vanilla Oil |
Weighing Castor and Jojoba Oil
Weigh everything into a microwave safe container. Heat gently until everything is completely melted. This took about 3 minutes for me.
If you are familiar with making lip balms and other salves, you know that there is a point that the mixture will become crystal clear. DO NOT expect that from this mixture. This recipe can be 180°F and it will still be cloudy, even though everything is melted.
Adding Dimethicone
I recommend using your trusty thermometer and immersion blender for this project. Using the immersion blender, mix the mixture well. Keep an eye out for anything that has not melted yet. If you see anything, keep blending. The heat and the agitation with help your oils and waxes melt and remained mixed.
Weighing Beeswax
If you need to reheat your mixture before you get it into your containers or molds, reheat the mixture and then blend it again. You don’t want to end up with some bars that are super hard and some that are semi-liquid.
Fill the mini deodorant tubes and allow to cool. Cap, label and enjoy!
Weighing Cocoa Butter
Heating Mixture
Mixture Almost Fully Melted
Didn’t see this the first time, but sounds awesome.
It is an awesome recipe! We’ve enjoyed it!