Making Lotion (Emulsion)

Making Lotion (Emulsion)
Making Lotion (Emulsion)

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Dominic is back in the spotlight today, discussing emulsion and providing a visual for the process. We do not provide the recipe for this set-up as it is part of our product line. We offer this as an example to get you familiar with what is needed to experiment at home. We do list and link to the ingredients used. Have fun and don’t be afraid to try this in your kitchen!

Oil Phase –
• Coconut Oil RBD (Certified Organic) – http://ift.tt/2cA33Na
• Grapeseed Oil (Certified Organic) – http://ift.tt/2d1f3ph
• Stearic Acid – http://ift.tt/2cA3Xti
• Emulsifying Wax – http://ift.tt/2d1dsjt

Water Phase –
• Vegetable Glycerin (Certified Organic) – http://ift.tt/2cA3qHx
• Xanthan Gum – http://ift.tt/2d1e4FD
• Citric Acid – http://ift.tt/2cA3LtS
• EDTA (Tetrasodium EDTA) – http://ewlnatur.al/edta
• Phenoxyethanol – http://ift.tt/2d1evjr

Tools –
• Hot plates or stove top
• Emulsion blender (stick blender)
• Containers that can be heated and cooled (we recommend Pyrex)
• Thermometer (optional)

Creating your formula –
Now that you’ve created your own custom product, it’s important to create a formula. Recording your formula will ensure that you can recreate the same product consistently. It also gives you the ability to scale up or down to meet the demands of your customers.

1. When you are measuring your ingredient either chose to measure by weight or by volume. It’s important that you don’t switch back and forth. Eventually, you will have to make larger batches and will need to convert your formulas. It is best if you start all of your formulas measuring by weight. When you are ready to make larger batches you will not want to have to measure out your ingredients by the cup. Every ingredient has a different specific gravity, meaning 1 cup of feathers does not weigh the same as 1 cup of water. In the long-run it is easier and more accurate to use weight for all of your measurements.

2. Since you won’t be placing ingredients directly on the scale, you must tare out the weight of your container. To tare your container weight, simply place the empty container on your scale and press the tare button. This should bring the weight to zero. Now you’re ready to place your ingredient into the container. Because you started at zero, you will get the weight of the ingredient without the container weight.

3. Record each ingredient weight and convert to a percentage of the total product.

4. You can also visit the Essential Library for recommended percentages of essential oils and conversion calculators. http://ift.tt/1W6UoTx

If you need additional help, please contact us at info@ewlnatural.com or (866) 252-9639.

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