Raspberry Lime Body Cream
Source of Recipe
http://www.greenmountainessentials.com/recipesthree.htm
Recipe Introduction
A thick body cream with a lot of Shea Butter. The Raspberry Lime blend is nice, but can be substitued with any fragrance or essential oil. Recipe makes 100g. Suitable for jars.
List of Ingredients
Oil Phase
15% Shea Butter- 15g
5% Sweet Almond Oil- 5g
5% Emulsifying wax- 5g
3% Mango Butter- 3g
2% Stearic Acid-2g
1% Vitamin E-1g
Water Phase
56.25% Water- 56.25g
7% Propylene Glycol
4% Glycerin
Preservative Phase
1% Phenonip- 1g
Fragrance
0.25% Lime Fragrance Oil- .25g
0.5% Raspberry Fragrance Oil- .5g
Recipe
Weigh out ingredients of the oil phase into your bowl. Melt over low heat. Weigh out and heat water phase. Weigh out Phenonip and add to oils. Remove oils from heat. Add water and mix well for 10-25 minutes (this doesn't have to be a constant mix, Use a stick blender or Kitchen Aid type blender for several minutes at a time over 25 minutes)
When cooled add fragrance and mix for several more minutes.