How to Make Lotion From Scratch Part One

Actor and Stand-up Comedian, Jim Germano, learns to make lotion with SoapCrafters.com. Pam Love at SoapCrafters.com gets Jim into the kitchen to make a shea butter lotion from scratch and basically do her work for her. This video is spread over 4 parts, and this is the first part. As it turns out, you can teach a comic new tricks! The parrot and the dog caused only a little trouble in part one. Topics covered in part one: why shea butter will go lumpy, how to properly use shea butter, the talking bird in the background is an African Grey and where Jim is performing lately. Video made by http://www.soapcrafters.com

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• shea butter lotion

[courtneytufts]

water??? You mean aloe vera liquid??? it doesn't call for water. or did I miss something.

and can I also use cocoa butter to replace the shea butter???

[soapcrafters]

@courtneytufts Sorry about that, yes, the aloe liquid. Sure, you can substitute cocoa butter for the shea butter. You will not have to heat the cocoa butter to 180 like you do the shea butter. Just melt it is all.

[courtneytufts]

Hi there,,,I made this lotion twice now,,,and it seems a bit on the watery side. It does thicken up , but not like I was hoping. What can I do to get it a little thicker???

=)

[soapcrafters]

@courtneytufts You can use less water in the recipe. Maybe cut it back by 10% and it'll be thicker.

[soapcrafters]

@soapcrafters @courtneytufts Sorry about that, yes, the aloe liquid. Sure, you can substitute cocoa butter for the shea butter. You will not have to heat the cocoa butter to 180 like you do the shea butter. Just melt it is all.

[HulaAnglers]

fun video- thanks for sharing, I was wondering what can be used instead of Shea butter and at what ratio?

[chefcolby1]

Just so you know 4Tbsp is 1/4 c. So 8Tbsp world be 1/2c.

[acrow11]

home made lotion huh?

[harshagal]

double boiler is more safe !!

[mjeol]

You can use guar gum powder or xanthan gum powder (or both) to get it to thicken up naturally. It only takes a little, little, little bit of guar gum and whisk it (stir or use a blender) to get it to start thickening. The more you add, the thicker it will be, so add a tiny bit at a time (seriously, like less than a teaspoon at a time) Guar gum can be added to the lotion even if its not over heat. When you add it, let it sit for like 30min-1hr b/c it will thicken over time