Many customers prefer to use our pre-made bases rather than formulating from scratch as they are no fuss, ready to use and are unscented, ready to personalise – so this will guide you when adding the fragrance or essential oils.
When adding ingredients to pre-made bases there is a limited amount of additives that can be added without creating an imbalance in the recipe, or comprising the preservation system.
It is also safest not to re-heat an emulsion for the same reason.
Our Soothing and Luxury Moisturiser Bases are suitable for re-packing into either Malibu Tubes, jars or tubs. Our Body Butter is quite thick - we suggest you package it into our Wide Necked Jars or Double Wall Jars. Our Body Butter is NOT suitable for use in Malibu Tubes.
These suggestions are for 500ml/g of Moisturiser or Body Butter.
If using Malibu Tubes it can be useful to "pipe" the lotion into the narrow necked tube - instructions are HERE.
Makes 2 x 250g Jars or 5 x 100g Jars or 10 x 50g Jars
Step One: Place 500g base into a clean bowl or pyrex jug - so that you have sufficient space to mix the base to incorprate the fragrance thoroughly
Step Two: Drip Fragrance and/or Essential Oils into the jug - count the drops to ensure you don't over-scent - you can add more if required.
Step Three: Hand stir these in very thoroughly.
Step Four: If using herbal extracts and/or vitamins, add these now and stir well to combine.
Step Five: If adding colour in the form of Liquid Dispersions, Mica or glitter add these cautiously! Hand stir these in very thoroughly ensuring there are no lumps.
Step Five: Spoon into Wide Neck Tubs or Pots and seal. Label with list of additives and fragrance.
Important Note: Some Essential Oils and Fragrances are very strong, so start very low, and have a gentle sniff, and adjust up to the maximum as necessary.
We suggest the following dilution ratio's for safe usage:
10 - 20 drops per 100g for our unscented Skincare Bases for Face (0.5% - 1.0%) - even less for sensitive skin
20 - 40 drops per 100g for our unscented Skincare Bases for Body (1 - 2%)
1 - 2.5% for Foot Butters - this is 5 to 12g (1 to 2 1/2 teaspoons)
You'll find Ziplock Bags listed on our Containers and Packaging section listed under "Bags".
