Melt the shea butter in your microwave at 50 % power until just melted.
I don't like spreading a paste on my pits so I'm going to try out the following:
melt shea butter, mix in coconut oil, arrowroot powder, baking soda, bentonite clay, witch hazel, and tea tree, jasmine blend, and geranium essential oils, pour into mold and make a deodorant bar.
For the complete DIY:
Melt the shea butter, argan oil and emulsifying wax in a double boiler until completely melted.
Not exact matches
Mixing it with
shea butter or cocoa
butter might also help since those
melt at higher temps.
You can try putting it in the freezer for a few minutes first, or using a mix of cocoa
butter or
shea butter (both of which don't
melt as easily).
Mixing the coconut oil with
shea or cocoa
butter will raise its
melting point and keep it more solid when its warm.
Adding
shea butter or cocoa
butter might help, as these have a higher
melting point than coconut oil.
For warmer temperatures and summertime, I think I'll be tweaking this with cocoa or
shea butter to keep it from
melting.
I'd love for this to work because all the other recipes I've found are
melting the oils, and
shea butter, and it's definitely more work.
Melt the beeswax, almond oil (or other liquid oil), and
shea butter (if using) in a double boiler or glass bowl over a pan of water.
They are very firm, you you might need to
melt them with a liquid oil like jojoba or sweet almond to keep them from being too firm (1/3 liquid and 2/3
shea or cocoa
butter is about right).
Over medium - low heat,
melt the coconut oil and
shea butter together and whisk in the remaining ingredients until smooth and uniform.
I know it will not be easy to swallow that I consider having recourse to refined
SHEA BUTTER but here are some reasons: 1) coconut oil is costly and my aim is not only to avoid using unethically sourced products, but also to reduce the cost of food; 2) coconut oil has a very low melting point, even lower than spreadable butter, and even in its solid state it is quite soft, so I am afraid this vegan butter will not be fit for making puff pastry; 3) for all I know, and I know little, so I am not completely sure of this, coconut oil has a better nutrient profile than shea butter and is less harmful (one may infer it from the resemblance between shea butter and palm
BUTTER but here are some reasons: 1) coconut oil is costly and my aim is not only to avoid using unethically sourced products, but also to reduce the cost of food; 2) coconut oil has a very low
melting point, even lower than spreadable
butter, and even in its solid state it is quite soft, so I am afraid this vegan butter will not be fit for making puff pastry; 3) for all I know, and I know little, so I am not completely sure of this, coconut oil has a better nutrient profile than shea butter and is less harmful (one may infer it from the resemblance between shea butter and palm
butter, and even in its solid state it is quite soft, so I am afraid this vegan
butter will not be fit for making puff pastry; 3) for all I know, and I know little, so I am not completely sure of this, coconut oil has a better nutrient profile than shea butter and is less harmful (one may infer it from the resemblance between shea butter and palm
butter will not be fit for making puff pastry; 3) for all I know, and I know little, so I am not completely sure of this, coconut oil has a better nutrient profile than
shea butter and is less harmful (one may infer it from the resemblance between shea butter and palm
butter and is less harmful (one may infer it from the resemblance between
shea butter and palm
butter and palm oil).
Heat the candelilla wax, coconut oil,
shea butter, and jojoba in a double boiler until
melted.
Melt beeswax,
shea butter and coconut oil in a double boiler or small glass bowl over a small pot of boiling water, stirring constantly until
melted.
TIP: If the
shea butter is too thick for what you're trying to do,
melt it over very low heat and then use.
Melt the beeswax, almond oil (or other liquid oil), and
shea butter (if using) in a double boiler or glass bowl over a pan of water.
I'm not sure if it's a strong smell from the
shea butter or the beeswax or order of
melting the ingredients.
I make something similar as a lotion /
butter with less beeswax and ALWAYS
melt the beeswax first with the coconut oil, remove from heat, and add the
shea butter in small dollops, not one big lump, then stir constantly until it is all translucent and
shea butter is
melted.
You shouldn't
melt them all together at the same time if using
shea butter.
First,
melt the coconut oil, beeswax and
shea butter in a double boiler over medium heat until they are liquid.
Melt together
shea butter, coconut oil, and any other essential oils for a deep penetrating lotion
Leona, yes, the
shea butter keeps it for
melting at the temperature coconut oil would
melt (which is pretty easy for coconut oil to
melt).
Using a double boiler, (I use a glass bowl over a pot of simmering hot water) add the
shea butter and coconut oil and let them
melt over the lowest heat setting, stirring occasionally.
Do you know if this
melts or does the
shea butter keep it from
melting when coconut oil would
melt?
1 pound
melt and pour soap base 1/2 teaspoon lemon essential oil 1/2 teaspoon raspberry fragrance oil 1 tablespoon
shea butter Rubbing alcohol (optional)
I've made them other way (I don't
melt shea, only cut it to small pieces before whisking) recently to get softer body
butter, but then there are lumps, and that is not nice either.
In a double boiler (or in a large glass measuring cup inside a pot of water) on medium - low heat,
melt mango, cocoa, and
shea butter.
Mango and
shea have a lot in common in terms of consistency and
melting point, but while
shea butter is a bit sticky and very greasy, mango
butter absorbs in a flash leaving the skin feeling silky soft with little to no greasiness.
Add coconut oil and
shea butter to the jar and let
melt.
These DIY rosebud bath
melts are crafted with natural skin nourishing ingredients like cocoa and
shea butters and coconut oil.
shea butter is a good alternative to the coconut oil and does nt
melt like the coconut when the weather is warm if putting the deodorant in a wind up bottle.
In a double boiler (or a makeshift double boiler)
melt the coconut oil and
shea butter together until they are fully mixed.
Once the wax is
melted, add in the coconut oil and
shea butter and let all of that
melt.
Once the wax, coconut oil, and
shea butter is
melted, turn off the stove and add in your essential oils.
Whether
shea butter piled on Persian carpets; collages featuring printed tropical foliage and African masks which have been splattered with slicks of
melted oil - stick; or a stylised falling figure rendered in ceramic, much of this work reverberates with notions of escapism, being an outsider and the whys and wherefores of using stereotypically «African» imagery.
In a double boiler, heat the
shea butter and coconut oil until it is
melted.