maryann Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 I made this 2 hours ago and it still looks the same, like chocolate mousse, its stiff yet melts on contact and soaks right in (the first one I made doesn't seem to soak in as quick)First made[ATTACH]2783[/ATTACH]after an hour and 1/2[ATTACH]2784[/ATTACH]tested on my son's arm, melts on contact[ATTACH]2785[/ATTACH]soaks right in (can you tell ) [ATTACH]2786[/ATTACH]I'm so excited about this one Its scented w/ chocolate devil's food cake (WSP) and colored w/ cocoa powder. The color is light brown, I didn't put too much cocoa in - I did once when I first tried whipped shea 4 months ago and it left my skin a little brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celicagtca Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Nice Arm pic, you can do arm modelling now! On a serious note, that is beautiful. I can't stand creams that leave a layer of oil on your skin. You did an awesome job on that! You'll have no problem selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Nice Arm pic, you can do arm modelling now! On a serious note, that is beautiful. I can't stand creams that leave a layer of oil on your skin. You did an awesome job on that! You'll have no problem selling it.LOL my son (6 yrs olds going on 18) said something about why am I your arm model ? He has two other brothers, but he's the only one that gets into it-testing/making stuff with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Looks wonderful! I am getting up the nerve to try some whipped shea myself. Can you tell me what oil(s) work best w/ the shea so it soaks in well? I know most use shea oil...... but I don't have any. tia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Recipe I used: (small batch just in case I messed up )6.3oz Shea Butter2.5oz Mango Butter1.5oz Sweet Almond Oil .5oz Jojoba Oil .3 Vit E .3 Emu Oil1 1/2 tbsp corn starch (I know this is ALOT but I like how it feels and the last time/my first time I made it, it was a mistake but I got rave reviews on the batch so I kept the amount. Normally 2 tsp) .7oz WSP's chocolate devils food cake flavoring for B&Bstarted out w/ 1/2 tbsp of cocoa powder and added another 1 tsp. .6oz Pheonip (preservative optional)The mixture is very dark until it sets up then it turns little brown. It was so dark I thought I was going to have to throw it out. I melted the 2 butters in my pesto pot on warm. Once melted I added it to the other oils already measured out in a glass bowl. Then I added the cocoa and starch and started whipping adding in the scent at this point. I put the bowl inside another bowl filled with ice cubes. I like this method the best for myself. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Oh my goodness that looks perfect!! Just perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate573 Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 That looks good enough to eat...Great looking and thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thanks for sharing the recipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvcandletarts2 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 That looks good! Thank you for sharing the recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Now that looks great! I will have to save your recipe for when I actually start making money on my stuff and can use the more expensive oils! I may just have to order some from your lovely websiteSteph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thanks for sharing your recipe . Looks like I am gonna have to try some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 When tweaking my recipe I learned that in order to get a true "feel" for how the end result will be, I had to wait a couple of days as it often took that long for it to firm up. Unfortunately, a couple of hours wait wasn't quite long enough for me :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 PLEASE everyone know I'm an expert in whipped shea butter,:embarasse I didn't mean to come off like that, I was just excited at how nice it came out. Elizabeth I'm actually waiting a week and 1/2 before I hand them out as samples as w/ the 2 batches previously it took that long for me to get an end result (as they kept "hardening"). I was just posting because I was happy how it looked right off the bat as the others didn't look this good from the start!! I jumped the gun, guess I need to learn ...The the people that emailed me about the recipe- I like these amounts, BUT I think the next time I do a batch I'm going to do 7oz shea and 1.5 mango (what I really need to do is buy some hemp butter, as I'm taking that amount called for in the recipe and splitting it between the shea and mango).2 days and counting its still firm and soaks right in!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Looks very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Looks very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candleslh Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Looks great. Thanks for posting the pictures. I love to look at the pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 PLEASE everyone know I'm an expert in whipped shea butter,:embarasse I didn't mean to come off like that, I was just excited at how nice it came out. Elizabeth I'm actually waiting a week and 1/2 before I hand them out as samples as w/ the 2 batches previously it took that long for me to get an end result (as they kept "hardening"). I was just posting because I was happy how it looked right off the bat as the others didn't look this good from the start!! I jumped the gun, guess I need to learn ...The the people that emailed me about the recipe- I like these amounts, BUT I think the next time I do a batch I'm going to do 7oz shea and 1.5 mango (what I really need to do is buy some hemp butter, as I'm taking that amount called for in the recipe and splitting it between the shea and mango).2 days and counting its still firm and soaks right in!! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a storm cloud on your sunny day. I wanted to share my experience with you as I got "happy" with my body butter on many occassions, only to have it harden up on me a while later...I'm keepin' my fingers crossed for ya! It does look wonderful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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