This bright and juicy Whipped Lemon Poppyseed Emulsified Sugar Scrub is a new bath time favourite of mine. In addition to leaving my skin wonderfully soft, hydrated, and exfoliated, it also leaves me craving pound cake, and I definitely don’t think that’s a bad thing. It’s rich and creamy, packed with scrubby sugar and a sprinkling of poppy seeds, and thanks to the emulsifying wax in it, it won’t leave greasy globs of shower death in your bathtub. All good things, says I (my shower, skin, and skull agree).
The thing that makes an emulsified sugar scrub extra special over other sugar scrubs is how it’ll emulsify with your bath water. This is awesome for two reasons. Reason #1: It doesn’t turn your bath into a death trap. Oil + smooth bath tub = crazy high slipping hazard. Fortunately, the oil in this scrub will emulsify with your bath water, and wash harmlessly down the drain instead of floating on top and then leaving an oil slick as your bath water drains off. This also means less tub scrubbing, which I am all for!
Reason #2: emulsified sugar scrubs basically create a lotion right on your skin, right as you use them. So, in addition to getting some kick-butt exfoliation going on, your skin is getting a serious dose of made-to-order hydration. I definitely can’t argue with that in February (or any month of the year, really—Calgary is dryyyyyy).
Despite the prominent poppyseed bit in the name, most of the scrubbiness comes from sugar. This is because sugar is water soluble and will dissolve into your bath water and wash down your drain after you scrub with it, unlike poppy seeds. A few will easily wash away, but lots of poppyseeds = lots of tiny black dots in your tub, which seemed… less than ideal. We’re really just going for that fun yellow-and-black studded look rather than a swarm of black mini-beads in your bath.
In keeping with the wonderfulness of DIY, you can customize the scrubbiness of this scrub to your tastes. 100g (3.5oz) of sugar is really quite scrubby, so if you aren’t fond of an enthusiastic buffing, I’d recommend starting with less. If you’ve got quite sensitive skin you can work up from nothing—simply wait to add the sugar until you’re whipping the chilled oils part, and add a wee bit at a time, testing between additions, and stopping when you’re happy (and be sure to take notes so you can do it again!).
Once you’ve whipped up this scrub you’ll have a beautiful tub of creamy, scrubby goodness that is downright lovely to use. It leaves your skin soft and hydrated, and definitely not too oily—thanks to the emulsifying wax, this scrub rinses off beautifully, leaving just soft skin. You’ll also probably want pound cake, but I’m definitely not going to apologize for that 😉 Enjoy your brand new Whipped Lemon Poppyseed Emulsified Sugar Scrub!
Whipped Lemon Poppyseed Emulsified Sugar Scrub
20g | 0.71oz complete emulsifying wax (not beeswax!)
20g | 0.71oz refined shea butter (USA / Canada)
8g | 0.28oz stearic acid (USA / Canada / UK)
40g | 1.41oz safflower oil
3g | 0.1oz sea buckthorn fruit oil (sea buckthorn seed oil is ok, too—it is just for colour)20 drops lemon essential oil
70–100g | 2.47–3.5oz white sugar (USA / Canada)
1g | 0.03oz poppy seeds
2 drops Vitamin E MT-50 (USA / Canada)Prepare a water bath by bringing about 3cm/1″ of water to a bare simmer over low to medium-low heat in a small saucepan.
Weigh the emulsifying wax, shea butter, stearic acid, safflower oil, and seabuckthorn oil into a small heat-resistant glass measuring cup. Place the measuring cup in your prepared water bath to melt everything through.
Once everything has melted, remove the measuring cup from the heat and dry the outside of it off with a dish towel. Set the measuring cup on a towel or hot pad to insulate it from the counter and stir the mixture to combine. Stir in the essential oil, sugar (read the blog above to decide how much sugar to use), poppy seeds, and vitamin E. Transfer the mixture to a bowl you can use electric beaters in, and pop that bowl in the fridge to help the sugar scrub mixture solidify—this will take 30–40 minutes.
When the sugar scrub mixture has solidified, remove the bowl from the fridge. Use electric beaters or a stand mixture to beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy, like when you’re creaming butter and sugar together at the start of a cookie recipe.
Lightly spoon he whipped scrub into a 250mL/8oz tin. To use, portion out a small amount of scrub into a shower-safe container, and take that container into the shower or bath with you. Massage small amounts of the scrub into your skin and rinse off. Enjoy your lovely soft, exfoliated skin!
From what I hear from readers, my sea buckthorn berry oil is much less orange than is usual. I used 3g (0.1oz) with that in mind—I expect your scrub will be a brighter colour than mine, but it still shouldn’t stain anything, especially since you’re using it in the bath with quite a lot of water to dilute it. If you don’t have sea buckthorn oil, you can use another 3g (0.1oz) of safflower oil and either leave your scrub un-coloured, or you can colour it with a bit of yellow iron oxide or yellow mica.
Shelf Life & Storage
Because this scrub does not contain any water, it does not require a broad-spectrum preservative (broad spectrum preservatives ward off microbial growth, and microbes require water to live—no water, no microbes!). Be sure to keep it dry to ensure it lasts as long as possible—don’t let any water get into the container and it should easily last a year. I highly recommend portioning out the amount you want to use into a small shower-safe container for use so you are never taking the master batch into the bath/shower, where it is very likely to become contaminated with water as you’ll be dipping into it with wet hands. If you plan on giving this scrub away, please include 0.5% Liquid Germall Plus™ (USA / Canada).
I have a general question about emulsification/preservation. I have read so much of your material but I want to make sure I am understanding it correctly. I make products and prefer not to use preservatives (save for vitamin E, not a preservative), however I know you strongly caution against that. As an example, for an anhydrous product like body butter that I’d like to last for a year, what do you suggest for a preservative? And also, with temperature changes, the butter can change consistency (for example I live in MN but took it on a trip to HI – it was a mess). What do you recommend for that? Thank you so much!
No water, no preservative—anhydrous body butters included. Shelf life will be impacted by the shelf life of the ingredients (some oils will go rancid faster than others), but adding a broad spectrum preservative will do diddly squat for the shelf life if there is no water in the concoction.
Melting point is all about the formulation. Most butters melt between 30–40°C, so anything you take to a tropical location will tend to soften (if not completely liquefy) if not combined with an ingredient with a significantly higher melting point—typically wax. I have seen some body care sellers who won’t ship certain body butters during the summer for this reason. If you like pure butters, there really isn’t much you can do… it’s hot, they melt… that’s just the way it goes lol.
Hi there, can you explain your total base size please? Do you include the essential oil and sugar into your base size? I’m trying to work out percentages for this recipe. Do you add 1 or 2% essential oil as I can’t work out drops. Many Thanks, Sarah
Hi Jen! I’d encourage you to make this newer formulation instead; it’s properly in percentages and I think it’s a far better product. Happy making!
I was wondering about organic emulsifying was vs “regular” emulsifying wax NF. I made the first batch with emulsifying wax NF and it turned out great. Then I made a batch with EcoMulse (and a second with organic emulsifying was) and they both left a (very!) thick layer of grease on my skin that had to be washed away with soap. In all the recipes I used Sunflower oil instead of safflower oil. Any idea why this would be?
What are the INCI’s of those “organic/natural” e-waxes? My general guess is that they are pretty crap emulsifying waxes if that’s the end result you got, but I’m interested to see the INCI 🙂
This sounds delicious!
What is stearic acid, what does it do and how can I replace it?
Thank you. And hello from Croatia 🙂
Stearic acid offers thickening without the waxiness/stickiness of wax (which is why you should definitely get some!). You could try using cocoa butter instead, but the final product will definitely be quite a bit softer.
Marie,
With the Phenonip, and I use it all the time for other applications, is this safe for around the lips as a lip scrub?
Honestly, I would recommend formulating your lip scrubs so they don’t need a preservative. I prefer to keep all things around my lips as close to food as possible, and there’s really no reason to need a preservative in a lip scrub.
How much does this batch make?
Marie says to use a 250 ml / 8 oz jar, so I guess 250 ml / 8 oz
Bingo!
~250 mL 🙂
thank you soo much!!!! I’ve been wanting to make an emulsified scrub but every recipe I found was way to complicated. this is simple and to the point. Thank you 🙂
You’re very welcome! Happy making 🙂
Optiphen is another good, paraben free choice for a preservative for emulsified sugar scrubs. It’s never failed me and what I use in the products I sell as most of my customers are avoiding parabens. I like Phenonip; it’s a good preservative, but it is a paraben. You have to look at safety ratings however and judge for yourself. I started using Optiphen in sugar scrubs and other aqueous products because I bought it for lotion and it was simply a failure in lotion, causing more to fail than I cared for. So I needed to use up the bottle and according to SwiftCraftyMonkey I found all it’s good in. Thank heavens!
Like you, I love Optiphen in my sugar scrubs; it absolutely has never failed me there. Optiphen, however, shouldn’t be used in lotions, as it’s meant for anhydrous products. Optiphen ND is what I use in lotions, as it’s meant for products containing water, and it hasn’t let me down yet. Maybe try that next time in your lotion projects rather than Optiphen? <3 🙂
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Good to know! Thanks for the clarification!
Sweet, thanks Persteph! I’ll have to give that a try in the future 🙂
I’m looking for a nice scrub for my legs to try an dcombat my annoying ingrowing hairs. This sounds devine. I’m just wondering what the stearic acid is for though. I don’t have any (and don’t really wish to get any as it’s generally derived from palm oil) and was wondering if I can substitute.
Thank you 🙂
Stearic acid offers thickening without the waxiness/stickiness of wax. You could try using cocoa butter instead, but the final product will definitely be quite a bit softer.
What about unrefined Shea butter?
That will work, but the smell will come through in the finished product 🙂
Just took it out the fridge and whipped it up!Washed my hands, a test drive, and ooh baby. What a lovely luxurious scrub. I’m going to make me another batch with just a little bit of sugar for my face. Smells like spring (and yummy pound cake). Thank you so much for sharing your adventurous side with all of us!
Ooooh, lovely! Thanks for DIYing with me 🙂
Orange wax, not going to say more than that!
I’ve been off the shea wagon (other than soaps) for such a long time and last week actually, whipped up some new shea body butter for some wickedly horrible dry skin (my skin looks like I’ve been clawed, thank goodness for clothing!), and I’m actually really impressed by how it feels in the body butter/lotion. It needs to be played with a little more!
This recipe could not have come at a better time, I was looking for a scent combination for a hand scrub and I think just good old fashioned lemon would do!
Ooh Penny, please do say more about orange wax. I have a bottle and need more ideas on using it. 🙂
EVERYTHING! I adore orange wax and try to put it in everything I can. In this recipe, reduce the safflower by 5 or 10 g and toss in the orange wax otherwise everything else is the same.
Anything that is a wash off product, go to town! Remember, orange wax and the sun are not a good thing. I put orange wax in my bath bombs, hair products, face scrubs, body scrubs, during winter I add it into some body butters/lotions.
Have fun!
Woohoo, thanks!
Woo! And… I think I probably need to make an orange wax scrub now. Maybe with salt this time—I know you love it! 😉
I swear to the skin gods you read minds. I sat down this morning with my coffee, my iPad and began thinking of a new orange wax Dead Sea salt body scrub. Then got distracted by all your replies!
Mmmm… salt on skin. Heaven! My current face wash is actually a tub of finely ground Himalayan Salt, crushed lavender buds, some essential oils and moringa oil. My face looks amazing!
You finally got me on the salt train! 😛 As for the mind reading… that shall forever be my secret!
Do I have to use the stearic acid? I don’t have any on hand. Is there a I can use?
Eh… stearic acid offers thickening without the waxiness/stickiness of wax (which is why you should definitely get some!). You could try using cocoa butter instead, but the final product will definitely be quite a bit softer.
Ooo, I’ve been planning a lemon poppyseed scrub too! I have some sweet almond oil that I infused with vanilla beans to make it (hopefully) smell more dessert-y. Will definitely have to try this recipe too, I like the idea of an emulsifying scrub!
Oooh, that sounds decadent! Enjoy 😀
I need this! Poppy seeds optional. Lmao. But I adore citrus and emulsified sugar scrub is awesome! Hmm lemon lime blend. I can hear my shower calling!
Ooooer. YUM! 😀
I have a seriously gritty jar of shea butter – what better place to use it than in a scrub where the grittiness will never be noticed! My husband thanks you for the brilliant idea of emulsifying the scrub. I love in-shower lotions, he hates tempting fate every time he showers after me. Thank you! I love this blog!
Ha! I can definitely understand your husband’s joy as I have definitely subjected myself to some sketchy showers post-scrub 😛 At least it was all me haha!
I’m hoping to include this in an auction basket of homemade goodies. I just made my test batch, but subbed pumpkin seed oil and sunflower oil for the Sea Buckthorn and safflower (since I didn’t have them). The yellow color is a little muted, but ok. I also doubled the lemon e.o. amount. For most recipes requiring melting, I tend to use a stainless steel pitcher (think milk frothing pitcher) to melt everything in over my gas stove on the lowest setting. If cooling is required after melting, I take the stainless steel pitcher and put it in a ice water bath to cool instead of using the fridge. Hopefully, there is nothing wrong with my impatient methods as long as temperatures are attended to.
As long as nothing is getting scorched I’m sure it’s all fine 🙂 I just like the water bath ’cause I tend to do lots of things at once and get distracted!
Made this sugar scrub, turned out wonderful! Love it Substituted cranberry seeds as I did not have poppyseeds in stock. Thank you again, Marie, for another awesome DIY recipe. Just got the last of my ingredients to make up some DIY makeup from you new book!!
Oooooh, lovely! The cranberry seed idea has my brain running off, as it tends to 😛 Happy making and thanks for DIYing with me (and buying my book!).
I have optiphen and liquid germall plus. Would either of these work in place of the phenonip or is that a must? Thank you Marie.
I think the LGP should work, according to this resource… though it conflicts with what Susan recommends. Because this already contains an emulsifier the LGP should incorporate well.
Thank you Marie. 🙂
I’m in the kitchen now whipping up a coconut-lime version of your recipe. I had some unsweetened coconut flakes in my cupboard that I am using instead of poppy seeds.
Oooooooh, my mouth is watering!
So I was able to get mine into a disposable squeeze bottle with a flip top so I can take it into the shower without worrying about getting it wet.
Oooh, that’s awesome! Super cool 😀
Is there a percentage of emulsifying wax/fats that needs to be used in order for the scrub to not cause tub accidents? My version of this wonderful recipe is somewhat less creamy than I’d like it, was wondering about increasing oil quantity. I looked online but I can only find recommended ratios for lotions, creams etc. Thanks!
It’s typically ~20–25% of the oil part 🙂
Thanks!
Hi! I was wondering if you could tell me whether I could use borage (or some other oil) in place of the safflower oil in this recipe. Thank you so much!
Check this out for more information on carrier oil swaps 🙂
Ohhhh, how lovely this is…. on a whim I pulled out the ingredients and whipped up a batch of this scrub and I’m glad I did! I made only about 60g of product (quartered the recipe) just to see how it’d turn out and I’m already planning on making more. I added matcha powder to get a green hue and it looks great, I just wish I had added more lemon e.o. as I can’t smell it at all but that’s just a small detail. This scrub rinses off beautifully clean and doesn’t leave my skin feeling oily or sticky. Another fantastic recipe. Thanks
Yay! Once you go emulsified with your scrubs, you can’t go back 😀
Hello,
I hope you can help. I made an emulsified scrub and a few days later the sugar separated from the oil. It looked like a lump of smooth-sugar-playdoh surrounded by oil. I could take my finger and twirl the sugar mass around in the oil and it would keep its shape perfectly. I used a spoon and stirred it back together. That seemed to work temporarily. What could have caused this. I keep thinking it wasn’t emulsified properly- but I followed the directions to a “T.”
Hey Lisa! It’s definitely not emulsified properly, but that’s not a bad thing—there’s nothing here to make an emulsion from ’cause there’s no water! That comes in at the instant of use 🙂 What you’re experiencing is separation/settling out, just as if you had sand in a bottle of water. Is there anything in the recipe you made to thicken it, like stearic acid? Do you live somewhere quite hot that would be making the oils liquify enough that they can’t support the weight of the sugar?
I made this and i love it! However, after it settled down, it became quite hard/ crunchy, not at all fluffy and i need to take a lump out and wetten it befor i can smear it. Any idea howcome and how to repair?
I followed the recipe and used sunfloweroil and e-wax (= Cetearyl alcohol & PEG20 stearate). Thanks!! xxx
You might need more liquid oil for your climate 🙂
Sorry, that’s so simple, I feel quite dumb for asking… 😉 That’s what i thought, but I haven’t got around to try it yet. Ill let you know how it turns out, thanks again Marie!
No worries at all, happy making!
Probably a stupid question but how much is 1% Optiphen for this recipe?
I’ve got a preservative calculator here that’ll figure that out for you 🙂
Can I use this as a facial scrub
Oh heavens, no! It is WAY too rough for your face unless, perhaps, you are an elephant 😛
Do you have a sugar scrub facial recipe that would use these or similar ingredients?
No; I typically would not recommend using sugar to scrub the face as it’s quite aggressive and facial skin is quite delicate. Check out this recipe instead 🙂
I recently made this scrub and thought it was wonderful! I didn’t use it right away, and stored it sealed at room temperature. When I went to use it, about a week later, it had separated – all the oils surrounded a nasty waxy glob of sugar in the jar. Any idea why that would happen?
Hmm… what is “room temperature” for you? 30°C+?
Now that you mention it, it was in the summer and I can’t remember if it was in an air conditioned room the whole time before I went to use it – so I’d have to say it was probably around 30, possibly warmer.
That’ll be it! It basically just melted 🙂 You can re-whip it in cooler temps and it should revive nicely.
Would using coffee grounds instead of sugar work, do you think? I’m having trouble finding a decent (read: uncomplicated) emulsified coffee scrub. Thanks 🙂
Yes, BUT don’t do all coffee grounds; I’d just do a small portion and leave the rest sugar. They make a huge mess in your tub, can clog your drain, and are mucho scrubbier than sugar. Also be sure to use fresh grounds—don’t recycle old ones 🙂 Happy scrubbing!
Hi Marie, I have a few quick questions please. Is using refined Shea butter purely for the lack of scent and if not on hand can unrefined be used?
What oils can I use to substitute for safflower and seabuckthorn oils without greatly changing the final result?
Thanks
It is, yes! You can use unrefined if you’ve got it and don’t mind the scent 🙂 You can use other inexpensive liquid oils in place of the two mentioned, though it won’t be as yellow without the seabuckthorn.
Thank you very much.
Happy making!
I would love to make this emulsified scrub (with a Shea butter blend) but I would like to thin it out a bit with some water because I prefer squeeze bottle scrubs instead of jars. Do you think this will work especially concerning the slippery tub ? Lol
Hey! So, no. Don’t add water when there wasn’t any before—thin it by reducing the thickening ingredients (the solid ones) and increasing the thinning ingredients (the liquid ones) to compensate Adding water creates the issue of needing a preservative and it’ll also dissolve the sugar so it won’t be a scrub anymore!
I understand that you do not recommend using beeswax as an emulsifier but can it be added to the hard butter ratios of the recipe?
I don’t recommend it in something like this—it doesn’t wash off well and leaves the skin sticky :/
Hi Marie,
Just a question about the preservative. Since I will be making these for gifts, I will be using a preservative. The Phenonip details says it is oil soluble. Does this mean it will get trapped in the oil and be less effective against water inclusion? Or will this preservative still work if someone dips wet hands into it?
Sorry. Just want to be sure before I make this. 🙂
Thanks
I have read so much back-and-forth about this from various cosmetic chemists that I’ve definitely gone back and forth on what seems to be the best solution several times. My most recent check says yes, you’re right, and since this already contains an emulsifier water soluble is definitely the way to go. I’ve updated the post to reflect this, thank you!
Thanks, Marie.
I ended up doing these in single use containers, instead of worrying about which preservative to use.
They turned out fantastic and were a big hit for the bridal shower.
I also did some that were whipped scrubs based on one of your recipes, and they were fabulous as well.
Next time I will include the preservative you mention so I can make a larger container.
Thanks for your help. 🙂
Woohoo! I’m so glad you enjoyed the scrub 🙂 I should make more whipped scrubs… it’s been a while!
Hello Marie,
I am a recent fan and have been devouring your site for about a month. Thank you! It’s amazing! I just bought some products and am ready to start making, and this recipe is one of the first on my list. I was just wondering if there was a way I could sub coconut oil for something (I wasn’t sure if it would change the consistency too much if I exchanged it for the shea and I figured it’s too hard to change with the safflower right)? If it would mess with the consistency too much, I’ll just stick with the recipe).
I am hoping to make a coconut rose scrub from this recipe! (I’m a big Herbivore fan but love the idea of making myself!)
Hey Gina! This recipe can be a bit hard for some people so I would go ahead and try coconut oil in place of the shea butter—do report back and let me know how it goes 😀 Thanks so much for reading and happy making!
Hi Marie – I made this once with sea buckthorn seed oil and love it but was wanting to try sea buckthorn berry oil. New directions in Australia sell it as sea buckthorn berry co2 oil. It says it is highly concentrated. Is this the right one?
By the way I love this recipe so much it is going to be a Xmas gift – thought if I subbed out the poppyseeds, and added in green and yellow jojoba beads like in the Christmas scrub it would look more Christmas festive. Do you think this work?
That sounds like the right thing—I’d recommend starting at 1–2% for colour. I just did a lotion with 2% fruit oil and holy momma it is ORANGE. And yes, I love the idea with the jojoba beads!
This scrub is the bomb! I’ve tried so many other scrub recipes and was not completely content with them. This is the best – not dry and crumbly like others I’ve tried, has the perfect amount of scrub, rinses like a dream and leaves skin so soft. Thank you!
I’m so thrilled you’re loving it! Thanks for DIYing with me, and happy making 🙂
Thanks for this recipe Marie.
My emulsifyin wax is Olivem 1000, supplier documentation says usage rate is 1 to 5%. Do you think I could still make this lovely scrub with 5% olivem 1000? Or is it safe to go up 20% ?
Thank you!
Hey Patricia! That 5% number makes sense for things like lotions, and that’s probably the context in which that number was supplied. It’s a recommended usage rate, rather than a safety thing. If you look up the component ingredients you won’t find anything safety-wise limiting their use to that extent, so yes, go ahead and use 20% 🙂
I tried a slight variation with this, adding butters and beeswax into the recipe, my skin feel great after using it but my tub is slippery. How can I fix that?
Assuming you haven’t removed the emulsifier, I would remove the beeswax—I find it to be very difficult to rinse off/out cleanly 🙂
Hi! No I did not remove the ewax, I added it at 10% and beeswax at 5%, total oil slick in my tub. Is this just from the beeswax? I did not have a problem washing it off my skin and as mentioned my skin felt great after
I’d remove the beeswax completely and see if that solves your problem 🙂
Can I use Stearyl Palmitate to replace stearic acid?
Maybe? You’d likely have to re-develop the formulation to get the correct end consisitency.
This scrub is so amazing! And because it’s nearly Christmas, I decided to use up some candy canes by smooshing them into a powder (okay, I did use a food processor, as it makes short and easy work of “smooshing”. LOL ) and then mixed it with the sugar. Add to that some peppermint E.O. and I now have a lovely peppermint candy cane sugar scrub! Thanks, Marie, for sharing this recipe! It is very adaptable…great for people who love to experiment. I had lots of fun DIY-ing with you! Merry Christmas, Good Riddance 2020 and Happy New Year!
What a fun idea! Do remember to tread very carefully with peppermint in bath things, though—the hot water of the bath can really amplify the physical sensation of any essential oil, and that amplification combined with it being in contact with all your most sensitive bits can make for an alarmingly… refreshing… sensation LOL. You’ll definitely find out if you’ve over-done it on the first use 😛 Thanks for DIYing with me, and happy making 🙂
Thanks Marie….that is definitely a caution worth remembering! I was careful with the peppermint E.O. as I remembered an experience from my newbie soaping days (peppermint soap) that I don’t wish to repeat…ever again! LOL! It ‘s nice that the candy canes bring a good deal of minty freshness to the scrub, which allows for the peppermint EO to remain at a fairly low level. One quick question for you…if I wanted to add a bit of coconut oil, could I do 10g of shea butter and 10g of coconut oil? Is it reasonable to think that 20g of complete emulsifying wax will emulsify this combination of oils, even though the ratio’s have changed a bit? I’m in the process of reading your info on formulating recipes, as well as the info over wholesale supplies plus. They have an emulsifying calculator, but they use a different formulation “template” to go by. I like yours better! But I’m still in the process of learning the secret of knowing when a product is sufficiently “emulsified”. It’s definitely easier to follow your recipes and make any alterations needed. Is there a specific post which explains how to figure out the amount of emulsifiers, and the type needed for each formulation? Thank you in advance. Can’t wait to DIY with you in 2021! Best wishes for a Happy New year!
I followed this recipe exactly and my scrubs become hard as a rock after a week or so. Could it be that I am over whipping them? I can not figure out what I’ve done incorrectly.
It’s likely that the fat blend is too firm for your ambient temperature; I’d try one of my more recent sugar scrubs instead and see if that works better for you 🙂 I’ve also done two videos on YouTube you should watch—one that’s a body butter Q&A and one that’s a scrub Q&A. Happy making!
I know this is an old recipe but I am having trouble trying to write a formula for it. Did you include the sugar in your formulation?
I would recommend one of my newer ones 🙂
This recipe is fantastic, it whipped up perfectly and smells great! The fragrance is a little weak at first, but it comes alive in the shower. It feels really nice is a great, fluffy texture. I’m looking forward to giving away/selling some and seeing what my customers think. I used 3.3 oz of sugar and subbed the safflower and buckthorn for sunflower oil it was the perfect texture and a nice light yellow with ~1/8 tsp mica.