Emulsified Mango Body Butter
Imagine the tropical allure of sun-kissed mangoes blended into a velvety, buttery concoction that glides effortlessly onto your skin, leaving it deeply moisturized, supple, and irresistibly fragrant.
The Emulsifiers I used for this texture:
Montanov 68: it’s a great emulsifier for body butters because it can form thick O/W creams. However, like with Olivem 1000, it has a tendency to soap.
Cetearyl Alcohol: this is not really an emulsifier but a co-emulsifier. It will help to thicken the cream up further.
Glyceryl Stearate: a W/O emulsifier that will help to bring the soapiness down due to it’s high HLB. Click here to learn why it works.
| PHASE | INGREDIENT | PERCENT (%) |
WEIGHT (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase A | Mango Butter | 08.00 | 12.00 |
| Caprylic triglyceride | 13.50 | 20.25 | |
| Glyceryl Monostearate | 01.50 | 2.25 | |
| Cetearyl Alcohol | 02.00 | 03.00 | |
| Montanov 68 | 03.00 | 04.50 | |
| Phase B | Water | 61.00 | 91.50 |
| Phase C | Glycerin | 3.00 | 4.50 |
| Siligel | 0.30 | 0.45 | |
| Phase D | Rosehip Oil | 5.00 | 7.50 |
| Vitamin E | 1.0 | 1.50 | |
| Preservative Eco | 0.7 | 1.05 | |
| Mango Fragrance Oil | 1.0 | 1.50 | |
Method
1- Measure all ingredients of Phase A and heat them to melt at 70 °C / 167 °F.
2- Measure Phase B and take a note of the full weight of the beaker + water. We will measure it again later and add back the water that evaporated if necessary.
3- Now onto Phase C, make a slurry out of Glycerin and Siligel Gum.
4- When the oil has melted and the water is at a temperature of 70 °C / 167 °F, measure the water beaker and add any water that was lost.
5- Proceed to pouring the oil phase into the water phase and emulsify at high sheer.
6- Now, add in your glycerin-gum slurry and hand stir it in. Do not use the blender anymore or you will get too many bubbles.
7- Finally, add the ingredients of Phase D one by one and stir in between.
Notes
Notes: To make the cream thicker, simply increase the Mango Butter concentration and reduce the water concentration.
Do the reverse if you want to make it lighter
