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05 March 2010

Watermelon Body Polish : Good Enough To Eat ..

New Oils New Oils - How exciting, some of my new supplies arrived .. And as well as the basics like Emulsifying Wax, Macadamia Oil, Kaolin Clay etc, I got a few new Fragrances to try out - one of which was a Watermelon ..

I REALLY wanted to move onto making body powders this week but I don't have a flour sift, so I continued to work on my scrub formula .. This one included the solid Coconut Oil instead of Fractionated like I talked about in my last post .. And I decided to try reducing it by 50% of what I'd previously added .. So less but more, volume wise (not weight) that is, are you following?

I tested it out and so far so good .. It left a nice fine film on my skin, and a very clean (oil/scum) free tub with no more effort than a splash of cold water to send a few stray Jojoba Spheres on their way .. Which is quite remarkable as I even put the plug in trying to create an obvious line, which didn't happen .. And I purposely used a white towel to see if any colouring (Mica) would transfer - nope, nothing ..

Obviously it needs at least 24hrs to fully set up, but I'm very happy with it and think it's a great success!

WMS ©Artisan Soaps

These photo's make it look a bit softer than it is .. You can easily spread this out on your hands to apply, but it's firm enough that it won't drip everywhere = just right (imho) .. And it really looks and smells like Sorbet, which was exactly what I was aiming for :D

WaterMellon Scrub ©Artisan Soaps

4 comments:

  1. Oh Clare! You so inspire me! Now if I just had the time! I love the pink scrub and love the details of testing your recipes. The photography is gorgeous too!

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  2. That is truly beautiful stuff! I'll call when I'm in the neighborhood just to get a whiff of it.... :-)

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  3. I thought your Creme de Cacao was marvelous, but your watermelon scrub is drop dead delicious! ;)

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  4. this is super duper uber pretty! My mouth is salivating at the thought. Makes me think of summer, which is many months away. :( I hope it sets up just fine. So pretty! Love the pink towel!

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