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Brightening Milky Body Scrub for Sensitive Areas

This is actually a brighting body scrub formula I was wanting to sell in my shop, but never got around to releasing. So I hope you guys enjoy the formula.

I formulated this specifically to be used after shaving to help with ingrown hair, brightening skin, and to be used on sensitive areas. But this can be used anywhere on the body. My thoughts behind this scrub was basically a "cleansing balm" type of scrub. So this scrub doesn't leave your skin feeling oily after. All of the product will be rinsed away and this creates a gorgeous milky effect when it comes in contact with water.

Formula

Phase A

  • 3% Glyceryl Stearate

  • 1% Cetyl Alcohol

  • 15% Shea Butter

  • 1% Papaya Oil

  • 10.8% Apricot Kernel Oil

Phase B

  • 3% Polyglyceryl 3 Oleate

  • 3% Olivem 300

  • 2% Licorice Root Extract (water soluble)

Phase C

  • 60% Sugar

  • 0.2% Vitamin E

  • 1% Optiphen


1,000 gram Recipe

Phase A

  • 30 grams Glyceryl Stearate

  • 10 grams Cetyl Alcohol

  • 150 grams Shea Butter

  • 10 grams Papaya Oil

  • 108 grams Apricot Kernel Oil

Phase B

  • 30 grams Polyglyceryl 3 Oleate

  • 30 grams Olivem 300

  • 20 grams Licorice Root Extract (water soluble)

Phase C

  • 600 grams Sugar

  • 2 grams Vitamin E

  • 10 grams Optiphen

Directions;

  • Combine all ingredient in phase A in a heat safe mixing bowl.

  • Cover with foil and place in a water bath (Water bath; fill a pan with about an inch of water and place over the stove top on medium heat)

  • Come back and mix until everything has melted. Remove from Heat

  • Mix periodically as it cools

  • As phase A cools combine all ingredients in phase B in a separate container and mix.

  • Once phase A is cooled to 104°F / 40°C you can add in the phase B ingredients

  • I like to pour phase B into phase A slowly while mixing.

  • Once phase B is fulling incorporated into phase A you can add in all the ingredients in phase C and mix.

  • Once you start adding in the sugar it's easiest to mix with a spatula.

  • Cover scrub and let sit overnight before putting in jars.

  • You should end up with a scrub that is keeps it's form enough when you scoop it, but is super soft so you can easily squish the scrub in your hands.

  • If it's hot where you live the scrub will end up much softer and maybe even liquidy. If it's colder where you live the scrub will be harder.

Benefits/Purpose of each ingredient

Glyceryl Stearate - emulsifying and skin conditioning agent. It is an opacifier and a viscosity builder with a low HLB. I'm using it in this product as a water in oil emulsifier and as a thickener.

Cetyl Alcohol - is a thickener that brings slip and glide to products. It helps thicken this scrub and it’s a great emollient.

Shea Butter - an emollient that moisturizes skin

Papaya Oil - an emollient and is high in vitamins A, C, & E. Is said to help firm skin remove blemishes and even skin tone.

Apricot Kernel Oil - an emollient and is said to improve skin tone, soften skin and help with fine lines wrinkles and blemishes.

polyglyceryl 3 Oleate - a low HLB emulsifier that turns into a creamy milk in the presence of water. commonly used for its ability to make oil to milk and oil to lotion products. is an emulsifier that can be used for water in oil emulsions

Olivem 300 - used as a superfatting agent to create a milky emulsifying effect. offers skin smoothness and moisturizing effects.

Licorice Root Extract - skin brightener

Sugar - exfoliant

Vitamin E - antioxidant.

Optiphen - preservative


Substitutions;

substituting ingredients will change the final feel, viscosity, and overall effect of final product. percentages and formulating procedure may need to change with substitutions. these substitution suggestions are just suggestions and have not been tested to work.

Glyceryl Stearate - I haven't tried it with any other waxy emulsifier, but sorbitan stearate seems similar. I would give that a try.

Cetyl Alcohol - Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Acohol, Stearic Acid

Shea Butter - any butter of choice, but using a different butter will change the hardness of scrub.

Papaya Oil - any carrier oil of choice.

Apricot Kernel Oil - any carrier oil of choice.

polyglyceryl 3 Oleate - you can try another low HLB liquid emulsifier like idk maybe glyceryl oleate, this is just a random guess. So try at your own risk and do a small batch experiment with it.

Olivem 300 - you can try other superfatting agents, but this is the only one I had to actually test. PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate might work, this is just a random guess. Do a small batch and experiment.

Licorice Root Extract - any extract of choice. (this is water soluble)

Sugar - salt, jojoba beads/pearls, bamboo stem powder, or any other exfoliant of choice.

Vitamin E - you can leave out

Optiphen - phenonip





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