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Dot Cake Foaming Body Scrub - My Favorite Scrub Recipe!

 


Directions;

  1. In a heat safe mixing bowl combine all ingredients in phase A. (Always wear a respirator when working with SCI) 


  2. Place bowl in a water bath to melt ingredients to combine. (A water bath is a pan filled with an inch or so of water. Place your pan on your Stove Top on medium heat.) Come back  periodically and mix to help dissolve the SCI and melt the Stearic acid to combine.

  3. Once everything is melted and all of the SCI chunks have blended with the rest of the ingredients and it turns a bit more clear, you can remove the bowl from heat.

  4. Pour into a stand mixer and start whipping it. (I started on a low speed for the first minute, then slowly increased the speed until I had it on high)

  5. Continue mixing on high until everything becomes fluffy. This should fluff up a lot as it cools  in the Stand Mixer. You could also hand mix with a Hand Mixer. 

  6. Once it cools to 100°F / 40*C you can add in phase B and keep mixing with mixer until incorporated then remove from mixer.

  7. Cover with Plastic Wrap and let sit until next day before adding in the sugar.

  8. The next day add in your sugar and combine. For this phase I use gloved hands to  incorporate the sugar.  

  9. Pack into jars of choice and dip into a pile of round colorful sprinkles. These types of  sprinkles are called, Rainbow Nonpareils or Hundreds and Thousands. I also used 4 oz jars with clear lids so you could see the sprinkles on top.  



Benefits / Uses of Ingredients;

Stearic Acid - helps add structure to the whipped scrub   

Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate - anionic liquid surfactant helps dissolve the SCI powder and creates lather and foam.

Glycerin - humectant

Sorbitol 70/100 liquid - humectant 

Distilled Water - diluent 

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Powder (SCI) - powdered anionic surfactant. Creates lather and foam 

Liquid Germall Plus - preservative 

Fragrance Oil - adds scent 

Cane Sugar - exfoliant 


Substitutes;

These are only suggestions. Further testing needs done if you are using any substitutes. Substituting ingredients may result in the need to change the formulating process or recalculate the formula.


Stearic Acid - you can try another hardener like Lauric Acid, Myristic Acid , Behenyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol or other fatty acid or fatty alcohol might work. 


Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate - Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES)


Glycerin - you can try using more sorbitol or water or more DLS


Sorbitol 70/100 liquid - no sub


Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Powder (SCI) - Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate


Liquid Germall Plus - Euxyl PE 9010 / Preservative 12


Fragrance Oil - essential oil


Cane Sugar - you can try other exfoliants of choice like jojoba beads, Pumice Powder, or Bamboo Stem Powder



1,000 Gram Batch

Phase A


Phase B



Formula

Phase A


Phase B


Phase C







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