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[cranberry cove]

I made a whipped shea butter with shea, coconut oil, tapioca starch and rosemary mint EO. It got a gorgeous fluffy icing texture. Goes on great, but within a minute or two my hands feel as dry as they did before I put anything on. I was thinking of adding/substituting a different oil. Thoughts?

[Debbie May]

I would try bumping up the percentage of coconut oil.

Debbie

[primasmom]

Less starch? maybe the EO is drying for your skin type?
I made a recipe that had IPM instead of starch to help with the greasy feel. I used shea butter, mango butter, coco butter and avocado oil. I had the same results when I used it on my hands, (the driest part of me) but using it on my face, it worked very well. I'm thinking the butter is absorbing into the dry areas and treating from the inside out. Have you tried it on moist skin vs dry skin? like just out of the shower?

I'm interested in others responses too.

Ali

[Genny]

Hmm....I would think replacing the coconut oil might be better, since coconut oil can be drying.
Maybe replacing it with jojoba, sunflower, etc.

[cranberry cove]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I think I read coconut oil in soap can be drying, so I was thinking I should replace some if not all. I am worried about messing up the consistency, but I am going to try using room temp liquid oils and see what happens. l would like to end up with a creamier consistency, but I cant find an all natural emulsyfier that has no palm derivatives in it. We'll see ...

[MidwestSoaper]

I'm confused. Are you melting butters and coconut oil, whipping it up and adding the starch and eo? Where does the emulsifier come in? Emulsifying Wax NF is not derived from palm.

It's true that CO in soap is drying due to its cleansing ability, but it is a good oil for skin and hair. Perhaps you could add some oils that are better for dry skin like: arnica, avocado, emu, evening primrose, olive, hazelnut, sweet almond, rose hip seed, pomegranate, etc., etc.

Perhaps you could also add a little dimethicone or cyclyomethicone to help the oils penetrate the surface of the skin.