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Working With Shea Butter
Working With Shea Butter
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Make your own skincare products using simple, natural ingredients - all featuring shea butter!
Shea butter is often referred to as the ’natural skin healer’, and it’s not without reason. It’s a beautiful, handmade ingredient that is so multifunctional it can be incorporated into a plethora of products.
This 72-page E-book includes everything from the melt and pour balm to fail-safe whipped shea butter with a splash of cheeky lip color to brighten and delight.
Beginner Friendly
Almost all of the formulas in the book are suitable for beginners, but there are formulas, tips and inspiration for experienced artisans as well.
Features include tips about dealing with graininess, how to work with the scent of unrefined shea butter, knowing how (and when) to render, store, and test shea butter for the best results.
New to Shea?
You might just find this book a great source for getting acquainted with this all-natural, skin-loving ingredient.
No fancy lab equipment is required to make any of the products in this book – every one can be made using simple kitchen tools.
Features include
Shea butter basics
Handling and storing
How to test your butter
Tools and equipment
Preparing your workspace
14 tried and tested formulas
Step by step instruction
Troubleshooting
Tips for perfect results
How to make a non-greasy body butter
How to work with the natural scent of unrefined shea
and much more!
Formulas For Everyone
Working With Shea Butter contains tried and tested formulas – from no-soap cleansers, lip balms, melt-and-pour products, whipped butters, emulsions, to colored products such as tinted balm and lipstick.
Many of the formulas in this book include tips on how to adjust and tailor them to your personal preference.
Every product is presented as a Basic Formula (with percentages) and include conversions to both grams and ounces.
Troubleshooting Too
The troubleshooting section looks at what many crafters struggle with: graininess. You’ll gain a bit of insight as to what to look for and how to deal with graininess.
You'll find tips on working with both refined and unrefined shea as well a few top tips.
Digital Format: a Sustainable Solution with a Print Friendly Option
This product is only available in digital format (and delivered to you directly after purchase in a separate e-mail including a download link), but if you prefer hard copy, the digital file is formatted to print out in good quality with clear text and beautiful graphics.
This sustainable solution saves you on shipping costs (as well as waiting time for delivery) and allows you the freedom to print out chosen pages, sections, or the entire book in the page size that suits your printer.
Scroll down to see the complete Table of Contents.
Please note: This is a non-refundable digital product.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Shea Butter Basics
INCI
African Roots
Making Shea the Traditional Way
Making Shea The Modern Way
What’s in it
What Shea Does For Skin
What Shea Does For Hair
Melt-in Moisturizing
Refined vs Unrefined
A Primadonna
Let’s Get Started
Equipment
Preparation
What to use to Clean
Measuring: Weight or Volume
Volume Isn’t Necessarily the Same as Weight
How to Measure Liquids by Weight
Heating & Cooling Methods
No-Soap Facial Cleansing Bars
About No-Soap Cleansing
Storing Tips for Cleansing Bars
About the Texture
Rose & White Clay Cleansing Bar
Oatmeal & Clay Cleanser
Red Clay & Rooibos Cleansing Hearts
Butters and Balms - Melt & Pour
Basic Melt & Pour Body Butter
4-Ingredient Body Balm
Super Soft Body Butter
Hair & Body Butter
Whipped Butters
Whipping Methods
Whipping Tips
Fail-Safe Whipped Butter
Non-Greasy Whipped Butter
Emulsions with Shea
Stirring Tips
Bare Basic Hydration Lotion
Dry Skin Formula
Lip and Cheek - Balm & Color
Lip & Cuticle Balm
Lip & Cheek Tint Stick
Lipstick
Troubleshooting & Tips
What Makes Shea Go Grainy?
Can it be Fixed?
How To Render Shea
Rendering isn’t a 100% Safeguard
E-wax and Stearic Acid
How’s the Weather
How to Know When to Do What
Storing Shea
Working with the Scent of Unrefined Shea
Invite it to the Party
Scent Combinations
Solo Formulas
A few of the formulas in this book can be purchased as single formulas.
4-ingredient Body Balm Formula
Oatmeal and Clay No-Soap Cleanser Formula
Fail-Safe Whipped Shea Butter Formula
Lip and Cheek Tint Stick Formula
