Sodium Lactate Heirloom Cream

Mixing this cream was a rather interesting experience. I first mixed this together and as it started to cool, the cream began to separate just like my Honey Heirloom Cream! Quickly I added another ounce of Emulsifying Wax, heated my cream gently and began to mix again. As I was mixing, the cream suddenly went from very fluid to almost a marshmallow cream texture. The cream was super viscous and lifted away from the sides of the beaker. What a surprise! In ways, it reminded me of when you have to force soap through trace. It becomes super thick and when mixing there is a sensation that if you were to lift the immersion blender out the cream would come out with it leaving no residue in the beaker at all!

I have never had an experience like this when making a cream and I am dying to know the cause of it. I wonder if I can force other cream and lotion recipes to act like this. Have you ever had a lotion or cream react this way? If so, what did you do? What is in your formulation? I am hoping we can answer some questions together with our collected experience and recipes.

I am thinking of making this lotion again but reformulating so I only have 2% Sodium Lactate. I will have to test it and tell you my results. My hope is that there will not be this strange marshmallow result. (Cross fingers!) Come join me for this marshmallow heirloom cream and then we can put our cream covered tootsies up for the weekend. Want s’mores?

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Recipe:

Weigh everything except Optiphen, Orange Essential Oil and premixed color into a microwave safe container. Heat gently until everything is liquid. Using an immersion blender mix everything well. Allow the solution to cool below 120° F before adding the Optiphen. Mix well. Pour into jars. Cap and enjoy!