A few things I forgot to mention in the video - I used 5% arrowroot powder and 5% corn starch. Highly recommend arrowroot powder over corn starch. Also, I highly recommend the addition of vitamin E in anhydrous products. I believe I talked about this in a past video of my “formulating for beginners series” Vitamin E keeps oils from oxidizing. Meaning it will help keep the oils fresher resulting in an anhydrous product that lasts longer. Always remember, vitamin E is not a preservative. It just helps oils last longer by delaying the oxidation process. When oils come into contact with oxygen it degrades the quality of the oil and eventually produces rancidity in oils.
If they tell you than you won’t buy their products. I understand to a certain extent. Nowadays most things are researchable. It’s hard out there to make a living. 😩
The fact that I share my knowledge on formulating doesn't really make me scared that people aren't going to buy my products. A lot of people aren't interested in making their own products, they just like to watch and learn. & the people who do want to learn how to formulate, probably aren't going to buy my products anyway, because they make their own.
TaraLee very true! I'm pretty sure 90% of those watching just like to be informed and learn but won't actually make their own products. I think if you aren't going to make a business out of it, it's not worth buying all the stuff to make it yourself, so it's better to buy from those who already are making it. Plus supporting small businesses is so dear to me ❤️
TaraLee Not you. I’m talking in general. I’m mainly thinking about some instances in the soap making community I observed. It is their business to make and sell soap and a lot of them almost never give out their formulas. Their videos are more of a promoting than tutorial. Maybe it’s because most people that do look at those videos do make soap. I really don’t know. I was just answering in general why a person might not give it up.
More info on butters: For those who don’t know, butters in their raw form (before you whip up your ‘body butter’ recipe) are sourced from nuts, beans, and seeds. So, butters can have a nutty aroma (if they have an aroma at all) or an aroma with the characteristics of the plant the butter is derived from (like cocoa butter smelling chocolatey). Smell can also depend on where the plant grew up. Butters can add viscosity to a recipe. Like Tara mentioned butters are moisturizers. You may hear them referred to as emollients which means moisturizer (put plainly). :)
@@dhahriassia3438 According to this video by Tara (th-cam.com/video/tG03cjJf3X0/w-d-xo.html) Vitamin E oil is an antioxidant. Therefore you can use it to preserve oil/oil based products. However, the moment water is introduced to the butter they opens the door for organisms like bacteria to make a home in the product. Tara said where there is water there is life. Which is true. If you are just making body butter for yourself vitamin E oil sounds like a reasonable preservative to use. If you make a small batch, even if you get water in it because your hands weren’t dry when you got some, you may end up using all of it before there is enough time for anything to go bad. I recommend watching Tara’s formulating for beginners playlists!!! She explains a lot of this stuff. Honestly because body butters are anhydrous and a lot of butters and oils have a shelf life of a year in the correct environment you may not need a preservative at all as long as you keep it dry. Good luck on your body butter making journey :)
Am in Uganda and just started formulating to start my own skin care brand,down here things are hard to find including information…I have made terrible mistakes in the journey but I’m now happy I found a channel that can help me formulate better…Thank you Tara
So I totally just purchased a product from your etsy because I wanted to support you in your business because I feel like you've given me so much. Love your channel!
Pain relief body butters is how I started my natural skin care brand out with, exactly because they are anhydrous and I didn’t have to learn about preservatives just yet while I picked up the other ends of the business. Now I am learning from you how to take em to the next level and you are such an inspiration, and wanted to thank you!!! you truly create meaningful, useful content with such generous and lively discussion. Thank you so much for helping us all in our journey!! Ps I love adding spirulina (a green algae powder) for natural colourants like beet powder etc and other botanical like this as my tip!
I'm a Tattoo Artist and make my own brand of a Tattoo Glide Product for Tattooing. The industry has used petroleum jelly for years but it is definitely not something you want on a fresh Tattoo which is a wound. There are several products on the market but they are expensive. I started with a basic Shea/Coconut Oil recipe with essential oils and Vitamin E as a preservative and have been fine-tuning it. For my needs, I want a lubricant that is stable, natural, and healthy. I am also now working on an aftercare product to keep the Art fresh! I learned so much from this video that I already ordered a few additional ingredients to work on my formula. Thank you TaraLee for this very informative video!
These videos are so informative....as I'm trying to get things mapped out and started ....this is really a great page because you are dropping so many gems for us.....thanks
I'd rather buy the product than make myself reason being buying all those different ingredients I'd have a fortune in it just to make a couple jars. Buying from someone else a lot cheaper. I simply enjoy watching someone make it whether it be body butter on you tube or taffy at gatlinburg tennessee. But this one was very informative compared to most. Thanks again and I enjoyed watching the video.
My favorite butter is cupuaçu butter... it's very moisturizing and in my opinion, far less greasy than other butters such as shea or cocoa, besides having what I consider the "perfect" consistency (harder than shea yet softer than cocoa). I really enjoy using it in my deep moisturizing conditioner formula
Thank you so much for informing me what I am doing wrong with my Body Butter. I am trying to start a business called Blackem Beauty. I started working on sugar scrubs and transitioning into body butter as well. I can tell from your video Sugar Scrubs and Body Butter are NOT the same thing. They do not even have the same ingredients for body butter. Body Butters depends mostly on how much oils and butter you add into them. Which is why I tried buying arrowroot powder to figure out how I am going to add into my products and as well as different oils like grape seed oil. I am trying to not make my Body Butter too oily since I add too much oil into my sugar scrubs I thought it would be fine to do the same for my body butters. Thank you so much for creating this video and letting me open my eyes to what I need to train myself for the upcoming future.
Thanks for the video! This really helped me improve my body butter recipe. I'll have to pick up arrowroot, but even using the corn starch there was an improvement for me. I used to use coconut oil but changing the proportions a bit and subbing in sunflower oil to make a shea and sunflower butter made a much more spreadable and consistent result.
If you really like coconut oil on your skin you can use fractionated coconut oil it stays liquid and is at every grocery store (Walmart, Kroger Meijers, etc.) It is organic and works just as well
I’m so sorry if it was confusing. I typically never understand things when I first learn about them. Maybe try rewatching it and possibly taking notes. I also have a blog over on my Patreon that covers the same information I talked about in this video. that may be more helpful. Sometimes reading things are easier to understand then just hearing someone talk about it.
Deandra’sHeart emulsifier is a product that typically helps mix water and oils together. Because oil and water do not mix people use and emulsifier to help it blend it together and stay together and not separate when settled. There are all types of emulsifiers you just have to do your research as to which one you want to use in your butter.
@@TaraLeee Tara if you don't mind sharing can I please ask you where you got your in depth knowledge on how to formulate recipes for lotions soaps and other skin care products as well and knowledge on the vast array of skin care ingredients? I appreciate and respect your knowledge that you share regardless of whether people plan on creating a business or not we are all on the same team and there is nothing wrong with sharing knowledge and experiences with each other! Skin care can go north , east,south,and west meaning there is so much to learn and that is why I think it's important to document ,take notes no matter if it's for starting a business or just doing this for you and family and some close friends! Also I believe you stated you were in the Buckeye state......if so I believe that Bulk Apothecary is in the Buckeye state but have you ever went into their showroom to view it..I spoke to one of their reps who told me they have a show room so was just curious if you had gone in to it?! TYIA!
Thank you so much! I have been searching all day for a video to help me with understanding Body Butters Formulas. This video was very informative and well put together.
came across the video when i was searching how to make body butter. what i love about ur video is how easy and well explained your content is. thank you..
I got around to watching this. It's a very informative video for new ones just starting there skin care line. I highly recommend watching the whole video, as you give out some really nice tips. The skill level is easy and you explaine everything so that anyone can follow along!
I really wanted to learn how to do it right, with proper tools and preservatives instead of the coffee grounds and olive oil sitting in my fridge 😂😂 I am SO appreciative that I’ll be able to make homemade QUALITY scrubs and butters for my mother for Mother’s Day ❤ thanks so much
You are amazing, I'm watching because I'm working on my own business like you said. thanks for the tips! Stay positive I hope your business is going well 😊
This was great. What a great help this was to me and I'm sure all of us. Makes sense. Just wondering if all those extra products u r adding are good to use on our skin. I'll look up. I'm sure they r if u r using it. Thanks bunches
I've been making body butters for years and the last 2 years I fell in love with emulsified body butters! LOL. It involves adding water and also a preservative to your formula but the end result is the amazing benefits of using a body butter like extra moisturizing but without the heavy body butter feeling that it usually leaves on the skin and the greasy feeling
Thank you so much for making this video! I am trying to do some research on body butters as I wish to start a body care business. But I do have a question though. I am very confused about the percentages for the ingredients. What measurement do the percentages represent?
This was a great video! I have a question, how do you come up with the percentages for your butters? I know they have to equal out to 100% but how do you know the percentage of each ingredient you're going to use?
I’m late but jus research each ingredient to know how much is recommend to use. Wherever you buy ingredients from online should have info that explains how much of a product to use in different formulations. Hope I helped
Can I just say... I knew I had an ok body butter recipe... but I also knew I was missing something... like... I just needed that extra firmness and I couldn’t figure out what to add.... I just ran across this video.. and it woke me all the way up!!! I needed that CB wax!! It’s perfect for me now!!! Thank you soooo much! I’m plugged in now!😘😘
yay! thanks so much! i have other followers from Nigeria and i’m pretty sure they are able to find the ingredients they need. if you click this link it will take you to a list of suppliers in Nigeria taraleeskincare.com/pages/raw-material-suppliers-for-formulating-cosmetics here is a list; skinfoodie.com.ng/ theformulatorshop.com/ treasureactives.com/ was tidesmark sophixnatural.com/ www.allorganics.ng/
Hey I made body butter been doing it for about 6 years I have evolved a lot they are all natural though I use different raw butter plus oil and wax I love them and my family can't go with out them we don't use no lotion only oils and butter I make
Good video, though advice for making body butter, do not mix alcohol in your body butters because it tends to destroy the character of the butters growth process. Body butters come from the African history please research on that and see how it is formulated to not only give a luxury feel but to also give full benefit of the nutrients it provides.
I don't think you are understanding which types of alcohol she is using in her body butter recipe. She is using a FATTY alcohol, that adds wonderful moisture to a product without being heavy or greasy. It can also bring body and thickness to a water based lotion. This ingredient doesn't cause any degradation to any of the other ingredients.
@@dianeespinoza8647 I am well aware of the alcohol she uses as it is on her product label. It does degrade the Shea butter, I formulate products and have more knowledge and experience on this topic otherwise I would not comment.
@@btscult4431 Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, African oils such as Marula oil, essentials etc, they will make the body butter smooth, elegant and luxe; so many natural ingredients can be used, alcohol is just not it!
Hi, I love your video, it's very informative and straight forward .My question to you is , can I add oil soluble kojic acid to make it a skin lightening butter? If so , how much and can I substitute one of the oils with rice bran oil? Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks
Hey Tara , How do you feel about grapeseed oil ? Would you recommend using in a body butter , oil or scrub . And could you recommend a butter and oil that will help with hyperpigmentation. I love your videos by the way they have helped me so much with my small business
Thank for all this information. I usually go the all-natural route as I make hair and body products for myself and family, but this takes all the scariness out of organic and inorganic beauty chemicals.
I'd like to make my own for my children my mom and sister and I'd also like to buy from small business owners too. It would depend on my time or energy! But I'm thankfully for those who share their knowledge and recipies and for those who sell their products as well!I will stray away from the dishonest company's who add harmful ingredients from now on. Health is wealth.
So glad I found your video. I wanted to combine shea butter with almond oil but only found videos that used coconut oil as well. I now know my combination will work so thanks 🙏
I know I’m weird but I love the greasy feel lol 🤷🏻♀️ I put it on after I shower before bed so by the time I wake up it’s absorbed and my skin feels amazing
I have my formulation by percentages to equal out 100% bc I think it would be easier to work with but I’m unsure of how to measure percentages into ounces or grams.. I’ve tried using calculators online but I’m having a hard time with this. Can you please explain how to work with percentages or what’s the best method to do when formulating a product?
I suffer from a lot of skin conditions including eczema and contact dermatitis hence I came here looking for alternatives to make my own daily skin care because the ones I find out there are very expansive. Thank you for this video ❤❤❤
Hello from India. ☺️ I am so glad that I subscribed to your channel. It was a very detailed video. I prepared whipped mango butter yesterday (tried Shea butter first and failed). It was fluffy without any grainy parts. But after few hours the whole thing started to solidify. Is this is because of oil to butter proportion? I have used 70g unrefined mango butter, 30 g jojoba oil, 1g of rosemary E. O.
I notice for certain skin types certain body’ butter works better for you I think you would need mango butter and small amount Shea butter no coco butter. Light oils like safflower and or almond oil
Great video, very informative. Just wanted to mention that there are coconut butters that melt at 76 or 82 degrees. This is good those who live in cooler places
Hi Tara Lee. Thanks for all your informative videos. I am one of those that feel I want to create the most natural products. Learning about all these esters and emollients makes me a bit scared. I thought if I cannot pronounce it I cannot use it because it is made in a lab and not nature 😁. Please help me understand these a bit better?
I’m glad I watched this because I make butters on my store I recently started adding kokum butter for the first time to the Shea butter and I just made a small amount to see how it will take and my butter harden now I know not to to use a lot of kokum just a little and use more Shea butter when I start making bigger batches
Thank you for the information on the making BB for beginners. I am a beginner and now I have a better understanding of the use of butters; especially arrowroot, and esters.
You the best!! Nobody ever explain everything like u do with the explanation of the products the science, math and all that good stuff in one vid amazing Tysm ♥️🥰
Thank you for the formula but where I am, getting IPM is difficult. Can you please give a formula without IPM, alkaline benzoate and cococa prytate or their substitutes ? Thank you for your openness and sharing your knowledge
Hello just came across your page is totally remarkable please should I use stearic acid for hardness and leave beeswax since I already have e wax and besides are esters compulsory in body butters Using arrow wood and static acid is it not enough
Thank you so much for this video! At what point do you add the preservative? What organic preservative do you recommend for the body/hair butter? Thank you in advance!
Anhydrous products don’t need a preservative unless they will come into contact with water like body scrubs. if you want to add a preservative you can once the product cools under 40c. Make sure you use an oil soluble preservative like optiphen of phenonip.
Hi. I have been watching your video how to make skincare. I have struggled with vitamin c serum ( using ascorbic acid) the texture is a bit too sticky. Here is my ingredients Ascorbic acid 15% Butelene glycol 3% Double Hya 3% Polysorbate 20 3% Xanthan gum 1% Mineral oil 5% Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate 3% D-alpha tocopherol 1% Ferrulic 1% Phytic acid 1% Preservatives 1% The rest is water My question is should i change butelene glycol to 1-2 hexanediol ? Or other solvents?
Hey Tara! At 7:44, you explained simple body butter with IPM. You said that by adding arrowroot powder, it would be better. I have all the ingredients needed, now I just need to start making it...Here's my ratio: 62.5% shea, 20% oil, 12.5% arrowroot powder, 5% IPM. Do you think it's good? Thank you so muchhhh, you have no idea how this video helps us all...
Hello Tara..u r awesome.. ur videos have helped me alot.. Can u plz make a video on natural deo cream without baking soda.. I'm not able to find any good one.. plz plz.. it's a request..☺️🙏
your video helped me a lot! thank you so much ! i have tried using arrowroot powder however, the texture of my body butter became slightly gritty. it somehow dissolved once i spread it on my skin. i am wondering why tho. hope you can help cuz i have tried googling to find the answer but sadly nothing helps for this situation. appreciate your reply.
Hi Tara , Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and it was really helpful . I had made a simple body butter , but it got foamy texture after 3-4 days . Can you pls help me with what mistake I'm making .
Hi! LOVE the channel amazing i got a quick question can i add any powders i want like matcha green tea powder or chlorella powder im looking to make a simple moisturizer with shea butter and these powders are good for my skin type would those work? and if i add those would i need preservatives and also i want to add ceramide power that is skincare grade does that need to be preserved as well?
Any suggestions for hair oils mixtures, (coconut, shea, olive, will darken) that will moisturize but won't stain or darken my itchy, silver/gray, 3C, 4B natural hair?
A few things I forgot to mention in the video - I used 5% arrowroot powder and 5% corn starch. Highly recommend arrowroot powder over corn starch.
Also, I highly recommend the addition of vitamin E in anhydrous products. I believe I talked about this in a past video of my “formulating for beginners series”
Vitamin E keeps oils from oxidizing. Meaning it will help keep the oils fresher resulting in an anhydrous product that lasts longer. Always remember, vitamin E is not a preservative. It just helps oils last longer by delaying the oxidation process.
When oils come into contact with oxygen it degrades the quality of the oil and eventually produces rancidity in oils.
But wat preservative is used in facial oils that contain dry organic plants in them for more benefits?
Hi Tara Lee, I love your videos! Can you please show us how to make a lightening serum for the intimate areas in the body? Thank you so much ❤️
Hi Tara, what do you recommend so that the body butter does not become hard after finishing mixing, which I can add to keep it soft and hydrating
Hi Tara! What percentage of vitamin E oil would you add to this formula and do you decrease any of the other percentages once added?
Can i use clays instead of the powder?
I feel like most people want to keep their recipes/formulas/advice a secret, but I love people like you who share it for free! Total genuineness 🤗💓
Awwwh thank you so much! I love sharing what I learn with you all :)
If they tell you than you won’t buy their products. I understand to a certain extent. Nowadays most things are researchable. It’s hard out there to make a living. 😩
The fact that I share my knowledge on formulating doesn't really make me scared that people aren't going to buy my products. A lot of people aren't interested in making their own products, they just like to watch and learn. & the people who do want to learn how to formulate, probably aren't going to buy my products anyway, because they make their own.
TaraLee very true! I'm pretty sure 90% of those watching just like to be informed and learn but won't actually make their own products. I think if you aren't going to make a business out of it, it's not worth buying all the stuff to make it yourself, so it's better to buy from those who already are making it. Plus supporting small businesses is so dear to me ❤️
TaraLee Not you. I’m talking in general. I’m mainly thinking about some instances in the soap making community I observed. It is their business to make and sell soap and a lot of them almost never give out their formulas. Their videos are more of a promoting than tutorial. Maybe it’s because most people that do look at those videos do make soap. I really don’t know. I was just answering in general why a person might not give it up.
I do 60% Shea, 30% oil mix, 10% BTMS 50. Luxury ‼️
Ooooooh I bet! Love btms 50!
Does it melt during summer?
At what phase do you as BTMS 50 ?
hey girl, would you suggest using the BTMS 50 for a hair butter..twist out, moisturizer etc.??
Can u explain what bts is ?
More info on butters: For those who don’t know, butters in their raw form (before you whip up your ‘body butter’ recipe) are sourced from nuts, beans, and seeds. So, butters can have a nutty aroma (if they have an aroma at all) or an aroma with the characteristics of the plant the butter is derived from (like cocoa butter smelling chocolatey). Smell can also depend on where the plant grew up. Butters can add viscosity to a recipe. Like Tara mentioned butters are moisturizers. You may hear them referred to as emollients which means moisturizer (put plainly). :)
Love this! Thanks! 😊
Can you explain how to make butter from seeds or nuts pls?
Belinda Ayewoh there are yt videos.
Do we add vitamin E to conserve body butter????!!!!!
@@dhahriassia3438 According to this video by Tara (th-cam.com/video/tG03cjJf3X0/w-d-xo.html) Vitamin E oil is an antioxidant. Therefore you can use it to preserve oil/oil based products. However, the moment water is introduced to the butter they opens the door for organisms like bacteria to make a home in the product. Tara said where there is water there is life. Which is true. If you are just making body butter for yourself vitamin E oil sounds like a reasonable preservative to use. If you make a small batch, even if you get water in it because your hands weren’t dry when you got some, you may end up using all of it before there is enough time for anything to go bad. I recommend watching Tara’s formulating for beginners playlists!!! She explains a lot of this stuff. Honestly because body butters are anhydrous and a lot of butters and oils have a shelf life of a year in the correct environment you may not need a preservative at all as long as you keep it dry. Good luck on your body butter making journey :)
You honestly hands down have the best most informative videos
awwwh thank you so much! That means a lot :)
Truly
They’re amazing for getting started in marketable skills.
True and her sister is my bbf. Love u both xxx
Am in Uganda and just started formulating to start my own skin care brand,down here things are hard to find including information…I have made terrible mistakes in the journey but I’m now happy I found a channel that can help me formulate better…Thank you Tara
So I totally just purchased a product from your etsy because I wanted to support you in your business because I feel like you've given me so much. Love your channel!
omg you are so sweet! 😊
Pain relief body butters is how I started my natural skin care brand out with, exactly because they are anhydrous and I didn’t have to learn about preservatives just yet while I picked up the other ends of the business.
Now I am learning from you how to take em to the next level and you are such an inspiration, and wanted to thank you!!! you truly create meaningful, useful content with such generous and lively discussion. Thank you so much for helping us all in our journey!!
Ps I love adding spirulina (a green algae powder) for natural colourants like beet powder etc and other botanical like this as my tip!
Does the beet powder leave any kind of scent?
I'm a Tattoo Artist and make my own brand of a Tattoo Glide Product for Tattooing. The industry has used petroleum jelly for years but it is definitely not something you want on a fresh Tattoo which is a wound. There are several products on the market but they are expensive. I started with a basic Shea/Coconut Oil recipe with essential oils and Vitamin E as a preservative and have been fine-tuning it. For my needs, I want a lubricant that is stable, natural, and healthy. I am also now working on an aftercare product to keep the Art fresh! I learned so much from this video that I already ordered a few additional ingredients to work on my formula. Thank you TaraLee for this very informative video!
These videos are so informative....as I'm trying to get things mapped out and started ....this is really a great page because you are dropping so many gems for us.....thanks
thank you so much! I am happy you are enjoying my content :)
I'd rather buy the product than make myself reason being buying all those different ingredients I'd have a fortune in it just to make a couple jars. Buying from someone else a lot cheaper. I simply enjoy watching someone make it whether it be body butter on you tube or taffy at gatlinburg tennessee. But this one was very informative compared to most. Thanks again and I enjoyed watching the video.
My favorite butter is cupuaçu butter... it's very moisturizing and in my opinion, far less greasy than other butters such as shea or cocoa, besides having what I consider the "perfect" consistency (harder than shea yet softer than cocoa). I really enjoy using it in my deep moisturizing conditioner formula
ooooh good to know! thanks so much for sharing that with me. I will have to try it out sometime.
I’m a new subscriber you’re so honest and transparent and being a 15 yr old trying to start a business you’re so helpful.Love the content💕
Thank you so much for informing me what I am doing wrong with my Body Butter. I am trying to start a business called Blackem Beauty. I started working on sugar scrubs and transitioning into body butter as well. I can tell from your video Sugar Scrubs and Body Butter are NOT the same thing. They do not even have the same ingredients for body butter. Body Butters depends mostly on how much oils and butter you add into them. Which is why I tried buying arrowroot powder to figure out how I am going to add into my products and as well as different oils like grape seed oil. I am trying to not make my Body Butter too oily since I add too much oil into my sugar scrubs I thought it would be fine to do the same for my body butters. Thank you so much for creating this video and letting me open my eyes to what I need to train myself for the upcoming future.
Thanks for the video! This really helped me improve my body butter recipe. I'll have to pick up arrowroot, but even using the corn starch there was an improvement for me. I used to use coconut oil but changing the proportions a bit and subbing in sunflower oil to make a shea and sunflower butter made a much more spreadable and consistent result.
If you really like coconut oil on your skin you can use fractionated coconut oil it stays liquid and is at every grocery store (Walmart, Kroger Meijers, etc.) It is organic and works just as well
I was thinking of mentioning the same thing.
This was so explanatory. I never understood body butters. UNTIL the way you explained it
I’m so sorry if it was confusing. I typically never understand things when I first learn about them. Maybe try rewatching it and possibly taking notes. I also have a blog over on my Patreon that covers the same information I talked about in this video. that may be more helpful. Sometimes reading things are easier to understand then just hearing someone talk about it.
I also have time stamps in the description box so you can easily go back to specific topics I discussed if they were confusing.
This video is a must for everyone that wants to get into body butters, amazing work!
I just added a little arrowroot to your emulsified body butter recipe. Perfection! Thank you!
love that!!! 😊
Can u please explain what emulsify is ? I’m new to all this .
Deandra’sHeart emulsifier is a product that typically helps mix water and oils together. Because oil and water do not mix people use and emulsifier to help it blend it together and stay together and not separate when settled. There are all types of emulsifiers you just have to do your research as to which one you want to use in your butter.
@@TaraLeee Tara if you don't mind sharing can I please ask you where you got your in depth knowledge on how to formulate recipes for lotions soaps and other skin care products as well and knowledge on the vast array of skin care ingredients? I appreciate and respect your knowledge that you share regardless of whether people plan on creating a business or not we are all on the same team and there is nothing wrong with sharing knowledge and experiences with each other! Skin care can go north , east,south,and west meaning there is so much to learn and that is why I think it's important to document ,take notes no matter if it's for starting a business or just doing this for you and family and some close friends! Also I believe you stated you were in the Buckeye state......if so I believe that Bulk Apothecary is in the Buckeye state but have you ever went into their showroom to view it..I spoke to one of their reps who told me they have a show room so was just curious if you had gone in to it?! TYIA!
For anyone who loves coconut oil, but wants a consistent product, use fractionated coconut oil! It stays a liquid even in cold temperatures.
This is sooo helpful! God bless you! Honestly, you have a gift for teaching and I appreciate you sharing what you know.
can you do the same type of video but with body scrubs? tysm!!!
Thank you so much! Most ppl dont reveal their recipes and it gets very hard to learn about how to formulate products! This was so helpful ♡♡
Thank you so much! I have been searching all day for a video to help me with understanding Body Butters Formulas. This video was very informative and well put together.
came across the video when i was searching how to make body butter. what i love about ur video is how easy and well explained your content is. thank you..
Oh my gosh. I love your videos. You make it so simple. Thank you so much for keeping it simple and not over complicating it.
I got around to watching this. It's a very informative video for new ones just starting there skin care line. I highly recommend watching the whole video, as you give out some really nice tips. The skill level is easy and you explaine everything so that anyone can follow along!
Thank you! I’m glad you think so 😊
Thank u so much
U always give additional informative knowledge
That’s very helpful for beginners
God bless u dear for being genuine
Stepped out on faith and tried this. I have a little tweaking to do but I really love this. THANK YOUUUUUUU!
I really wanted to learn how to do it right, with proper tools and preservatives instead of the coffee grounds and olive oil sitting in my fridge 😂😂 I am SO appreciative that I’ll be able to make homemade QUALITY scrubs and butters for my mother for Mother’s Day ❤ thanks so much
You are amazing, I'm watching because I'm working on my own business like you said. thanks for the tips! Stay positive I hope your business is going well 😊
This was great. What a great help this was to me and I'm sure all of us. Makes sense. Just wondering if all those extra products u r adding are good to use on our skin. I'll look up. I'm sure they r if u r using it. Thanks bunches
I've been making body butters for years and the last 2 years I fell in love with emulsified body butters! LOL. It involves adding water and also a preservative to your formula but the end result is the amazing benefits of using a body butter like extra moisturizing but without the heavy body butter feeling that it usually leaves on the skin and the greasy feeling
What is your ratio butter to oils and best preservatives?
Thank you so much for making this video! I am trying to do some research on body butters as I wish to start a body care business. But I do have a question though. I am very confused about the percentages for the ingredients. What measurement do the percentages represent?
That's why I haven't started yet stuff is to expensive to try and figure out on my own... I'm confused
Go futher down in her vedios, you will see the percentage heading vedio
It's based on batch size e.g. You're making a 200g jar of body butter so you would use 200g as your 100% so 70% butter would be 140g in this example
This was a great video! I have a question, how do you come up with the percentages for your butters? I know they have to equal out to 100% but how do you know the percentage of each ingredient you're going to use?
It's based on batch size e.g. batch size you're trying to make is 200g you would do the percentages based on 200g being 100% hope that makes sense
I’m late but jus research each ingredient to know how much is recommend to use. Wherever you buy ingredients from online should have info that explains how much of a product to use in different formulations. Hope I helped
You can use fractionated coconut oil....stays in the liquid form
Wow! Im a beginner with body butters & your tutorial answered all my questions! Thank you!
Ive been wanting to make body butters! Thanks
Great! hope you found it informative :)
Can I just say... I knew I had an ok body butter recipe... but I also knew I was missing something... like... I just needed that extra firmness and I couldn’t figure out what to add.... I just ran across this video.. and it woke me all the way up!!! I needed that CB wax!! It’s perfect for me now!!! Thank you soooo much! I’m plugged in now!😘😘
Hands down the absolute best body butter tutorial!!! Can you please be my 4th grader’s teacher?? I know she pass!!!
Thank you so much! This video helped a lot. People never add percentages or measurements when they make these videos. You never fail me!❤️
Im watching from nigeria and you just gained a subscriber i can't wait to start formulating i hope i get the chemicals in nigeria here
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yay! thanks so much! i have other followers from Nigeria and i’m pretty sure they are able to find the ingredients they need.
if you click this link it will take you to a list of suppliers in Nigeria taraleeskincare.com/pages/raw-material-suppliers-for-formulating-cosmetics
here is a list;
skinfoodie.com.ng/
theformulatorshop.com/
treasureactives.com/ was tidesmark
sophixnatural.com/
www.allorganics.ng/
Hey I made body butter been doing it for about 6 years I have evolved a lot they are all natural though I use different raw butter plus oil and wax I love them and my family can't go with out them we don't use no lotion only oils and butter I make
Good video, though advice for making body butter, do not mix alcohol in your body butters because it tends to destroy the character of the butters growth process. Body butters come from the African history please research on that and see how it is formulated to not only give a luxury feel but to also give full benefit of the nutrients it provides.
Exactly
I don't think you are understanding which types of alcohol she is using in her body butter recipe.
She is using a FATTY alcohol, that adds wonderful moisture to a product without being heavy or greasy. It can also bring body and thickness to a water based lotion.
This ingredient doesn't cause any degradation to any of the other ingredients.
@@dianeespinoza8647 I am well aware of the alcohol she uses as it is on her product label. It does degrade the Shea butter, I formulate products and have more knowledge and experience on this topic otherwise I would not comment.
@@Scriptureswithpetrina so what would you recommend as an alternative?
@@btscult4431 Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, African oils such as Marula oil, essentials etc, they will make the body butter smooth, elegant and luxe; so many natural ingredients can be used, alcohol is just not it!
Hi, I love your video, it's very informative and straight forward .My question to you is , can I add oil soluble kojic acid to make it a skin lightening butter? If so , how much and can I substitute one of the oils with rice bran oil? Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks
Hey Tara , How do you feel about grapeseed oil ? Would you recommend using in a body butter , oil or scrub . And could you recommend a butter and oil that will help with hyperpigmentation. I love your videos by the way they have helped me so much with my small business
Thank for all this information. I usually go the all-natural route as I make hair and body products for myself and family, but this takes all the scariness out of organic and inorganic beauty chemicals.
I'd like to make my own for my children my mom and sister and I'd also like to buy from small business owners too. It would depend on my time or energy! But I'm thankfully for those who share their knowledge and recipies and for those who sell their products as well!I will stray away from the dishonest company's who add harmful ingredients from now on. Health is wealth.
Your editing has improved so muuuuch😍💚
Thank you! 😊
What would you use to give the skin a nice sheen after application. I've used some body butters that make my skin glowy after using them. Thanks Tara!
So glad I found your video. I wanted to combine shea butter with almond oil but only found videos that used coconut oil as well. I now know my combination will work so thanks 🙏
I love it, you are so perfect to explain about the ingredients. Thank you so much.
I LOVED THIS VIDEO , SO HELPFUL FOR BEGINNERS. THANK YOU. BLESSINGS!!!
I know I’m weird but I love the greasy feel lol 🤷🏻♀️ I put it on after I shower before bed so by the time I wake up it’s absorbed and my skin feels amazing
same!
Me too, it keeps the skin from being dry which causes aging and wrinkles.
I have my formulation by percentages to equal out 100% bc I think it would be easier to work with but I’m unsure of how to measure percentages into ounces or grams.. I’ve tried using calculators online but I’m having a hard time with this. Can you please explain how to work with percentages or what’s the best method to do when formulating a product?
Thank you so much. Am blessed to see this video
Because I sometimes make butter for my family to use during winter which is almost finished.
I just discovered your channel and I love how you break everything down! Thank you for the thorough and easily digestible info :)
I suffer from a lot of skin conditions including eczema and contact dermatitis hence I came here looking for alternatives to make my own daily skin care because the ones I find out there are very expansive. Thank you for this video ❤❤❤
hi! how was it and have u tried it??
This is so helpful. Thank you!
Would you be willing to do a video like this for body scrubs? Your videos are so informative.
Hello from India. ☺️
I am so glad that I subscribed to your channel. It was a very detailed video. I prepared whipped mango butter yesterday (tried Shea butter first and failed). It was fluffy without any grainy parts. But after few hours the whole thing started to solidify. Is this is because of oil to butter proportion? I have used 70g unrefined mango butter, 30 g jojoba oil, 1g of rosemary E. O.
Wow! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge!! God Bless you!!
I came across your channel just in the time I needed help, thank you so much may God gave you more wisdom
I notice for certain skin types certain body’ butter works better for you I think you would need mango butter and small amount Shea butter no coco butter. Light oils like safflower and or almond oil
Your information is amazing and easy to understand. Thank you.
Great video, very informative. Just wanted to mention that there are coconut butters that melt at 76 or 82 degrees. This is good those who live in cooler places
You like a body butter scientist! I never heard it broke down like this I love it
Great Video! For the additives you added instead of the natural oils, are they all natural
LOVE THIS! To confirm, I can make a body butter with shea butter, oil mix (which includes a carrier oil & essential oil), IPM and arrow root?
Hi Tara Lee. Thanks for all your informative videos. I am one of those that feel I want to create the most natural products. Learning about all these esters and emollients makes me a bit scared. I thought if I cannot pronounce it I cannot use it because it is made in a lab and not nature 😁. Please help me understand these a bit better?
could I use kaolin clay in body butter? I have a lot of it and I'm wondering if it'll harden the body butter or make it less greasy...
I was wandering the same 🤔
I really love how you teach do you also give private lessons? I really want to learn step by step.
I’m glad I watched this because I make butters on my store I recently started adding kokum butter for the first time to the Shea butter and I just made a small amount to see how it will take and my butter harden now I know not to to use a lot of kokum just a little and use more Shea butter when I start making bigger batches
Great video! What are those plastic flat bowl things you used to shoe samples of oil (5:37)? So pretty!!
Thank you! as usual your explanation are really complete and precise. Good job! and keep on
I USE TALLOW, BUTTERS, OILS, BEESWAX, AND ARROWROOT POWDER IN MY ANHYDROUS WHIPPED BODY BUTTER. BEST SELLER OF MY PRODUCTS
I loooooove this video,it's so structured and so organized. It's so helpful. Thaaaank you so much
Thank you for the information on the making BB for beginners. I am a beginner and now I have a better understanding of the use of butters; especially arrowroot, and esters.
Hi, Tara! How much butter and oil would I use if I want to add ewax nf to a simple body butter?
You the best!! Nobody ever explain everything like u do with the explanation of the products the science, math and all that good stuff in one vid amazing Tysm ♥️🥰
Can olive squaline go in a basic 70 Shea and 30 coconut butter or will it require a preservative. Also does it need to be in cool down phase
Thank you for the formula but where I am, getting IPM is difficult. Can you please give a formula without IPM, alkaline benzoate and cococa prytate or their substitutes ? Thank you for your openness and sharing your knowledge
I love all of your videos but this is DEFINITELY your best video. I loved this so much 😩
Hello just came across your page is totally remarkable please should I use stearic acid for hardness and leave beeswax since I already have e wax and besides are esters compulsory in body butters
Using arrow wood and static acid is it not enough
Thank you so much for the links to the ingredients 😭😭
Of course!🥰
@@TaraLeee you repliiiieeedd🔥❤️
Love your channel
I made some of your recipe for sale and it was awesome.
So please,can retinol clear facial vein.
I was wondering about making a retinol butter. Is it possible and would it work the same as a retinol body lotion?
Thank you so much for this video! At what point do you add the preservative? What organic preservative do you recommend for the body/hair butter? Thank you in advance!
Anhydrous products don’t need a preservative unless they will come into contact with water like body scrubs. if you want to add a preservative you can once the product cools under 40c.
Make sure you use an oil soluble preservative like optiphen of phenonip.
How about liquid germall?
Hi. I have been watching your video how to make skincare. I have struggled with vitamin c serum ( using ascorbic acid) the texture is a bit too sticky. Here is my ingredients
Ascorbic acid 15%
Butelene glycol 3%
Double Hya 3%
Polysorbate 20 3%
Xanthan gum 1%
Mineral oil 5%
Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate 3%
D-alpha tocopherol 1%
Ferrulic 1%
Phytic acid 1%
Preservatives 1%
The rest is water
My question is should i change butelene glycol to 1-2 hexanediol ? Or other solvents?
Hey Tara! At 7:44, you explained simple body butter with IPM. You said that by adding arrowroot powder, it would be better. I have all the ingredients needed, now I just need to start making it...Here's my ratio: 62.5% shea, 20% oil, 12.5% arrowroot powder, 5% IPM. Do you think it's good? Thank you so muchhhh, you have no idea how this video helps us all...
how was it?
Hi from Florida! Thank you for this super informative video💜
Hello Tara..u r awesome.. ur videos have helped me alot..
Can u plz make a video on natural deo cream without baking soda.. I'm not able to find any good one.. plz plz.. it's a request..☺️🙏
your video helped me a lot! thank you so much ! i have tried using arrowroot powder however, the texture of my body butter became slightly gritty. it somehow dissolved once i spread it on my skin. i am wondering why tho. hope you can help cuz i have tried googling to find the answer but sadly nothing helps for this situation. appreciate your reply.
Thank you so much for this information.. your a god send ... Blessings to you for teaching others..💕
Hi Tara, what do you recommend so that the body butter does not become hard after finishing mixing, which I can add to keep it soft and hydrating
Hi have you ever used cetyl esters in body butter formulation? I am thinking of experimenting with it.
I get dizzy after watching your videos 😂😂😂 It’s so much great information. I don’t even know how where you got the knowledge from 🤷🏼♀️😍😍😍
Hi Tara ,
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and it was really helpful . I had made a simple body butter , but it got foamy texture after 3-4 days . Can you pls help me with what mistake I'm making .
Hi! LOVE the channel amazing i got a quick question can i add any powders i want like matcha green tea powder or chlorella powder im looking to make a simple moisturizer with shea butter and these powders are good for my skin type would those work? and if i add those would i need preservatives and also i want to add ceramide power that is skincare grade does that need to be preserved as well?
Any suggestions for hair oils mixtures, (coconut, shea, olive, will darken) that will moisturize but won't stain or darken my itchy, silver/gray, 3C, 4B natural hair?
Hi Tara! What percentage of arrow root powder should be used in body butter? Thanks, your channel is amazing!
Dang, I didn't mentioned that did I? lol
I used 5%
@@TaraLeee lol, thank you!
@@TaraLeee does the arrow root keep it soft so it doesn't harden?
What can you substitute with alkyl benzoate? And how will it affect the formula/result?