The other day, we spent some time getting to know each of the ingredients I like for this lotion, so let's make the darned thing already!

As an aside, thanks for commenting on the previous post! 

BAOBAB & BABASSU BODY BUTTER WITH SIMULGREEN 18-2
HEATED WATER PHASE
36% distilled water
10% aloe vera extract or liquid
10% chamomile hydrosol
3% glycerin
3% propylene glycol
2% hydrolyzed baobab protein
2% sodium lactate (liquid) or 1.2% sodium lactate (powder)
0.5% allantoin

HEATED OIL PHASE
12% baobab oil
10% babassu oil
4% Simulgreen 18-2
3% cetyl alcohol
0.5% xanthan gum

COOL DOWN PHASE
2% panthenol (liquid)
2% dimethicone (6 cs, which is very watery)
0.5% fragrance oil - vanilla bourbon FO from Voyageur Soap & Candle - or essential oil 0.5% liquid Germall Plus

1. Weigh the heated water phase into a heatproof container. Measure the weight of the water phase and the container before putting it into your double boiler. (This is so we can compensate for evaporation after the heating and holding phase.) Place the container into a double boiler.

2. Weigh the heated oil phase into a heatproof container, then place into the double boiler.

3. When both phases have reached 70?C, hold for 20 minutes, then remove from the heat. Measure the water phase and top it up with enough recently boiled distilled water to make up the weight of hte water phase before heating to compensate for lost water.

4. Pour the water into the oil phase, then mix with a stick blender for ab...