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Fall Newsletter 2009
Soap Edition
| Free e-book: How to Make Handmade Soap, Honey & Oats Soap Recipe, Using Essential Oils in Soaps, Win Skin Soothing Fizzy Balls, 2 New E-books |
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I am excited about the new formulations I created, my upcoming Level 2 Product Making Course which includes the many requests I've had for shower gel (body wash), two new just released e-books and teaching in the Fall at Kripalu Center in Western Massachusetts.
This newsletter is packed with information to help you make superior natural products.
Make what you love.
Do what you love.
Be what you love.
Joan
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Featured Natural Ingredient
Jojoba Oil
Jojoba Oil (pronounced ho-ho-ba) Simmondsia chinensis is cold pressed from the seeds (beans) of the jojoba plant with a high yield of oil. The jojoba bush grows in the desert in the United States (southwest), Mexico and other dry areas. Native Americans used jojoba oil for cooking, healing and beautifying purposes. Although Jojoba is called an oil it is technically a liquid wax because of the molecular structure; a fatty acid is attached to the long chain of alcohol.
Jojoba is considered a dry oil, meaning one that is quickly and easily absorbed by the skin. One reason jojoba oil is superior for the skin is because it is similar to human sebum. Sebum is the oil our skin produces naturally to protect our skin. Jojoba oil does not block the pores of the skin.
Jojoba oil is a stable, superior oil with a long shelf life of 3-5 years. It is considered an anti-aging oil and its properties to be very similar to whale oil. Jojoba oil is an emollient (softens), a humectant (draws and holds moisture to the skin), soothes and nourishes skin. It is anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal. Jojoba contains Vitamin E and natural sun protection. Waxes help to protect the skin. Most people can use jojoba with very few having a reaction to it. Use for all skin types especially oily, dry, sensitive, inflamed, eczema, mature and acne skin. In products: excellent for hair and scalp care; use in shampoos, conditioners, hair oil and scalp massage. For skin care; it is excellent in face oil, face cream, body lotion, body oil, massage oil, perfume oil, soap and lip balms and in baby, acne, eczema and psoriasis products.
Formulator note
This is one of my favorite oils and I have used it extensively. Before I use an ingredient, I want to know as much as I can about it. I learn about the climate it grows in and its history. Jojoba grows in a dry area, the shrub retains its moisture and can go a year without water. This transfers to similar properties jojoba oil provides on the skin- it is a dry oil and it holds moisture in the skin. The scent and color is very faint and doesn't interfere with essential oil scents or the color of products.
Aromatherapy Body Oil
1 ounce organic jojoba oil
up to 12 drops essential oil or an essential oil blend below
Essential Oil Blends
apply AM
invigorating & ready to meet the day
6 drops rosemary & 6 drops lavender
happy & stress reducing
3 drops neroli & 9 drops bergamot
apply PM
restful sleep
10 drops lavender & 2 drops chamomile
or
4 drops lavender & 8 drops sweet orange
*apply body oil to dry skin or moisten skin with a body toner and apply oil to moistened skin.
Purchase jojoba oil and essential oils at:
on the West Coast
Essential Wholesale
Mountain Rose Herbs
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Just Released E-books
Sugar and Salt Scrubs
I've been asked for a long time for an
e-book on body scrubs. Body scrubs are one of the best selling products at spas.
I love this manual. This is from years of experience and research on essential oils. It is easy to use and choose essential oils to customize skin care products for skin type.
full description and to purchase>>> |
Class Spotlight CLASSES NOW CLOSED
Level 2 Natural Skin & Body Care Product Making
October 16, 17 & 18, 2009
Learn to make
lotion & cream making level 2
aromatherapy level 2
age-defying & rejuvenating cream
gels
natural solid perfume
liquid perfume
daytime aromatherapy body oil
therapeutic aromatherapy balms
body powder
deodorant
therapeutic aromatherapy bath oils
sensual & aphrodisiac massage oils
body mists
professional labels
Glow: Creater Your Own Aromatherapeutic Skin Care Products & Candles
October 25, 26 & 27, 2009
Want to learn to make your own skin care products customized for your skin type?
Join me at Kripalu in Western Massachusetts, surround yourself in the beauty and serene surroundings to revive, renew and rejuvenate yourself while learning all about aromatherapy skin care products and candle making. October is the perfect time to be in Massachusetts with all the leaves changing color. detailed information>>>
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Recipes
HONEY & OATS SOAP
This soap is soothing to the skin with a rich honey aroma.
All measurements are by weight
Batch size 64 ounces or 4 pounds
Lye Discount 5%
19.2 ounces Coconut Oil
19.2 ounces Palm Oil
16 ounces Olive Oil
15 ounces Safflower Oil
3 ounces (or 1/3 cup) Honey (warm up and add with oils)
20 ounces Distilled, Purified or Rain Water
9.2 ounces Lye
Add after trace
1.3 ounce (or 1/3 cup) Oat Bran or finely ground oatmeal (add at trace)
1.7 ounces organic honey flavor oil from Natures Flavor (or can be added before trace with the oils)
Soap Making Instructions are in my e-book/book (free in this newsletter-see below) |
Using Essential Oils in Soaps
Essential oils can be added in the oils before trace or added after trace. I have found the scent still comes through if added before trace and the essential oils blend in better with the soap.
A frequent problem is adding essential oils after trace and not mixing thoroughly. The essential oils can then rise to the surface of the soap. If adding essential oils after trace, make sure and mix well.
Soap can also be grated and rebatched and the essential oils added during the rebatching process. The essential oil scent is stronger as it is not affected by high heat.
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Formulator Notes
How much water to use making cold process soap?
Online soap calculators usually give a range of water amount to use in the soap recipe. If you created a new soap recipe, adding herbs and additives or swirling your soap, use the middle range to the higher end of water.
For example, for 64 ounces of soap, the recommended amount of water is 16 to 24 ounces.
16 ounces of water is best for tried recipes with few dry additives. It allows you to cut your soap quicker and the presence of lye is not as strong.
20 ounces of water is a fairly safe place to be if adding additives to your soap and needing time to swirl it.
24 ounces of water use if you aren't sure of the reaction of new additives, doing several colors for swirling or layering.
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Free E-Book HOW TO MAKE HANDMADE SOAP
natural cold process soap making $30 value
Included in this How To Manual
1 basic and easy recipe to learn how to make soap
Oils for making soap
Natural Colorants
Natural Scents: Essential Oils and Botanical Extracts
Additives for your soap; clays, coffee grinds, oatmeal, honey, beeswax
Superfatting your soap
How to make an Herbal Infusion with Herbs and Oils
Clear steps to making your own successful Soap
27 Color Photos of How to Make Soap
How to Identify trace
How to make soap balls
Soap molds available and which work best
How to formulate your own recipes with a free online lye calculator
How to package your soaps
An excellent resource list: where to buy ingredients, packaging, labels
FREE INSTANT DOWNLOAD HERE>>(no longer available)
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Giveaway
Skin Soothing Fizzy Balls
First one to email info@joanmorais.com after receiving the newsletter mentioning giveaway in the email wins three fizzy balls. Shipment of fizzy balls to United States only.
won by Pamela in Oregon |
Affiliate Program
My e-books are now in an affiliate program, similar to what Amazon.com does but with a higher commission. I believe strongly in promoting products I use and believe in. I also believe in a mutual benefit. This is one way I can be an active part in helping others earn an income by selling my e-book via their website while helping others to learn how to make natural products plus it helps me to be sustainable in my business.
For more information on the affiliate program
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Joan Morais Naturals
Organic Skin, Body & Hair Care
707 426-9480
P.O. Box 3250
Fairfield, CA 94533
Disclaimer: The information provided in this publication is the result of research and experience by Joan Morais. I have tried to be as precise as possible with the description of the ingredients and the recipes. I do not make any claims regarding any of the ingredients, recipes or medical claims. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat cure or prevent any disease. I suggest each individual to do their own additional research about the safety and storage of each ingredient and the FDA regulations for cosmetics.
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About Joan
Joan Morais is a Certified Aromatherapist, a natural product making instructor and formulator. She has formulated natural products for spas and indivdiual's product lines. Joan has taught people from all over the world.
She is the author of several 'How To' manuals for making natural products including How to Make Natural Lotions and Creams.
Her passion is to teach others to make creative and fantastic products and create a successful product making business. |
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