April Showers

Aaaaah the time of year when the trees start to sprout their new leaves and the flowers start to push through the soil. I LOVE spring! This month I will be showing you how to make the Aloe Body Wash for those "April Showers". For those of you that have not found their way to making Bath and Body items, this is the perfect opportunity! This product, paired with our amazing Lotion base is a sure hit in any market!

This amazing body wash is a crystal clear gel that stays thick even after adding fragrance! As an added bonus, it washes off so clean it leaves your skin feeling smoother than ever! This product also doubles as a clear hair shampoo, making it even more marketable for your business. Enriched with Aloe Vera, Chamomile, Sage, Wheat Germ, Avocado Oil and more! PH Balance 5.87.






What you will need:
PET Plastic Bottles & Caps
Aloe Body Wash
FD&C Bath & Body Dyes- I used the Blue
Fragrance- I used Texas Bluebonnet

Instructions for use:
Add 1/2 to no more than 1 oz. of soap safe fragrance oil to 1 gallon of base. Add liquid Bath & Body dye in drops until desired color is achieved. Stir thoroughly but gently. Pour into bottles with a funnel, or use our gallon jug pump.
*Caution: Heating or adding too much fragrance oil can cause gel to become thinner! We do not recommend heating this product. Some fragrance oils can cause clouding in clear liquid bases. Always make a small test batch to determine which fragrances work well in each formula.
     

Colorants: The best color choices for this product are the FD&C Liquid Dyes or the Cosmetic Grade Gel Tone Colorants. Micas and exfoliants will either sink to the bottom or rise to the top in this formulation.

Packaging: PET or HDPE plastic packaging is recommended for your finished product.

Storage: Store this product in it's original container tightly closed at room temperature.    

Best Used By: One year from your date of purchase.
We recommend using a sharpie marker to date your stock once your receive it. Also be sure to rotate your stock with every shipment to use the oldest stock first. 

Shelf Life Once Used in Manufacturing: One year from your manufacturing date.         

INCI Ingredients for product labeling:

Water, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Lauramide Glucoside and Lauryl Glucoside, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Gel, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Disodium EDTA, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben and Propylparaben.

Remember to properly label your products per FDA guidelines, listing all ingredients by their INCI names in order of predominance (in order of most to least in the formula).

Bath & Body Measuring Chart!

Chart Based on 1 oz per Gallon
(cut these amounts in half for products you only use 1/2 oz per gallon in)

Amount of Bath Base you are making	-	Amount to add in Ounces	Ounces on a digital scale	Approx. Amount in Table Spoons	Approx. Amount in Tea Spoons	Amount in Milliliters	Amount in Grams	Amount in Drops
1 Gallon (128 oz.)	add	1 oz.	1	2 Tbsp	6 tsp	29.57	28.35	652
1/2 Gallon (64 oz.)	add	1/2 oz.	.5	1 Tbsp	3 tsp	14.79	14.17	326
32 oz. (1 quart)	add	1/4 oz.	.25	1/2 Tbsp	1 1/2 tsp	7.39	7.09	163
16 oz. (1 pound)	add	1/8 oz.	.125	1/4 Tbsp	3/4 tsp	3.7	3.54	81
8 oz.	add	1/16 oz.	.0625	1/8 Tbsp	3/8 tsp	1.85	1.77	40
4 oz.	add	1/32 oz.	.03125	1/16 Tbsp	3/16 tsp	.925	.885	20

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*(Based on an average of 23 drops per gram or 115 drops per teaspoon.)

Want to figure out what percentage you're adding when you add an ounce to the gallon?
Take the amount of additive in ounces (1), + the amount of the base (128 oz.) = 129 total ounces.
Now take the additive (1 oz) divided by the total (129 oz) and you get = .00775
Take that number and multiply (x) 100, and that gives you the percentage of .775%,
which is a little over 3/4ths of a percent.

Happy Bath & Body Making!
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