Revamp

As I have promised, I have decided to give my 1st homemade breastmilk lotion a rescue on last Saturday. From what I have gathered from online readings, I can add more water/breastmilk/beeswax or add cornstarch to my breastmilk lotion to make them less greasy (but I don't know if less greasy will help with the stickiness). I am not sure if I will like the texture of the lotion with cornstarch, so I have separated my lotion into two bowls. One to add breastmilk where the other one to add breastmilk as well as cornstarch. And this round I will be added sweet orange essential oil hopefully to cover the coconut oil smell.

It was actually very simple, re-melt the lotion (again with double boiler) and add the mentioned stuff into the melted lotion. My 1st bowl I have added another ounce of breastmilk plus few drops of sweet orange essential oil. For 2nd bowl I have added one ounce of breastmilk, few drops of sweet orange essential oil and one tea spoon of cornstarch.

This is how it looks after I have melted my lotion, it looks just like breastmilk!

This is how they look after I have added the breastmilk, essential oil and cornstarch (for my 2nd bowl), whisking and left to harden. I have transferred them into two seperate containers:

But I don't know why when I whisking the 2nd bowl (with cornstarch) my breastmilk seems to be not able to stick to the lotion? look at the white colour liquid in this bowl, I have to throw the water away.....

The result? Not as satisfied. Yes the sweet orange smell is there to make my lotion smells better, but if pay attention the coconut oil scent is still there. Although it is less greasy and less thick/hard, more to lotion consistency; it still gives the stickiness and greasiness; only lesser compare to before. Well, sad enough the cornstarch did not do the magic, the lotion with cornstarch does not feel any different from the one without it. There must be something that I have done wrongly. Which I think I will need further research.

I guess next round I need to use a different base oil. As for now I have to struggle and scratching my head thinking of ways to use my coconut oil and grapeseed oil that are bought purposely for the lotion making.

Sweet Patt had contacted me the other day that my breastmilk soaps are ready! I am going to collect them tomorrow! I will share with you about my breastmilk soaps in my next post.