feedback for my first body butter experiment?
okay so i'm about to spend an absurd amount of money buying the ingredients to make an emulsified body butter because i think it'll be worth it in the long run. i have no prior experience making something like this so i would appreciate feedback on my recipe before i buy all the bs for this and make it lol.
my goal with this butter is something that wont clog my pores/worsen body acne or oily-ness, helps with dry skin & acne, helps with scarring/stretch marks, smells good but wont irritate my skin, and tastes alright when my skin is kissed (context: my partner and i really like kissing each others' hands and the current store bought body butter i use is apparently extremely bitter lol). a lot of the ingredients ive chosen are for scent and taste/body safety (floral water instead of essential oils, honey, citric & malic acid specifically), so any suggestions should take that into account. because of the ingredients im using im really unsure of this thing's shelf life too, so any pointers there would be helpful. as well as what the consistency of this might be like, as im going for something thicker.
ingredients
• lavender hydrosol 4oz
• orange hydrosol 4oz
• distilled water 1.5oz
• honey 5.7g
• aloe vera (fresh) 2.5oz
• xanthan gum 2.8g
• citric acid 2.6g
• malic acid 2.6g
• shea butter 4oz
• rosehip oil 1oz
• jojoba oil 1oz
• emulsifying wax nf 1.6oz
• cetyl alcohol 11.3g
• vitamin e oil 5.7g
• arrowroot power 2.6g (unsure of exactly what step to add this one in, im assuming cooldown phase??)
i'm using similar proportions to this recipe, though im trying to make 20oz of it not 4 lol