Salve/Lotion ingredient ratios

[SHRED]

I already have cannabis infused coconut oil.
I am considering adding the following ingredients to make a topical lotion. I want to make Christmas presents in 1 oz containers.

Shea butter
Beeswax
Essential oils

My question is ratios for the hardeners.
What percentage of shea and beeswax should I use?
Just use shea?
Just use beeswax?

Adding the essential oils I assume will be a trial and error process for how many drops to use?

 

[VitaMan]

Can you clarify if your infused oil is in liquid or solid state?

Keep in mind that "solid" coconut oil will change in different environments, and seasons. If I make ointment in the northern winter, is is runny in the summer. Conversely, if it's just right in the summer, it is rock hard in the wintertime.

 

[SHRED]

Can you clarify if your infused oil is in liquid or solid state?

Keep in mind that "solid" coconut oil will change in different environments, and seasons. If I make ointment in the northern winter, is is runny in the summer. Conversely, if it's just right in the summer, it is rock hard in the wintertime.

It has coconut oil so it turns to liquid at about 74 degrees I believe.

 

[Root]

Shea butter is nice in rubs as well as cocoa butter. I use both, I like the way coconut and chocolate smell together and I like the way Shea butter feels.
Just the infused coconut oil and beeswax will work, but has a greasy feel.
When your oil and butter(s) are melted together, add beeswax.
Like @VitaMan said it takes more beeswax in the winter than in the summer.
Beeswax melts at 140 F.
I put a few drops on a plate or something, cool it a few minutes and see how solid it is

You want the cooled drops to be firm Not hard.
If your finished product comes out too soft, it can be remelted and more beeswax added. (If it comes out too hard it can be fixed too)

Any essential oils are added after the beeswax during cool down. Otherwise temps that melt oil and wax, will evaporate essential oils.
If you have to remelt, you'll have to re add them.

 

[SHRED]

Shea butter is nice in rubs as well as cocoa butter. I use both, I like the way coconut and chocolate smell together and I like the way Shea butter feels.
Just the infused coconut oil and beeswax will work, but has a greasy feel.
When your oil and butter(s) are melted together, add beeswax.
Like @VitaMan said it takes more beeswax in the winter than in the summer.
Beeswax melts at 140 F.
I put a few drops on a plate or something, cool it a few minutes and see how solid it is
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You want the cooled drops to be firm Not hard.
If your finished product comes out too soft, it can be remelted and more beeswax added. (If it comes out too hard it can be fixed too)

Any essential oils are added after the beeswax during cool down. Otherwise temps that melt oil and wax, will evaporate essential oils.
If you have to remelt, you'll have to re add them.

Thank you.
I want to add both shea and cocoa butter to help keep the canna/coconut oil solidified at room temperature.
Do you know how much of each to combine? Percentage wise?

 

[Root]

The bees wax is what makes it solid at room temp.

How much Shea or cocoa butters to put in would be a personal choice.
I use more cocoa butter for the smell and Shea for texture. The total of both does not go over half the amount of infused oil...but that's how I do it.
Play around with it, you can always fix it
*If you put wayyyyy too much beeswax in it you can use it for chapped lips.*

How much oil are you using for this? We'd Love to see some pictures!

 

[SHRED]

The bees wax is what makes it solid at room temp.

How much Shea or cocoa butters to put in would be a personal choice.
I use more cocoa butter for the smell and Shea for texture. The total of both does not go over half the amount of infused oil...but that's how I do it.
Play around with it, you can always fix it
*If you put wayyyyy too much beeswax in it you can use it for chapped lips.*

How much oil are you using for this? We'd Love to see some pictures!

I would like to start with making about 10 ounces of lotion.
Here is the infused coconut oil.

 

[Root]

That looks like some nice oil Nice green color
Is that about 16 ounces?

 

[SHRED]

That looks like some nice oil Nice green color
Is that about 16 ounces?

Yes. It's 14 ounces.

I think it was 42 grams of decarrbed flowers into 24 ounces of coconut oil.