Basic Instructions for Multibase EL-1 Lotion Base

A concentrated lotion base that you combine with hot distilled water to easily create soothing body creams, lotions, or body milks. Using a concentrate saves on shipping costs and all the necessary preservatives and stablizers are already there.

Mixing Ratios:
Cream: one part base, one part water
Thick lotion: one part base, 2 parts water
Light lotion: one part base, 4 parts water
Body milk: one part base, 6 parts water
Body mist: one part base, 8 parts water (recommend adding extra preservative)

Directions:
Heat distilled water to 170 degrees F (no hotter or you may damage the preservative). Blend with multibase thoroughly until any lumps are smoothed out. An electric beater works well for this. The mixture may seem thinner than you want but it will thicken upon cooling. Mix in 1-2% fragrance or essential oil if desired.

Variations:
If you wish to add ingredients like fresh goat milk, for example, you should add more preservative and do shelf testing, especially if you are selling the product. Multibase is preserved with Germall Plus, so you might add an extra dose of that.

INCI Ingredient List:
Glycerin, Glycol stearate, Acrylates Copolymer, Octyldodecanol, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate, PEG-20 Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-14, Polysorbate 85, Water, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropanol Butylcarbamate.