Bath truffle: Soothing Cornflower

Here we have another super easy project for you.

These cute bath truffles are adorned with Cornflower dry petals. This is an optical and sensory attraction added to all other wonderful ingredients applied in this product.

We have prepared small samples of the truffles for an exhibition and some awesome Dragonflies that look gorgeous. You need at least one mold: Silicone mold, a milkyway mold or something like that.

Before we start I recommend you to read our older posts and general information regarding hygienic manufacturing practice in cosmetic lab and the introduction to Basic equipment and utensil for a cosmetic lab .  

For this Project (500 gr base) you'll need:

70,0% Cacao butter (350,0 gr)

13,5% Shea butter (67,5 gr)

12,0% lysolecithin (60,0 gr)

1,0% Macadamia oil (5,0 gr)

0,5% Tocopherol (2,5 gr)

1,0% calendula infusion in a carrier oil (5,0 gr)

2,0% Ylang-Ylang essential oil (20,0 gr) 

Cornflower petals (25-50 gr) 

At least one suitable mold (silicone molds or milky way molds work the best)

You'll need as well:

Beakers to melt and mix the ingredients

disposable pipettes

a water bath to melt the butters

glass rods or suitable spatulas or spoons

Here we go: 

1-Set the temperature of the water bath @ around 60 degrees centigrade. Melt the cacao butter. Stop heating and add the shea butter. As the shea butter is melted as well add all other ingredients (except the essential oil and cornflower petals). Stir gently to mix.

2-As cacao butter is melting prepare your mold by putting cornflower petals in the cavities. You should keep in mind that since the blooms have a low density, they would move to the top of the cavity as you pour the butter. This gives you a beautiful color contrast as the butter hardens. At the bottom of the butter piece there are more petals than at the top.  

3- After all ingredients are mixed and as the mixture reaches a temperature of around 40 degrees centigrade add the essential oil and pour the butter into cavities.

4- Bring the form into the fridge. This is the most difficult part by a mass production: to find enough space in the fridge.

5- Depending on the mold, the truffles need about half an hour to a few hours to harden. Be patient, adding petals prolongs the process of solidifying compared to traditional truffles you have probably made.



After unmolding, depending on the ambient temperature, the truffles should be kept in the fridge or not. Remember: these are butters and would melt by exposure to heat and sunlight. Store them under 25 degrees centigrade. Pack them in cellophane or in wax paper and then as you prefer in a box or treat bag to give them away as an elegant gift. Or enjoy the emolliency and relaxing effect of the truffles in your bath tub yourself.

Here you can purchase all the ingredients for this project.