Hello Everyone! Has anyone seen spots in handmade lotion? I recently made a batch using the Soap Queen gift tutorial found here:
The only difference is that I didn't use Stearic Acid and instead used shea (at twice the amount of Stearic called for).
Once packaged, I notice that each container of lotion has 2-3 orange spots that are visible through the side of the container.
There are two possibilities I've come up with for the spots:
1 - I attempted to use some mica I had on hand mixed with sweet almond oil. When I put in the drops, they turned to tiny balls and didn't mix in at all.
2 - The lotion was very thin (lack of Stearic, I assume) so I added some more shea and beeswax after emulsifying the initial ingredients. I have found a couple (literally two) little balls of beeswax in the lotion. It looks like it had re-hardened before fully mixing in.
My question is... what are the spots? Here is a photo of one of the spots:
![Image](https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a6df34b3127cceeb4bd188359c00000030O00AcsWzJy5ZtHIPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00904399261920160115151130156.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
Should I worry about the spots? The lotion turned out amazing and I'd love to still use it but I want to make sure I'm not giving anyone anything that may have gone bad.
Thanks!!