Description

Coconut Milk Powder — Uses & Suggested Usage Rates

Coconut Milk Powder is a natural, milk-derived cosmetic ingredient used to add a luxurious, creamy feel to handmade bath and body products. It is valued for its nourishing, conditioning properties and is especially popular in products designed to leave the skin feeling soft, smooth and moisturized.

Uses in Handmade Body Products

• Bath bombs: Adds a creamy, skin-conditioning element and gives bath water a milky appearance.
• Bath soaks: Can be blended with salts, clays, botanicals and other powdered ingredients for a nourishing bath treatment.
• Milk baths: Ideal as a key ingredient in powdered milk-bath blends.
• Body scrubs: Adds a creamy, luxurious feel to sugar, salt or powdered exfoliating formulations.
• Body powders: Can be incorporated into dry body-care blends.
• Soap: May be used in cold-process or melt-and-pour soap formulations, depending on the specific powder and supplier recommendations.
• Body masks: Can be combined with clays, oats and other powdered ingredients to create a creamy skin-treatment powder.

Suggested Usage Rates

ProductTypical Usage RateBath bombs1–5%Bath soaks / milk baths5–20%Body scrubs1–5%Body masks5–15%Powdered body products1–10%Handmade soap1–5%

Important: Usage rates can vary considerably depending on the coconut milk powder's composition and the manufacturer's specifications. For a commercial product, always check the supplier's INCI name, recommended usage rate, solubility, processing instructions and preservation requirements.

For products containing water or ingredients that introduce water—such as fresh coconut milk—appropriate preservation and microbial testing are particularly important. Coconut milk powder itself is not a preservative.