Perfect Homemade Face Cream
Do you love the rich luxurious fragrance and texture of department store face moisturizers, but want to avoid the toxic ingredients and staggering price tag? This simple all natural homemade face cream is perfect and totally modify-able for all skin types!
Adjust the texture and weight of this cream by increasing or decreasing the liquid, water phase ingredients. Start out with the low end of the recipe range and increase until desired consistency is achieved.
Adjust the texture and weight of this cream by increasing or decreasing the liquid, water phase ingredients. Start out with the low end of the recipe range and increase until desired consistency is achieved.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp jojoba oil or other fixed oil
- 2 tbsp (non-dairy) butter such as cocoa, shea, kokum or mango
- 2 tbsp emulsifying wax pastilles
- 2 tbsp specialty oil such as rose hip, sea buckthrone, or evening primrose
- 6-10 tbsp hydrosol, herbal infusion, aloe and/or distilled water or a mixture thereof
- 36-72 drops essential oils optional
Instructions
- Using a double boiler heat fixed and specialty oils, butter, and the emulsifying wax just until the wax is melted. Remove from the heat, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, gently raise the temperature of your water phase ingredients to within about 10 degrees of the oils. In a small blender or with a handheld beater, or even a handheld whisk, slowly pour the water phase ingredients into the oils, beating until emulsified.
- Spoon or pipe into a approximately four to six (depending on how the volume of the water phase ingredients added) 2-ounce containers. Refrigerate containers not in use.
- Apply using ring fingers, taking special care not to tug at the delicate skin around the eyes. Refrigerate between uses. Use open containers within 2-3 weeks if not chemically preserved.