Hello And Happy Wednesday!
I love to make beauty products. Simply because I know what is in them and they make my skin look and feel better if I don’t use any chemicals. So I bought this book The Glow by Anita Bechloch and try different recipes to see how they work best. I changed this Rich Moisturizer recipe a tiny bit because I did not have all the ingredients at hand. Today I will share my recipe but if you want to have the original one from the book, send me an email.
First some of the ingredients I used.
Yep, my son “helped” making the cream. This rich moisturizer works well for dry or sensitive skin.
Ingredients
20g Sheabutter
20g Kakaobutter
15ml Calendulaoil
35ml Jojobaoil
5ml Melissenoil
5ml Nachtkerzen oil (Evening Star/Primrose oil!) (very expensive!)
5ml (1Tablespoon) Glyzerin
2,5 ml (1/2 teaspoon) Vitamine E
Essential oils I used: Grapefruit, Ylang Ylang, Lavender
How to make the cream
- Melt Shea- and Kakaobutter in pot with low heat. Take melted butter from hot plate and let cool down to room temperature.
- Add Jojoba-, Calendula- and Primrose oil and mix
- Add Glycerin and Vitamin E
- Mix everything well with whisk until creamy
- Add cream in sterilized cream jar (I always keep some tiny empty jars around for creams and whatnot)
- Let cream cool and harden in refrigerator
How to use it
In the morning I wash my face with clear water only. Then I apply this toner I made. This usually does it for me for the day. [I will write a post soon on my updated makeup routine!] However, some days my skin is extra dry and I apply this face cream. It really works well as a foot cream at night before I go to bed. Apply when you are in bed and are most likely not going to leave it anymore. Haha! Slippery. But it makes the feet nice and soft. The cream will expire after approximately six months and you should store it in the fridge through hot weather to make it last longer. You can also divide this amount of cream in two little portions. Fill it in smaller containers and freeze one. Works really well too! This is me, ready to start the day after applying my moisturizer. Just kidding. This is me being silly.
Have a wonderful day and let me know if you give this recipe a try. I would love to hear from you!
