Facial cream
is used to soften and clean skin on the face and neck. It's beneficial to the care of skin, which undergoes daily exposure to sun and dirt. Homemade facial creams are effective and cost less than those on the market. Here are some basic facial cream recipes that can be prepared at home. Does this Spark an idea?
Basic recipe
This is a basic foundation facial cream recipe. Herbs can be added that are especially formulated for your skin type. Place 4 oz.of the fresh organic herb you choose in a glass bowl. Pour 1/3 pint of boiling water over them, and allow to steep for four hours. Into a small, already boiling double broiler add 150 milliliters of almond, olive or apricot essential oil, and 2 tbsp. of beeswax. Slowly melt the beeswax before adding 2 tbsp. of organic cocoa butter. Allow the cocoa butter to melt into the beeswax. In a different pot full of lukewarm water, add only the liquid from your herbal infusion. Add 1 tsp. of borax and 2 tsp. of raw honey to this mixture. Mix all the additives together until they have dissolved. Remove both pots from heat and slowly add the herbal-infused mixture to the oil-based mixture. Immediately begin to whisk the mixtures together, forming a creamy consistency. This cream can be stored in small containers and does not require refrigeration.
Grape seed recipe
Before beginning this recipe make sure all ingredients have been at room temperature at least 30 minutes. Mix 1 cup grape seed oil, ½ cup virgin coconut oil, 1 tsp. lanolin and ½ oz. beeswax in the top pan of a double broiler. Melt all ingredients together over low heat. Pour mixture into a glass measuring cup and allow it to cool. Add 2/3 cup distilled water, ½ cup aloe vera juice, the contents of five Vitamin E capsules, and 2 drops of essential oil of your choice in a blender. Blend the mixture at highest possible speed for a minute. While mixing, drip the mixture from the glass measuring cup into blender. This will thicken the cream mixture. Once thickened to a creamy consistency, place in jars and allow to cool. Store the mixture in a cool place.
Overnight cream
This nighttime facial cream will soften and nourish skin as you sleep. Melt 3 tbsp. lanolin in a double boiler. Add 1 tablespoon each of sunflower and almond oil, whisking well. Remove the pot from the heat, and allow mixture to cool. Whisk in 1 tsp. lavender oil until mixture becomes thick. Allow mixture to cool before pouring into jars.
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