Lotion, Cream And
Lotion Bar Recipes Page Two
|
Note! You are
advised to double-check the formulation of all recipes before
making any of them. Recipes using sodium or potassium hydroxide
should be run through a lye calculator before
use.
Copyright Notice!
All content provided on this Web site, excluding button
icons, graphics, images, noted original author's works is
the copyright of Rebecca Erisch, and is protected by applicable
U.S. and international copyright laws. Information may be used for
personal use only. Any other use--including display, distribution,
modification, republication, reproduction, or transmission--of the
content on this Web site is strictly prohibited. Copyright
(c) 2005 Rebecca Erisch. All rights
reserved.
|
Non-Petroleum Jelly
1 cup
oil (your choice)
1/4 cup beeswax
Melt oil and beeswax together.
Pour into containers, let cool.
Herbal Soap-less Facial Wash©1999,Rebecca
Erisch
I make this
regularly in a large batch which I hand out to family and
friends.
You do not have to add the benzoin-if you'd like to
cut down the batch size which I'm sure you'll want to, you can store in
the fridge for up to one month. PLEASE PERFORM A SKIN PATCH TEST BEFORE
USING!
Just apply some of the lotion to the inner arm and wait up to
24 hours just to be careful, I wouldn't want anyone to experience an
allergic reaction.
I did not label these bottles since I do not sell
them- It's a great makeup remover ecspecially during the winter months
when the air is so dry and the skin shrivels, ; )...
Remember to
follow up with a toner to remove any leftovers clinging to your skin,not
to mention it will remove any 'oiliness' if you have problem skin
like
me. I personally use herbal infused witch hazel, but use
anything you have! Remember, this recipe makes a very large batch so
please adjust it to suit you- As always, you can make substitutions in
the herbs and essential oils to better serve your needs-
Here's your
ingredient list-
6 3/4 cup distilled water
one handful
dried calendula heads
one handful dried whole
rosemary
2 Tbs. dried peppermint leaves
2 Tbs. dried
marshmallow root
2 Tbs. dried rose petals
1 pinch
borax
2 tsp. citric acid
1 tsp. benzoin tincture if
using
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup emulsifying
wax
3 Tbs. beeswax (or candelilla wax, possibly better for the
face)
Essential oils-(I used 1/2 tsp. lavender and 1/2 tsp.
pink grapefruit)
Instructions:
Bring the water to a
boil...remove from heat and stir in the borax. Pour
over the dried
herbs in a large heatproof bowl and let infuse for 1/2 hour...strain and
add the citric acid, stir.
While the herbs are infusing, melt the
emulsifying wax, beeswax and
olive oil, just until the beeswax is
almost melted, let melt off the heat the rest of
the way. Let
both mixtures cool until slightly warm to the touch, if the
mixture
is too warm, it will curdle.When both are the right
temp, slowly add the oils to the water mixture while mixing with a stick
blender (you can do this in a blender if you'd like) Continue blending
until the mixture starts to cool, I walk away and come back to it, blend
some more, etc. If the mixture curdles, don't fret, re-heat it until
melted down and then re-mix. When cool, add the essential oils and blend
some more. When it looks the right consistency, you're done!
This
should be stored in the fridge and shaken before
using.
To use, either cotton pads or a washcloth can be used,
shake the bottle
well,pour some onto the applicator and wipe the face
with it to remove dirt and/or makeup, rinse. Remember to follow up with
a toner to remove excess oil if needed.
Oily Skin herb blend-
Substitute the above herbs with this blend for acne and oily skin.
rose
petals
rosemary
yarrow
flowers
calendula
nettle
sage
thyme
comfrey
essential
oil blend-pink grapefruit/lemon/tea tree/lavender
I make a large
batch, so I used approximately a hand full of all the
herbs except
for comfrey, I used half the amount of comfrey.\
Herbal Soap-less Facial Wash-Cream
Version©1999,Rebecca Erisch
3 cups distilled
water
half handful dried calendula heads
half handful dried whole
rosemary
1 tbsp dried peppermint leaves
1 tbsp dried marshmallow
root
1 tbsp dried rose petals
1 tsp citric acid
1/2 tsp benzoin
tincture if using
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup e wax
2 tbsp
stearic acid
essential oils optional
Follow directions of
recipe above. Remember to refrigerate!
This is the recipe that
I get requests for the most......I do not use
preservatives in my
lotions everytime, I may use benzoin tincture
occassionally if I need
to, but I make lotions and creams to be used up within
2 weeks when
kept in the fridge.
Don't panic if you don't have some of the
ingredients, most lotion recipes can
be tweaked depending on what you
have and some like to alter recipes to suit
themselves......keep the
amounts of oils the same however, for example, I'm
using 8.5 ounces
of oils-
Intensive Overnight Foot Creme©1999,Rebecca
Erisch
Ingredient List:
10
oz. distilled water
pinch borax (can be eliminated)
2oz. vegetable
glycerin
1 oz. emulsifying wax
1 oz. mango butter
1 oz. shea
butter
1 oz. coconut oil
1 oz. grapeseed oil
1 oz. jojoba
.5
oz. lanolin or approx. 1 Tbs.
1/2 oz. palm stearic
Directions:
Heat
water and borax together until just before boiling point and borax
is
dissolved. While that is cooling, heat the rest of the ingredients
together
until just melted....( I have this thing about shea and
mango getting too hot,
so I add them last, after all the oils and
waxes are melted and then I stir
until they melt)
Let the water
mix and the oil blend cool until just warm to the
touch......slowly
add the water to the oils while beating with the stick
blender or use
a standing blender..beat for 1-2 minutes, scrape sides often.
Let sit
for 5 minutes and beat some more...I continue doing this until
it's
almost completely cooled, then mix some more before placing into
containers.
Anita's Fairy Dust
1/4 c.
aloe vera gel
1/2 tsp. glycerin
coloring
fairy dust (cosmetic
glitter)
Mix all ingredients and it is ready to use.
Avocado Body Butter Janice
Cox
1/4 cup grated cocoa butter
1 TBS. coconut oil
2 TBS.
sesame oil
1 TBS. avocado
1 TbS. grated beeswax
Combine all
ingredients in an ovenproof glass container.
Place the container into
a 1 - 2 " H2O bath. Melt oils & wax gently.
Pour the melted
mixture into a clean jar & allow to cool. Stir the
cooled
mixture.
Spread the butter on your body & massage into
the skin. Yield : 4 oz.
Note : if, no sesame
oil, sub. sweet almond, grapeseed, or apricot kernal oil.
Helz
Scoopable Lotion Bar©1999,Rebecca
Erisch
4.8 oz. distilled water
pinch citric
acid
Heat almost to boiling, stir until citric acid is completely
dissolved,
set aside to cool.
.8 oz. cocoa butter
2.4 oz.
sunflower oil
.4 oz. emulsifying wax
(fragrance or essential oils
opotional)
Heat together until melted, let cool until only warm to
the touch
(approx. 105-110 degrees is good).
Slowly pour the water
mix into the oils while blending, stick blender
works best in my
opinion. Add fragrance or essential oil if using, let
cool, blend
some more, let sit until cool, blend some more and place
in
containers.....if you'd like to make this a little thinner
consistency,
change the amount of water and add 1-2 ounces
more.
This is oily feeling when it first goes on, but soaks in quite
nicely.
The original water amount version makes a very soft whipped
cream like
consistency perfect for scooping out of a
container.....
Karlynn's Belly Jelly
I just
made the cutest thing.......it was belly jelly
6 oz mixed oils(sweet
almond. apricot kernal Vitamin E)
Beeswax (about 3 tablespoons-maybe
a little more)
some honey FO (just 2-3 drops)
1 oz cocoa
butter
melted all together and then poured it into a small wide mouth
1/2 pint
Ball jelly jar. (its a little short wide mouth jar holds
about 6-8 oz) its
called Belly Jelly for pregnant moms to be and
directions are to rub into belly
twice daily...then I put in a small
round basket with a bar of my no
fragrance honey bee soap and a
little pot of my honey lip balm, and made
up two of those bath bags
using the heat sealable tea bags and put Rose
petals, lavender buds
and calendula petals inside, and laebeled for a relaxing
bath.....I'm
gonna call it my "Mom-to-Bee" basket....its too cute.....
Micki's Hand & Body
Mousse
For 9 - 4oz. Jars:
8.82 oz. Olive
Oil
2.2 oz. Sweet Almond Oil
2.2 oz. Jojoba Oil
.75 oz. Castor
Oil
.75 oz. Cocoa Butter
3.53 oz. Beeswax
15.5 oz. Distilled
Water
.35 oz. Borax
.53 oz. Veg. Glycerin
1.6 tsp. Fragrance
Heat oils and water
mixture in seperate pans to 160*
Put oils in mixer bowl and go round
slowly while drizzeling water mixture
into it.
Continue beating
slowly till begins to thicken (10-15 min)
Up the speed a notch (or
two if it does'nt splash).
Continue beating and scraping sides if
necessary till thicker, like medium
weight lotion.
Add fragrance
and beat on med/high till lukewarm.
Pour/Spoon into jars.
This one melts quickley
into your skin and is especially nice in the winter
when a heavier
moisturizer is needed :)
I've got some jars from last June that are
still perfect...if you are
concerned about spoilage.
Sherri's Concrete Perfume:
Beeswax
2.15oz
Grapeseed Oil 1/4 cup +
1/8 cup (I'm awful at math)
Fragrance 2T
This recipe will fill
approx 15 .015oz lip balm tubes w/ a little left over.
I pour the
leftovers into tin tart molds and use as samples. I sell them
for
$3.50 a piece. My number one seller is Plumeria. Hope this
helps
Healing Foot Butter
(Hel)
2 TBS shea butter
2
TBS coconut oil
1 TBS grated cocoa butter
1 Tbs plus 1 tsp grated
beeswax
4 TBS jojoba oil
30 drops lavender EO (optional )
Makes approx. 4 oz
Super for dry, cracked
and damaged skin. ( great for dancers & folks who
don't like to
wear their shoes ( Miz Becky ! snickers !!! ) )
Hot Hair Oil Treatments
(Hel)
Rosemary Olive Hair
Treatment
1 oz olive oil
30 drops rosemary EO
Pour into a glass bottle
& shake. It's ready to use.
Makes 1 oz. ( for dry, brittle hair
& flaky, itchy scalp )
NOTE : for drier hair more damaged hair
sub. jojoba oil for olive. For
oilier hair replace olive with
sesame.
Herbal Infused Oils
( must
be started 3 - 6 weeks before they are to be used )
Sage, Rosemary, Thyme
Hair OIl
1 oz dried sage
1 oz died rosemary
1 oz dried
thyme
12 oz olive oil
Infuse all herbs in the
olive oil. Bottle...shake....etc. for 3 - 6
weeks.
Makes about 9
oz.
For all /dry hair types
Chamomille , Calendula
Oil
2 oz dried chamomille blossoms
2 oz calendula blossoms
20
oz olive oil
Infuse herbs & olive
as above.
Makes approx. 14 oz
For all/ dry hair types
Tammy's Light Lotion
Recipe
To 4 ozs of rosewater
add 1 teaspoon of glycerin, and 1/2 teaspoon of
grapeseed oil.
Shake well each time before using. I also add a few drops
of
lavender EO.
Becky's Overworked Hands Light
Lotion
This lotion is thin enough to place in a
spray bottle.
1 tsp. beeswax
1 tsp. sweet almond oil
1 tsp.
jojoba oil
1 1/2 tsp. cocoa butter
1/2 tsp. borax
3 Tbs.
chamomile tea made with distilled water
(I used fresh wilted heads,
but you can use dried, about 2Tbs. fresh to
one cup of almost boiling
water, or 1 Tbs. dried, let sit for 5 minutes, strain)
10 drops
lavender essential oil, or substitute with your favorite eo.
If you don't have those
vegetable oils, feel free to mix and match with
what you do have,
;)
1.Heat your strained tea until hot and dissolve the borax in
it.
2.Melt your oils, cocoa butter and beeswax.
3.Let both items
cool until only warm, you can stick your finger in them and it's not
hot.
4.Slowly add the tea mixture to the oil mixture while
stirring.
5.Add your choice of essential oils or fragrance if
desired. Stir, let cool
and bottle. Place in refrigerator and use as
needed.
Peg's lotion recipe
1c water
1tbsp
e wax
2 tbsp steric acid
1tbsp glycerin
1tbsp shea
1
tbsp cocobutter
1 vit e capsule ( iused the 1000 i u)
1 tbsp
infused sunflower oil (herbs)
15 drops gse
1 tbsp grapeseed
oil
1/4 tsp emu oil
1/4 tsp avacado oil
pinch of borax
melt waxes together in
big glass cup or bowl.
melt oils together, boil water.
pour oils
into waxes, stir well, add water to all and stir til cool.
Now this is a soft
consistency salve, you can use whatever
oils you want for the oil
amount, but I use avocado oil. Very Rich!
Becky's Avocado Body Butter©2000,Rebecca
Erisch
9 ounces avocado oil
2 ounces cocoa
butter
1 oz. lanolin
3 oz. beeswax
Just melt over low heat,
stir to mix well and pour into containers. Softer
salves can get
grainy during the summer, but don't worry if it happens, it melts
on
contact with the skin, and store in the fridge if it's kept around
for long, ; )
Goatmilk/Emu Hand/Elbow/Heel Cream/©Sue
Kurowski
2 T beeswax,
heaping
2 T emu oil
2 T palm oil
3 T almond oil
1 T apricot
oil
1 C warm goats milk (canned)
36 drops of essential oil (I use
a mix of equal parts lavender, mandarin, and geranium)
Melt beeswax, emu, palm
apricot and almond together. Stir frequently. When
all
are melted beat the oils gently, then begin SLOWLY addint the warm
goat
milk, beating constantly. Beat in essential oil as mixture
begins to
thicken. Spoon into jars, or Dixie cups with
lids. Can be frozen. Must be
refrigerated.
The first time I made
this, I was absolutely in awe. Especially when it's
really
fresh, and just faintly warm, this is the most wonderful,
rich,
healing cream. I couldn't believe *I* made it.
Incidentally, tis will have
a "sweetish" milk aroma, so you may wish
to choose your essential oil
accordingly. I believe that Deena
states on her site that emu is such an
excellent trans-dermal
carrier, you are better off using essential
oils...why carry through
what chemicals might be in the fos? About a year
ago, I made a
batch with the Key West blend (arthritis) from A
Garden
Eastward. We had a contractor working on the underside
of our house at the
time...every morning he came in, went to the
fridge, and slathered his hands
in the cream...said he couldn't
believe the difference it made in his
arthritis. Now he won't
start his day without it.
Cuticle Balm
I make a cuticle balm in
pots that sells really well. I use this recipe:
30% Shea
Butter
30% Beeswax
40% Castor Oil
I then add Vit. E as a
preservative at 1%. I also add Sweet Orange and Lemon
EO's. Now, if
this turns out harder or softer than you were looking for you
can
remelt it down and add more oil to make it softer or more shea or
beeswax
to make it harder. If you add more beeswax it will have a
more waxy
consistency. If you add more Shea it will have a more
creamy consistency.
Just keep playing with the recipe until you get
what you like! That's the
beauty of it...it can be melted down again!
HTH!
Heidi the Hippie
Now & Zen Bathworks
Here is a variation
(mine) from the one by Stephanie Tourles' "The Herbal Body
Book":
Hand/nail/cuticle Butter
1 ounce beeswax
1
ounce cocoa butter
.5 ounce shea butter
2 ounces jojoba or
sunflower
20 drops EO (I use a blend of carrot see, rose geranium and
sandalwood, with a
touch of vetiver)
Melt beeswax in a double
boiler (I use a hooked handle pyrex glass measuring cup
and just hook
the handle over the side of the saucepan of water), then add
cocoa
butter and shea butter. When they are melted, turn off
heat, remove from double
boiler and add jojoba, blend well. Stir
until slightly cloudy and cooled some
(don't want to vaporize those
EOs!), then quickly add eo blend, blend in well,
pour into container
and cap immediately (to keep EOs from dissipating from heat).
Let
cool.
Good for your tootsies, too.
Camille
Well, I finally hit on
something I can live with.....seems to be a good blend of ingredients to
really soften the skin while shaving. If you want it thinner to put in a
squeezable lotion bottle, just take out 1 Tablespoon of stearic acid.
Use whatever preservative you are comfortable with, I just made this
yesterday so I don't have an idea of shelf life yet without any, but
don't keep it in the bathroom, store in the fridge between uses,;
)
Shaving
Cream
2 Tbs. fractionated coconut oil(you can use
whatever you'd like, I didn't want an 'oily' base)
1/4 cup stearic
acid
1/4 cup aloe vera gel
1 Tbs. shea butter
1 cup distilled
water
1 tsp. borax (sodium borate, not boric acid)
2 Tbs. mp soap
base (you can try using cp soap grated, but I find the mp works
better)
Melt the oil, stearic
and shea butter.
In a separate pot, melt the soap in the water and
borax until all is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the aloe
gel.
Let both mixtures cool until just warm, if either one starts to
solidify, reheat until melted.
Using a stick blender, slowly add the
soap base to the oil base while blending, blend for about a minute
adding fragrance or eo's if desired, leave for 10 minutes or so, come
back and stir some more. Let cool completely before putting into
container.
Becky
Bath Melts
Hello there, I've
made bath melts and wrapped them like candies. I package them up
about 6 per package. Here is the recipe I use:
1 part shea
butter
2 parts cocoa butter
EO or FO
Melt butters then add EO
or FO and pour into candy molds. You may have to put molds in
freezer if you have difficulty with releasing from molds.Kelly :o)
More Bath
Melts
2 oz. cocoa butter
2 oz. baking soda
1-2 oz citric acid
eos fos adjust to your liking
Cuticle Balm #3
3 oz Cocoa butter
1.5 shea
.5 sweet almond oil
fo/eo to preference
Scent Blends for Bug-Off Lotion Bars compiled
by Bonnie
Blend #1
10 parts lemon-scented tea tree EO (leptospermom petersonii)
2 parts cedarwood atlas EO
2 parts Sumatra patchouli EO
Blend #2
1 part peppermint EO
2 parts patchouli EO
4 parts tea tree EO
4 parts pine EO
4 parts bergamot EO (my notes say to watch for using this EO
inthe sun as it is a phototoxic EO)
Blend #3
1/4 ounce lemongrass EO
1/8 ounce lavender EO
1/2 ounce neem (oil, not an EO)
1/16 ounce peppermint EO
1/15 ounce thyme EO
Blend #3 notes say add 1/8 ounce of this blend to an unscented lotion or
add 1/8 ounce to 16 ounces of oils. Use in half dilution for
children age 6 to 12. For a reference as a starting point for a blend, you
might like to check out AGE's Bug Off EO blend. I have some of this
somewhere. IMHO they have some neat EO blends! The above blends were taken
from various websites and/or list posts,this list or others, and I didn't
write down where they came from.
Miriam's Violet Leaf Cream for
Eczema
80 grams beeswax
350 ml. boiling water
50 grams violet leaves and flowers, or just leaves
2 tsp. Borax
500 ml. olive which was previously infused with 50 grams violet
leaves/flowers
Do the usual B/B thing:Infuse the violet leaves in the boiling water;
allow to steep, covered, 4hours or overnight, if possible.Melt the beeswax
in a double boiler. Meantime, strain the herbal water; warm it up again.
Add the Borax to the herbal water, stirring well to dissolve. Have the
herbal oil warm. When the wax is melted, add the oil to it. Slowly add the
herbal water/borax mixture, stirring constantly. After thefirst few
minutes, remove the bowl or pot it's in from the heat. Continue stirring:
a stick blender does a very good job here. Whip it till you're satisfied
that everything is incorporated, then pour into containers and allow to
finish cooling there. I add no "goodies"; no eos, fancy oils, other herbs.
My feeling is that this very simple cream is the best thing for extremely
irritated skin.
Teresa's Lotion Recipe
I have a recipe that I would like to share with everyone! I have
been so thankful for the knowledge and advice I have received from
Soapnuts over thelast 2 years. I created this lotion, and I love it,
and would just like to share with everyone. I didn't have a name, so Body
Silk may change if something else hits me. Hope that someone can enjoy
it!
BODY SILK
10 oz distilled water
2 oz Virgin Coconut Oil
1 oz Emulsifying Wax
1 oz Liquid Shea (got mine from Judy at To Die For)
1 oz jojoba
1 oz glycerin
.5 oz Avocado oil
.5 oz Sweet Almond oil
.17 oz(notice the decimal), or 4.8 grams Phenonip or Germaben II
This is a fairly thick lotion, but works in bottles very well. I
have also made it thicker for jars, by adding about 4-5% stearic.
Bonnie's Lip Balm
Recipe
10 gm beeswax
10 gm butters of your choice (I use 6 gm deo cocoa butter and 4 gm
shea)
10 gm infused olive or sweet almond oil (chamomile, comfrey, lavender,
whatever herbs you like)
2 gm castor
5 drops peppermint EO (I'm going to take this up to 8 drops the next
time)
Orange Supreme Scoopable Lotion Bar
©2001 Rebecca Erisch
4.8 ounces distilled water
.6 ounce cocoa butter
.2 ounce orange peel wax
2.4 ounce avocado oil
.4 ounce Emulsifying Wax NF
scent with creamsicle (orange/vanilla) whatever you do, don't decide a bit
more orange wax is better, lol, you only need a titch, this will turn an
off orangey color, it will get even darker if you use a discoloring
vanilla, so don't let that alarm you. Typical directions, find them in the
library, I'm tired of typing them out,; ) but when you use orange wax,
right before you blend together the oil phase with the water phase,
give it a stir to loosen it up from the bottom of the container, it likes
to sink to the bottom and stay there, it can also do some weird things
when working with it, if it looks like it's not incorporating, just keep
blending (stick blender or standing blender).....if it looks bizarre, walk
away for a few minutes and then come back and beat it into submission, the
results are worth it, : ) Don't plan on putting this into anything but a
wide container you can get your hand or spatula into, it is thick!!!!
Lip Balm contributed by Priscilla in
CO
15.68 gms. Emu oil
15.12 Gms. Beeswax
11.2 gms almond, hemp, etc.
8.4 gms herb infused oil / meadowfoam seed oil
5.6 gms. aloe butter
Melt in microwave, pour in tubes or pots. I usually freeze the left
overs.
Denise's Lotion
Bar
2 ounces
beeswax
1 1/2 ounces
cocoabutter
1 1/2 ounces shea
butter
2 ounces sweet almond
oil
1/2 teaspoon vitamin
E
1
tablespoon
cornstarch
1 tablespoon silk mica (if you don't have this,
you
can double the cornstarch or use arrowroot powder
or
rice
flour)
Melt gently in double boiler and pour into molds
or
containers. This makes 9, 1/2 ounce molds or
small
lotion containers. I pour these into the small
muffin
tins that are about an inch in diameter.
Marian's Belly
Butter
This is a bit too thin for stick, so I put it in the 1.6 ounce double wall
jars. It's not runny by any means, but you get the idea... This
makes 3 of those jars.
20 gm
beeswax
40 gm virgin coconut
oil
10 gm cocoa butter,
deodorized
~~ melt together in double
boiler~~
~~ADD~~
18 gm refined avocado
oil
2 gm meadowfoam seed
oil
2 gm Vitamin E
~~remove from heat and add~~
32 gm refined shea
butter
1/2 tsp cornstarch
~~stir till blended, pour, put in freezer for 10 minutes and removed to
room temp~~ I store extras in fridge
I use the refined oils to leave only the softly scented virgin coconut
oil. You can certainly use unrefined oil for more nutrients, but my
sister in particular couldn't stand the scent during her 3rd month of
pregnancy. I do not put any fragrance or essential oils in this on
but you can use plain ol' cocoa butter to add a pleasing note to the
coconut scent. I personally don't like cornstarch in my butters, but
this amount seems to allow for a soft finish and still let you get
dressed.
Priscilla in CO, Dry, Cracked Lips
Recipe
15.68 gms. Emu
oil
15.12 Gms.
Beeswax
11.2 gms almond, hemp,
etc.
8.4 gms herb infused oil / meadowfoam seed
oil
5.6 gms. aloe
butter
Melt in microwave, pour in tubes or pots. I usually freeze the left
overs.
Becky's "For Mom" Cream
Recipe
Here's a cream recipe that is REALLY rich- I made it for my mom after
her
radiation treatments were over to help with the
burns-
1/4-1/2 cup lemon balm, comfrey root and marshmallow root infused in
sunflower
oil, just mix them up, equal parts is fine
1 Tbs. shea
butter
1 Tbs. mango
butter
1 oz. cocoa butter (don't ask me why that's measured in ounces, when
I'm
creating new stuff I get pretty
wacky)
1 Tbs.
lanolin
1 Tbs. aloe vera
gel
1/2 c. marshmallow decoction (marshmallow root cooked in distilled
water,
then
strained)
1/4 cup emulsifying wax
You could add some sandalwood eo to it if you have it, or you
favorite
healing essential oils, : )
Cat's variation on glycerine/rose
lotion
Glycerine Cream (from "An
Encyclopedia of Practical information",
1889)
3 oz.
glycerine
10 oz. mucilage of quince
seeds
5 grains cochineal
powder
1 1/2 drachms hot
water
2 1/2 drachms
alcohol
8 drops oil of
rose
30 grains gum
acacia
8 oz.
water
Rub the cochineal with the hot water gradually, then add the alcohol;
then
rub the oil of rose with the gum acacia, and gradually add the
water.
With
this mix the solution first formed; filter and add the glycerine
and
mucilage; shake
well.
This is an excellent remedy for chapped hands, roughness of the face,
etc.
When applied to the skin it imparts an agreeably soft, smooth and
velvety
feel.
Now, here is how I would make this recipe (I reduced the quantities
by
half):
1 1/2 oz. Glycerine (avail. at the drug store or health food
store)
5 oz. Quince Seed mucilage (to prepare the quince seed mucilage, take 1
tsp.
dried quince seeds (herb shop or health food store) and cover with 5
oz.
distilled water. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered for 10
minutes.
Cool
and strain through fine muslin or cheesecloth to remove any bits of
seed.
Add additional distilled water to measure 5 oz. if
needed)
2-3 drops red food coloring, if
desired
1 1/2 tsp. strong
Vodka
4 drops Rose Absolute (or you can omit this and sub. pure rosewater for
the
8 oz.
water)
1/8 tsp. powdered Gum acacia (also known as gum arabic. This is from
the
acacia tree and can be found at health food stores and herb
shops)
4 oz. distilled Water or Rosewater (see note above)
Rub the gum acacia with the rose absolute (if used) until smooth.
With
a
whisk or stick blender, combine the acacia gum with the distiled water
or
rosewater. Let stand for 12 hours, stirring every now and then
until
smooth. Add the alcohol, mix well and strain through a piece of fine
muslin
or cheesecloth. Add the glycerine and quince seed mucilage and
enough
red
food coloring to tint a pale pink (if desired). Shake well and if
too
thick, add a bit more distilled water. Bottle.
This lotion doesn't contain any preservatives, so any unused portion
should
be discarded after a reasonable amount of time.
Hair & Scalp
Lotion
Oils & Emulsifiers:
2 ounces E1
Multi-Base
1/2 ounce Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO)
1/2 ounce unrefined
shea butter
Liquid:
8 ounces
Rooibos Red Tea
Nutrients:
6 drops
liquid silk
6 drops oat protein
The Scent:
6 drops
tea tree eo
6 drops cedarwood eo
6 drops patchouli eo
6 drops
rosemary eo
Make the Rooibos Red Tea
and cool it to 170 degrees. Weigh out the E1 Multi-Base, VCO and
shea butter into the container you will be making the lotion. This
can be made in a blender, food processor or with a stick blender.
Blend these together...slowly add one ounce of the 170 degree red tea
and blend until completely smooth. Slowly add remaining tea,
blending constantly. If you want this to be thicker...just use
less of the red tea. When it is blended together nicely, you add
the liquid silk and oat protein. Blend again and add the essential
oils. Blend until they are thoroughly blended. Bottle and
leave sit for a few hours before capping the containers.
Directions for use: Coat hair and scalp with lotion, leave on for
30 minutes, massage scalp and rise until water runs clear. Wash
hair with shampoo of your choice.
Denise in
PA
|