Natural Aqueous Cream


 A simple recipe to make your own Aqueous cream 

 
 You will Need:

250 gm  Castor Oil   ( hydrogenated works best)
100 gm  EM wax    ( emulsifying wax)
1l  Distilled Water or De-ionized  ( use boiled clean water if you cannot find these but then please add the preservative.
1 ml  Euxyl k100 preservative    ( optional but recommended)
 
How to make:
 
Melt the EM wax and the Castor oil in a pot over the stove.  Double boiler is best.  
Add 1 litre of water.
Stir well until the mixture is cool.  You can stir on and off.  
Add the Preservative and stir.
Once completely cool decant into a 250 ml tub or 5 50 ml containers. 

You can make bigger quantities by multiplying the ingredient amounts.  But you need to be able to stir this so its best to make in 1 litre amounts.
 
 

 


Variations:  These can be made with the Natural Cream above or you can use ready made cream or lotion base from All Kinds of Everything.

Tea Tree Hand Cream :
 
2 Cups  ( 500 ml )  of cream base. and one cup of  Vegetable Glycerine.
Melt the cream and glycerine for +_5 minutes.  Best done in a glass jug.  Can be done on the stove in a  double boiler or in the microwave.
When hot and runny remove from heat.   
Cool slightly then add 30 mls Tea Tree Essential Oil.  
Mix well and it is now ready to place into jars.  

Moisturizing and healing.   Good for dry cracked skin.  

 
 

 

Rose Hand Cream  :
 
2 cups (500 ml)   Aqueous cream and 1 cup (250 ml) Vegetable Glycerine. 

Place the cream base and the glycerine into a double boiler. Add 1 cup of slightly bruised rose petals and heat for 30 minutes over a gentle heat for approx 30 minutes.  
Cool and then add 20 drops of Rose Essential oil.
Cool completely.
Put into Glass Jars. 

Soothing and moisturising.

 
 


Lavender Hand Cream 

1 Cup (500 ml)  Aqueous Cream and half a cup  (125ml)  of Sweet Almond Oil 

Please into a double boiler over a gentle heat.    Add one cup  (250 ml) of fresh lavender leaves and flowers and heat until runny and well mixed +- 20 minutes. 

Cool and then add 10 drops Lavender Essential Oil and 1 tsp wheat germ oil or Vitamin E oil.   Mix well. 

Cool completely and then place into jars.  

A gentle relaxing moisturiser which can also be used all over your body and especially good for dry winter skin on heels, elbows , hands and feet.

These all make lovely gifts or use them to spoil your skin.    Suitable for the whole family. 


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