Homemade Luxurious Moisturizing Cream for Your Face

I ran out of my homemade face cream a few weeks ago and I was limping along using an over-the-counter brand I had bought from an aesthetician.  It's a nice cream, but super expensive and I like when I can whip up my own.  While the investment in oils up front can seem pricey, once you have them, their uses seem pretty endless.

I finally found a few spare minutes today to whip up an easy moisturizing cream recipe.  This moisturizer is pretty customizable depending on what oils you want to put in it.  Start with the moisturizer base and then add the essential oils you want from there.

Takes a quick 30 minutes.  Yields approximately (2) 4oz jars.

Here's what you need:

Water ratio (30%)
6 tsp of Rose Water, Purified or Boiled water

Natural Emulsifier (10%)
2 1/2 tsp. organic beeswax pellets

Moisturizing Cream Oil Base (60%)
1/4 Cup Almond, Coconut or Jojoba Oil (moisturizing)
4 tsp Shea Butter
1/8 Cup Apricot (soothing, absorbes easily)
1 tsp. Argan oil (ultra moisturizing, deters acne)
1 tsp Vitamin E oil (anti-oxidant, fights against environmental damaging effects)

Essential Oils (Optional.  If you omit, increase your oils above by an additional 4 tsp. total.)

6 Drops Melaleuca Oil (also known as tea tree oil) (anti-fungal, helps prevent acne)
18 drops of these essential oils:
I prefer Frankincense, Orange, Lavender, Rose, Sandalwood in any combination that smells great.

Orange oil (uplifting), Frankincense (fights premature aging), Lavender (treats acne, calming), Rose (antimicrobial, increases skin's permeability), Sandalwood (astringent - tightens skin, soothing).  Google "essential oils and skin" for more benefits information.

Here's how you make it:

Start by sterilizing your glass jars by placing them in boiling water for 10 minutes.

Lay them out to dry on a clean towel.

In a 2 cup glass measuring bowl, add the beeswax and the first two ingredients of the cream oil base.  Heat (you can microwave to save time) until the beeswax is melted.  About 3-4 minutes, checking and stirring regularly.

Add the rest of your base ingredients, give a quick stir and pour in your sterilized jar containers. (You'll add your essential oils later.)

Once your melted cream mixture is in your jars, mix with an electric hand mixer on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.  (I like to use one beater and my hand mixer because the size is just right to get into my 4oz. jars.). Now add your essential oils.

Let your cream cool for about 15 minutes.

Then whip the cream again with the mixer on high for another 3-5 minutes.  The beeswax will emulsify turning your cream into delicious smelling heaven.

I place extra jars of moisturizer in the refrigerator until I need them, then take them out a day ahead to bring them to room temperature.

These little jars of cream make excellent Christmas gifts.  Go ahead. Get a head start.

Enjoy.

Charlene