Basic Moisturizer
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
12 ounces
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup light vegetable oil
- 1⁄4 cup stearic acid, powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons glycerine
- 1 cup distilled water
directions
- Combine oil and stearic acid poswder in the top of a hot water bath.
- Combine the baking soda, glycerine and distilled water in a measuring cup and set aside.
- Heat the oil and stearic acid in a water bath on the stove top until the mixture is a clear liquid and all the powder has dissolved.
- Heat the water-mixture until just boiling (about 2 minutes in the microwave or 5 minutes stove-top).
- Slowly add the boiling water to the oil-mixture. As you do this, the mixture will foam up as carbon dioxide is released.
- Pour the entire mixture into a blender and blend on high for 2 minutes, after which the mixture should be white, fluffy and creamy.
- Spoon the cream into a bowl and allow to cool completely. Once cooled completely, stir and store in a clean container with a lid.
- To use: massage a small amount onto your face and neck.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Roosie
San Francisco, CA