How to Make Cleansing Balm

How to Make Cleansing Balm

Making your own cleansing balm is easier than you think!

Unlike face washes, shampoos or shower gels – natural cleansing balms don’t rely on soaps or surfactants to clean.

Recipe

Phase 1

• 30g Shea Butter
• 10g Olivem 1000 Emulsifying Wax
• 6g Cetearyl Alcohol
• 10g Candelilla Wax
• 6g Jojoba Wax

Phase 2

• 120g Grapeseed Oil
• 18g Rosehip Oil

Cool Down

• 2g Vitamin E Oil (Antioxidant)
• 2g Essential Oils (Suggested mix: chamomile & lavender)

Method

1. Measure out your heated phase ingredients: Shea Butter, Candelilla Wax, Olivem 1000, Cetearyl Alcohol and Jojoba Wax.
2. Combine your heated phase ingredients in a heatproof container and melt over low heat in a bain-marie or double boiler.
3. Separately heat your phase 2 ingredients: Grapeseed Oil & Rosehip oil until only slightly warm and then add to your heated phase ingredients. While it’s best to avoid heating these ingredients for a prolonged period of time it is easier to combine the two phases when they are around the same temperature.
4. Once combined, allow the mixture to cool until only slightly warm but still liquid. At this point, add in your cool down ingredients: Vitamin E oil and any Essential oils you would like for fragrance.
5. Mix until thoroughly combined and then immediately pour into tub-style containers and leave to set either in the refrigerator or at room temperature for a minimum of 12 hours.

This recipe makes 200g of cleansing balm and will last approximately 12 months. See the interactive formula to customise this recipe.