Natural Face Cream

Crafting a natural face cream at home is a lovely way to provide your skin with gentle, nourishing care.

320 g Distilled Water
 8 g Glycerine
 4 g Colloidal Oatmeal
 12 g Avocado Butter
 36 g Grapeseed Oil
 20 g Emulsifying Wax BP
 4 g Geoguard 221
 30 drops Vanilla Essential Oil
 14 drops Lavender Essential Oil
 14 drops Bergamot Essential Oil

Method
Measure out your water phase ingredients: Distilled water, glycerine & colloidal oatmeal and your oil phase ingredients: avocado butter, grapeseed Oil & emulsifying wax
Over a low heat (e.g. double boiler), melt both phases in separate heat proof glasses
Once the oil and water phases have completely melted, mix together and transfer to a flat surface
To create a light and airy emulsion, use an immersion blender or whisk. As the mixture cools and more air is incorporated, it will start to thicken and change to a pale cream colour
When you’re happy with the consistency, you can move onto preserving and adding fragrance
Use a scale to add your Cool Down ingredients: natural preservative, antioxidant & the fragrance blend (above) or any essential oils you prefer for fragrance
Briefly mix again either by hand or using a blender to ensure that all the ingredients are evenly distributed
Store your natural face cream in a tinted or dark-coloured glass container.

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