Now that the weather got colder, many of us suffer from dry skin and it's not uncommon to experience itching, redness and other annoying symptoms, all due to cold! Today, we'll make a lush hand cream, that will help you battle all the above. Before you go to bed, wash your hands with a mild soap and then apply this all-natural, nourishing cream! If you can bear sleeping with gloves on, that will help even more to make your skin super soft and hydrated.
Ingedients: (will make approximately one small jar like the one in the photo)
15 gr pure beeswax
2 tablespoons jojoba oil
8 tablespoons olive oil (or if you prefer it more light go for grapeseed oil)
4 tablespoons water
8-10 drops lavender essential oil (lavander oil is known for its beneficial properties against eczema and similar skin problems)
Water and oils (except the essential oil) need to be warm (not hot!) in order to mix well with the beeswax, so before you do anything else, make sure you have your oils and water in the right temperature. Melt the beeswax in bain marie (double boiler) and when it's almost melted, add the olive oil and the jojoba oil. Whisk for a couple of minutes.
Remove from heat and start adding the water, tablespoon by tablespoon, while still stirring. While it's cooling make sure you blend it from time to time, to ensure that the ingredients will not separate. When it's cool enough, add the essential oil. If you add the essential oil when the mix is still hot, this will ruin its scent and properties and you don't want that to happen. Mix well and it's ready!
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