How to Make Skin Creams

There are many luxurious, fragrant creams on the market today. Women love to use face creams for anti-aging purposes so they can look and feel younger. Skin creams are expensive but worth the money if you want to look and feel younger without wrinkles or blemishes. Skin creams can also be created in your home with the most frugal ingredients you can imagine. Take a look at this easy formula for making skin creams at home.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• ¼ cup of unsalted mayonnaise or one egg
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup of lanolin
• Choice of essential oils
• Few used/new cream jars

1. Begin with by blending this basic cold cream recipe using all the above ingredients and gradually add different scented essential oils. Blend in fragrances such as sweet almond or sweet pea for a pleasant aroma. Use two to three different cream jars until you get the consistency you are working for.

2. Add a teaspoon of glycerin or lemon juice if the mixture is too thick. Add a small teaspoon of beeswax or honey if the mixture is too runny, until you have a creamy consistency. Use a preservative such as crushed grape seed extract as a preservative in the cream.

3. To make a substitute recipe for your second cream jar, try blending 1 egg, 1 tbsp. of honey, 1 tbsp. of glycerin, 2 tbsp. of comfrey root (dried) and 1 tbsp. of sweet almond oil. Mix the combination well.

4. Rub the cream onto your skin and let it sit for about 30 minutes. Then wash it off with warm water and blot dry with a warm towel. Refrigerate any leftover cream for up to two months.

Tips & Warnings

• Mix all ingredients well for a good consistency to the cream.
• Use a blender to get a nice whipped cream.
• Study the use of essential oils and their uses.