| Lemon hand healer 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp Honey 1 Cup Oatmeal Mix ingreds to form a paste.Slather on hands and cover with cotton gloves for 20 minutes. rinse well. Rose Petals Hand Cream 1/3 cup glycerin 2/3 cups rosewater Directions: Combine ingredients by shaking in a bottle. To use: massage into hands regularly. Store in a cool dry area. Sugar Baby Hand Exfoliant Mix together 2 tablespoons of oil (mineral, baby, safflower, vegetable or olive) with 3 tablespoons of sugar the coarser the better but really any sugar type works. Make into a paste and rub gently into hands. Rinse well with warm water, pat dry. Soften Coarse, Dry Hands One tablespoon of lemon juice mixed with a teaspoon of sugar and a little water smoothes dry or coarse hands. Rinse hands after a minute. All Purpose Hand Cream 3 tbsp mashed almonds 2 tbsp comfrey root (dried) 1 tbsp chopped parsley 1 egg 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp glycerin Mix almond meal, comfrey root and parsley in a small bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix egg, honey and glycerin. Stir in 3 tbsp of the almond mixture. Rub the mixture gently into your hands, letting it penetrate for 20-30 minutes, then wash off with warm water. Refrigerate mixture between uses. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING LOTION: - Heat both phases to approximately 60 C. Pour the water phase into the oil phase; mix well for several minutes. When fairly cool, pour into containers. NOTE: If you are not using a preservative (ie. germaben II at 1 %) and an antioxidant (Rosemary Oil Extract, also known as ROE, or vitamin E), then you'll need to use up these lotions within a month, at the most. VARIATIONS ON LOTION RECIPES: - try substituting different oils for the grape seed oil. I personally always use grape seed oil because it absorbs very quickly and has an extremely high linoleic acid content. - try substituting herbal teas or floral waters for the water in each recipe. For example, you could try using rose water (soothing and smells nice) or a chamomile tea (great for the skin!). -if you don't want to use beeswax, then there are other waxes that you can use instead: orange wax, jasmine wax, carnauba wax, and candellila wax are some options available. - try substituting virgin coconut oil for the regular coconut oil. It's a bit more pricey and difficult to find, but if you like the smell of coconut, then it's well worth it! -scent your lotions with essential oils. Use one drop of essential oil per two ml of lotion. Generally, you should avoid the use of citrus oils (lemon, bergamot, etc.), cinnamon, rosemary, hyssop, and fennel on the skin. Some oils to try out are Lavender (relaxing), Ylang-Ylang(beautiful floral scent) Vanilla (familiar!) Hand & Body Lotion # 1 Opil phase 1 c grape seed oil 4 tsp. beeswax 4 tsp. cocoa butter 4 tsp coconut oil Water phase 1 c water 4 tsp. aloe 2 tsp. glycerin Hand & Body Lotion # 2 Oil phase 30 g grape seed oil 8 g emulsifying wax (ewax) 2 g stearic acid 2 g beeswax Water phase ATER PHASE: 60 g water |