Handmade Face Cream / Χειροποίητη Κρέμα Προσώπου

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Night cream with Lavandin and Juniper EO
Κρέμα νυκτός με αιθερία έλαια Λεβαντίνης και Αρκεύθου 

Last few months, aside from making soap, I've been anxious to try something new, something else that I could use without waiting for the curing time to pass. I wanted to make a face cream for some time now, but I didn't have the necessary emulgators, thickeners and preservatives. To tell you the truth, I was a little unsure if I could handle the process, but after reading a lot and asking my friends who are face cream veterans the right questions, I ordered the supplies and gave it a shot. Here it is, my first face cream. It turned out to be somewhat heavy for my skin (combination skin), . Of course, I couldn't stop at one, so others followed. Next step was an emulsified sugar scrub, but more about some other time...

 Recipe

Phase                Ingredient                        %                   

                          

                         Olivem 1000                        7                           

A                      Shea Butter                        10

                         Grape Seed Oil                  10
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                        Glycerin                               2
B                     Xantan Gum                       0.2
                  Geranium Hydrosole           ad 100%
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                      Lavandin EO                       0.2
C                   Juniper Berry EO                 0.3
                      Geogard 221                       0.4

Olive oil soap with Cinnamon and Cocoa

Olive oil soap with cinnamon and cocoa

Once you are 'hooked' on soap making you will always be in the process of planning your next recipe, thinking about different things you could use to give them fragrance or color. You will want to try all those exotic oils, butters or essential oils you've read about or seen while browsing your supplier's catalogue. Those ingredients don't come cheap however, so more often than not, when you feel the need to spend some creative fun time making soap, you will have to work with simple ingredients, those you can find in your kitchen any time. Sometimes simple is better, so take that Olive oil and whatever spices or dried herbs you have in your kitchen and have some fun.