Night creams are wonderful skin healers.
When your skin is dull and stressed out it, an overnight skin cream works wonders.
When your skin is dull and stressed out it, an overnight skin cream works wonders.
Making your own intensive night creams at home has its own benefits.
You can choose exactly what goes into your cream, you can choose the amount of cream you need to make and skip all the unwanted ingredients you do not need or allergic to.
This cream is suited for overnight skin soaks. You can use all of the ingredients I use or substitute with any of your own choice. Just adjust the percentages to make it 100%.
You can choose exactly what goes into your cream, you can choose the amount of cream you need to make and skip all the unwanted ingredients you do not need or allergic to.
This cream is suited for overnight skin soaks. You can use all of the ingredients I use or substitute with any of your own choice. Just adjust the percentages to make it 100%.
Intensive anti-aging night cream
FORMULATING THE INGREDIENTS
Total Amount of Cream: 250 grams
Liquid ingredients : 80% = 200 grams
Oil ingredients : 20% = 50 grams
LIQUID INGREDIENTS
Aloe Vera gel-----30% = 75 grams
Rose water--------10% = 25 grams
Herbal decoction--10% = 25 grams
Liquid collagen---10% = 25 grams
Honey + water-----8.5% = 21.25 grams
Green tea---------5% = 12.5 grams
HA serum----------5% = 12.5 grams
Preservative------1.5% = 3.75 grams
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Total = 200 grams
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OIL INGREDIENTS
Extra Virgin Olive oil---7% = 17.5 grams
Beeswax------------------3% = 7.5 grams
Emulsifier---------------7% = 17.5 grams
Glyceryl Stearate--------2% = 5 grams
Essential oil------------0.5% = 1.25 grams
Vitamin-E----------------0.5% = 1.25 grams
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TOTAL = 50 grams
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MAKING THE CREAM
STEP 1: Melt the beeswax, emulsifier & glyceryl stearate in a double boiler.
STEP 2: Add the olive oil & mix well.
STEP 3: Add green tea leaves to hot water & steep for 10 mins.
STEP 4: Make the hot water herbal decoction.
STEP 5: Add 10 grams of honey to 11.25 grams of warm water.
STEP 6: Mix green tea, herbal decoction & honey water.
STEP 7: Add the Aloe gel to the above mixture.
STEP 8: When the oil & liquid phase reach 70 to 75°C pour the liquid phase into the oil phase.
STEP 9: Blend the oil and liquid phase using a hand blender.
STEP 10: Add the remaining liquid ingredients and blend well.
STEP 11: Finally add the preservative and essential oil & blend well.
STEP 12: Transfer the cream into sterilized storage containers.
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