Shea Butter Face Moisturizer and Antiaging Essential Oil Synergy
Excerpted from Plant-Powered Beauty. Copyright © 2018. BenBella Books. Used by permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.
Yield: 2 fluid ounces
Cost: $10
Equipment
- glass or stainless steel bowl
- wooden stick or metal spoon
- small stainless steel whisk
- 2-ounce glass jar with a tight-fitting lid
Materials
Antiaging Essential Oil Synergy Ingredients
- 20 drops frankincense essential oil
- 15 drops carrot seed essential oil
- 20 drops ylang ylang essential oil
- 5 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
- 25 drops petitgrain essential oil
Shea Butter Face Cream Ingredients
- 2 heaping tablespoons shea butter
- 1 teaspoon apricot kernel oil
- 1 teaspoon jojoba oil
- 1 teaspoon argan oil
- 6 drops Antiaging Essential Oil Synergy
Instructions
Antiaging Essential Oil Synergy Instructions
- Combine the oils in a 5 mL bottle with an orifice reducer (if it takes you a while to use up your essential oil blends, then go ahead and store it in a dark, amber-colored bottle).
Shea Butter Face Cream Instructions
- In a glass or stainless steel bowl, mash the shea butter using the back of a spoon or a wooden stick until there are no lumps visible, and it is entirely smoothed out.
- Begin whisking the shea butter until it starts getting creamier.
- Slowly drizzle in the carrier oils as you continue to whisk the creamed shea butter until a silky, smooth consistency emerges.
- Add the synergy mixture right into the cream and stir together.
- Transfer the mixture to the glass jar, cap it, and store it away from heat. You can use the face cream for 1–2 months.
Notes
Your shea butter face cream can be stored in an airtight container for 1–2 months. If you plan to keep it longer, keep it in the refrigerator to prevent the oils from deteriorating over time.
Your essential oil synergy can be stored in the refrigerator indefinitely.