Krista's Herbarium
a collection of herbal remedies, recipes, and reveries
Herbal How To: Making a Face Cream
Today I’m making a special order for a client. She requested a face cream with an SPF. I am adapting my Calendula Face Cream to have some sunscreen properties by adding St John’s Wort-infused almond oil.
1. Gather your supplies: infused oils, essential oil, shea butter, coconut oil, rose hydrosol, vitamin E, sauce pan, blender, measuring cups
2. Add together 1/2 cup calendula-infused almond oil, 1/4 plus 1/8 cup St John’s Wort-infused almond oil, 1/8 cup Balm of Gilead-infused almond oil in a double boiler on low heat
3. Add in 1/8 c shea butter
4. Add in 1/8 c coconut oil
5. Add in 1/8 c beeswax
6. Once the oils, wax and butters are incorporated, put them in a heat-proof container to cool until slightly solidified
7. Add together 1/4 c aloe vera gel
8. Add in 3/4 c rose hydrosol
9. Add in 10-15 drops vitamin E oil
10. Add in 25 drops lavender essential oil
11. Stir waters together
12. Put cooled oils into blender
13. Start blender on high until the oils create a vortex
14. Pour waters into vortex
15. Blend until mixture ‘chokes’
16. Scrape cream into a container
17. Label and refrigerate
