Basic Moisturizer

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup light vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup stearic acid, powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons glycerine
• 1 cup distilled water

Recipe

• 1 combine oil and stearic acid poswder in the top of a hot water bath.
• 2 combine the baking soda, glycerine and distilled water in a measuring cup and set aside.
• 3 heat the oil and stearic acid in a water bath on the stove top until the mixture is a clear liquid and all the powder has dissolved.
• 4 heat the water-mixture until just boiling (about 2 minutes in the microwave or 5 minutes stove-top).
• 5 slowly add the boiling water to the oil-mixture. as you do this, the mixture will foam up as carbon dioxide is released.
• 6 pour the entire mixture into a blender and blend on high for 2 minutes, after which the mixture should be , fluffy and creamy.
• 7 spoon the cream into a bowl and allow to cool completely. once cooled completely, stir and store in a clean container with a lid.
• 8 to use: massage a small amount onto your face and neck.