Tonight I tried my first night cream, using a recipe from livestrong.com. After searching the web for over an hour looking for a recipe that might work for the ingredients I had on hand, I settled for this one because the photo on the page looked nice and creamy (not grainy, like the lotion I made last week) and I had most of the gear -- adjusting slightly to substitute avocado oil for wheat germ oil. Here is the recipe I used:
The ingredients basically get mixed in the listed order, whisking with the addition of each new ingredient. Having recently purchased a stick blender for soap making, I opted to use this rather than hand whisk. Not sure really if this helped or hurt, as my 'cream' never got creamy -- but rather remained a nicely emulsified salad dressing consistency. I'm learning that getting the right thickness and texture is a bit tricky. Giving up on creamy, I poured the mixture into a 8 oz canning jar and plopped into the refrigerator. I figure I'll see how it sets up when cold.
I had a little extra, so ended up using some on my face and throat. 1st impression was the the lotion, not cream, had a good texture and applied smoothly. 2nd impression though, was that it also has an overall stickiness from the honey. I should have gone with instinct and reduced.
In the end, I'll see how this thickens up and behaves over time, but suspect that I'll use it in the evening and wash off before bed. Sticking to the pillow -- not so good! I may also try adding bees wax or emulsifying wax at some point to try to get a thicker texture.
The original recipe can be found here: http://www.livestrong.com/article/197328-how-to-make-nighttime-face-cream/#ixzz1ktqOB1yn
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