Since ancient times, people have started using various incenses and oils, which give grace to the body and preserve its health. For more than a century - and to this day, aromatherapy is used in cosmetology. We offer you some simple ways of making a cream with aromatic oils at home.
Initial stage of preparation
To prepare or enrich the cosmetics with aromatic oils, it is necessary to use only natural oils. Before using this or that cream oil, make sure you have allergies to it. To find out, apply a 2% solution of oil in the earlobe or on the inner surface of the hand and wait for about 10 hours, if nothing has happened, boldly proceed to a variety of ways to prepare a cream with aromatic oils.
Enriched cream with aromamasel
At home, you can make excellent enrichment of cosmetics with aromatic oils. For this purpose it is enough with a cream for the face, before its drawing, to mix 1-2 drops of aromatic oil. In this way you will get an excellent lifting effect. Rejuvenating properties have rose oil, sandalwood, jasmine.
Ways to store cooked cream
The manufacture of cosmetics with aromatic oils at home has its own characteristics. First, such cosmetics have a short shelf life, so it must be mixed before use or stored in a cool place. But even, for example, in a refrigerator this cream will not last more than 6 months.
Preparation of hand creams using aromamasel:
"Lemon miracle"
Take 5 grams of baby cream that has no odor, 2 drops of lemon oil, 1 drop of geranium oil and almond oil. Then mix all this thoroughly. The resulting cream has an excellent moisturizing and nutritional effect. Also, it will quickly restore the skin of the hands after household chores.
"Lavender and Magnolia"
To make this soft hand cream, you need lavender oil, almond oil, sage oil, magnolia oil and lemon oil. We take almond oil more than all - 10 grams, all other ingredients 2 drops, but magnolia oil 1 drop.
Cream for strengthening of nails
Take 1 drop of lavender oil, 5 grams of olive oil, 2 drops of lemon oil and eucalyptus oil. We mix all the ingredients and apply them daily to the cuticle of the nail.
Preparation of universal creams based on aromatic oils:
"Firm cream"
We take 50 grams of beeswax, 40 grams of almond oil, 40 milliliters of rose water and 10 roses absolute of rose. All these components are mixed and a cream of a dense consistency is obtained, which instantly softens during contact with the skin. This cream is great for cleansing the skin, softening the hands or as a massage oil.
Cream based on coconut oil
We take 50 grams of coconut oil, 25 grams of rose water, 20 drops of essential oil. As a result, we get a very fat cream that is suitable for dry skin. Also it is useful as a cream after sunburn.
Cream based on cocoa butter
We take 50 grams of insect oil of calendula, 35 grams of cocoa butter, 5 drops of lemon oil, 10 grams of beeswax, 45 grams of flower hydrolyate, 10 drops of lavender oil and myrrh. In the end, we get the most fatty consistency cream of all 3 listed. This cream is suitable for dry skin, cracked skin, including patches on the heels and as a hand cream.
Preparation (in 3 creams it is the same):
We carefully weigh all the components. Take the 2 container of steel glass and pour in it an almond or other oil and add the wax (if it is used). In the second bowl, pour the flower water and put it on the steam bath. On a small fire, hold and stir the oil with the wax until it melts.
Then add the oil mixture to several drops of flower water and whisk until the flower water is mixed with a mixture of oil and wax. At the end, add the aroma oil and pour the mixture into the jar. We put its cool place to freeze.
Here are the ways of making creams at home.