How to make your own moisturizing cream (depending on your skin type)?

Awaken the radiance of your skin with a 100% natural homemade moisturizer adapted to your needs!

No more cosmetic products filled with chemicals! Make your own homemade moisturizer with simple, natural ingredients.

The benefits of a homemade moisturizer

Natural and chemical-free: Make your cream with simple ingredients and healthy that you recognize.
Perfectly adapted to your skin: Choose oils and hydrosols that meet the specific needs of your skin type.
Economical and ecological: Make your cream lower cost and reduce disposable packaging.
A moment of pleasure: Take care of yourself by creating your own personalized beauty product.

Understanding the key ingredients

Aqueous phase: Water, hydrosol, aloe vera gel. Hydrates and soothes the skin.
Oily phase: Vegetable oils (jojoba, argan, coconut), vegetable butters (shea, cocoa). Nourishes and protects the skin.
Emulsifying wax: Allows link the aqueous and oily phases to create a creamy cream.
Conservative (optional): Vitamins Egrapefruit seed extract. Allows you to extend the shelf life of the cream.
Essential oil (optional): Add a pleasant scent and beneficial properties for the skin (lavender, rose, tea tree).

Recipes: moisturizing cream for dry or oily skin

Here are our 2 recipes adapted to your skin type, to personalize according to your needs:

Moisturizing cream for dry skin

2 tablespoons of beeswax
90 g of vegetable oil (olive, jojoba, almond, avocado)
10 drops of essential oil (lavender, rose or palmarosa)
30 ml orange blossom water (optional)

Moisturizing cream for oily skin

3 g of beeswax
20 ml of vegetable oil (jojoba, hemp, hazelnut)
10 drops of essential oil (tea tree, lemon, orange)
15 ml aloe vera gel
30 ml of mint or lemon hydrosol (optional)

Instructions

Preparation: Disinfect all your utensils and containers.
Oily phase: In a bain-marie, gently melt beeswax et vegetable oils.
Aqueous phase: In another container, whisk orange blossom water (or hydrosol) and aloe vera gel (if used).
Emulsion: Slowly pour the aqueous phase into the oily phase, whisking vigorously until you obtain a homogeneous cream.
Adding essential oil (optional): Gently incorporate the essential oil drops with cooled cream.
Conservation: Pour the cream into a sterilized airtight jar. Store in the refrigerator and use in 2 to 4 weeks.

These natural ingredients intensely nourish the skin, protect it from external aggressions and stimulate the production of collagen for better firmness.

Advice

Personalize your cream: Shea Butter for dry skin, huile de jojoba for combination skin, extract of cucumber for sensitive skin.
For longer storage, add a natural preservative such as vitamins E or grapefruit seed extract (10 drops).
Don’t hesitate to experiment with different oils and hydrosols to find the perfect combination for your skin.

Making your own moisturizing cream is a simple, economical and ecological way to take care of your skin. With a little creativity, you can create a unique product that is perfectly suited to your needs.