Comments on: Winter skin care: green tea moisturizing cream.

By: Saille

Saille — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:42:44 +0000

to clean your blender try 1 part vodka 1 part water and a bit of dish soap and run the blender
I find a gallon of high alcohol vodka as a necessity. it sits on my counter where i work my magic. is a great emulsifier and has no odor

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:38:40 +0000

Oh no, I was thinking about trying this but if it going to make a mess of my blender I think I have to wait until I can get an extra one. I’ll be checking back hoping someone post some good suggestions for cleaning.

By: jenn

jenn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:33:03 +0000

Anyone have any tips on how to clean the blender after making this?

By: jenn

jenn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:41:40 +0000

Great recipe. I’m making it right now!

Aquarius, you should look at vitacost.com
They have GREAT prices and all sorts of stuff. I bought my coconut oil, green tea, and alovera from them. I also bought almond oil.

beeswax and essential oils I got from mountainroseherbs.com

By: Aquarius

Aquarius — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:17:23 +0000

I really like your homemade moisturizing cream. I want to make it by myself at home. My face skin is dry and have black-heads. I try many products from walmart, CVS, even the famous brand, but they are not working on me. I think they have to much chemical. I need something pure and fresh for my face. I think your cream is a good idea for me, but I do not know how to get the ingredient for the cream, like coconut oil, green tea , alovera. Can anybody tell me how can I get them, or where can I buy them outside. I live in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. Thank you so much

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:12:45 +0000

Rebekah mentioned coconut oil, of all the vegetable oils I think coconut is the most drying, which is why it’s great for oily skin Another one to try would be soy oil. If you’re putting them into a cream you probably wouldn’t need as much beeswax to thicken it up, they thicken when they make contact with air… Hope someone finds this interesting! Great page, really enjoying it!

By: crabappleherbs

crabappleherbs — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:46:29 +0000

Hi Karen!

They key to the emulsification is having the oils and waters at the same temperature, and pouring really slowly and evenly — as if you were making mayonnaise.

(The beeswax also has some emulsifying properties, but not enough to keep the cream together without these precautions.)

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:24:54 +0000

Hallo,
I’ve been making my own creams for a while now, but have always used an emulsifyer (alcohol based), as I thought the oils and waters wouldn’t combine without one. I am thrilled to read about your gorgeous cream with no emulsifyer. Do you find that the cream separates later on? How well and long does it hold together?
Thank you for opening my eyes to new possibilites.
Cheers,
Karen.

By: crabappleherbs

crabappleherbs — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:55:15 +0000

Rose, the cream usually lasts me a few weeks if it’s kept in the refrigerator. It won’t last very long if it’s kept in a warm place.

By: crabappleherbs

crabappleherbs — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:51:02 +0000

Thanks, Henriette!

David, I don’t think many people are likely to see your question here, as this is an old post, and on a different topic. If it’s OK with you, I’ll post your question on the herbwifery forum — a place that’s built for such conversations.