Hi folks! Haven't crafted in the kitchen for a while but now that the holidays are done with I can get back to it!
Last night I made a beautiful light face lotion with natural AHA (Multifruit BSC) and a thick creamy body lotion with Lactic Acid (AHA). I used both this morning and they are decadent, my skin is super soft and neither left me feeling greasy.
I have to credit swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com as a starting point for all my lotions and everything I've learned about making them. I highly recommend her Lotion 101 book as it is simply a WEALTH of information. This woman knows her stuff, and she is a great teacher.
Enjoy!
Mild AHA Face lotion - made 12 oz
As I was adding a few extra ingredients, my percentages added up to over 100% but I'm ok with that.
Water Phase:
48% water (144g plus top up after heating)
15% aloe gel (45g)
15% neroli hydrosol (45g)
2% sodium lactate (6g)
2% hydrolyzed oat protein (I use Cromoist) (6g)
Oil Phase:
8% oils- I used 4% Jojoba, 2% Seabuckthorn, 2% Macadamia (24g)
1/2 small pipette of vitamin E oil
4% Polawax (12g)
1% Cetyl Alcohol (3g)
Cool Phase:
2% Panthenol (6g)
3% Multifruit BSC (9g)
2% Acai Botanical Pure Extact (6g)
2 pipettes of liquid germall plus (rounded up to roughly 3ml I probably added a tad too much)
0.5% honeysuckle powdered extract (1 tsp)
3 drops Jasmine essential oil
Result:
A light, soft lotion with a pale yellow tinge. Smell is very mild and earthy. Soaks in completely, feels lovely. I was scared using Polawax was going to make it feel waxy but it didn't at all. I would normally use BTMS-50 cause I love the stuff, but apparently it doesn't play well with Multifruit BSC. And FYI I have slightly dry (am) to oily (pm) sensitive skin prone to some acne. I have been using my own face lotion for a while but figured I needed something with AHA to get my skin a little more refreshed. I started this at 3% Multifruit, although apparently you can go all the way up to 10- figured starting milder would be safer.
Camellia and Cocoa Butter Body Lotion/Cream - makes about 18oz
Water Phase:
74g water
28g aloe (I ran out!)
90g rosemary hydrosol (to make up for the missing aloe)
12g hydrolyzed oat protein
Oil Phase:
60g Camellia oil
13g Rosehip oil
17g Avocado oil
30g Cocoa butter
30g Polawax
18g cetyl alcohol
1 pipette Vit. E (about 1.5 ml)
Cool Phase:
13g Silk Amino Acid
18g Honeyquat
12g Panthenol
18g AHA Lactic Acid
12g Cyclomethicone
2.5 ml Liquid Germall Plus
8 ml of Mango scented fragrance oil
3 drops Jasmine Essential Oil
Result:
Really thick, creamy, luscious cream (pump-able but thick). Surprisingly even with all the cocoa butter it isn't greasy. It really soaks in well. My skin feels lovely- and I even managed to put jeans on within 5 minutes of applying it. The only change I would make is to find a way to add more scent or use a scent with a little more staying power. This isn't the cheapest lotion to make, but as I am so finnicky about what I do use, I don't mind paying a few extra bucks for some choice ingredients. A side note: I wouldn't apply this anywhere one is prone to acne. Between the rosehip and cocoa butter, this could make acne issues worse. Great for arms and legs though!!
Last mention- and a thank you- to Susan Barclay.
http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/
Last night I made a beautiful light face lotion with natural AHA (Multifruit BSC) and a thick creamy body lotion with Lactic Acid (AHA). I used both this morning and they are decadent, my skin is super soft and neither left me feeling greasy.
I have to credit swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com as a starting point for all my lotions and everything I've learned about making them. I highly recommend her Lotion 101 book as it is simply a WEALTH of information. This woman knows her stuff, and she is a great teacher.
Enjoy!
Mild AHA Face lotion - made 12 oz
As I was adding a few extra ingredients, my percentages added up to over 100% but I'm ok with that.
Water Phase:
48% water (144g plus top up after heating)
15% aloe gel (45g)
15% neroli hydrosol (45g)
2% sodium lactate (6g)
2% hydrolyzed oat protein (I use Cromoist) (6g)
Oil Phase:
8% oils- I used 4% Jojoba, 2% Seabuckthorn, 2% Macadamia (24g)
1/2 small pipette of vitamin E oil
4% Polawax (12g)
1% Cetyl Alcohol (3g)
Cool Phase:
2% Panthenol (6g)
3% Multifruit BSC (9g)
2% Acai Botanical Pure Extact (6g)
2 pipettes of liquid germall plus (rounded up to roughly 3ml I probably added a tad too much)
0.5% honeysuckle powdered extract (1 tsp)
3 drops Jasmine essential oil
Result:
A light, soft lotion with a pale yellow tinge. Smell is very mild and earthy. Soaks in completely, feels lovely. I was scared using Polawax was going to make it feel waxy but it didn't at all. I would normally use BTMS-50 cause I love the stuff, but apparently it doesn't play well with Multifruit BSC. And FYI I have slightly dry (am) to oily (pm) sensitive skin prone to some acne. I have been using my own face lotion for a while but figured I needed something with AHA to get my skin a little more refreshed. I started this at 3% Multifruit, although apparently you can go all the way up to 10- figured starting milder would be safer.
Camellia and Cocoa Butter Body Lotion/Cream - makes about 18oz
Water Phase:
74g water
28g aloe (I ran out!)
90g rosemary hydrosol (to make up for the missing aloe)
12g hydrolyzed oat protein
Oil Phase:
60g Camellia oil
13g Rosehip oil
17g Avocado oil
30g Cocoa butter
30g Polawax
18g cetyl alcohol
1 pipette Vit. E (about 1.5 ml)
Cool Phase:
13g Silk Amino Acid
18g Honeyquat
12g Panthenol
18g AHA Lactic Acid
12g Cyclomethicone
2.5 ml Liquid Germall Plus
8 ml of Mango scented fragrance oil
3 drops Jasmine Essential Oil
Result:
Really thick, creamy, luscious cream (pump-able but thick). Surprisingly even with all the cocoa butter it isn't greasy. It really soaks in well. My skin feels lovely- and I even managed to put jeans on within 5 minutes of applying it. The only change I would make is to find a way to add more scent or use a scent with a little more staying power. This isn't the cheapest lotion to make, but as I am so finnicky about what I do use, I don't mind paying a few extra bucks for some choice ingredients. A side note: I wouldn't apply this anywhere one is prone to acne. Between the rosehip and cocoa butter, this could make acne issues worse. Great for arms and legs though!!
Last mention- and a thank you- to Susan Barclay.
http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/
