Shea and cocoa butter hand therapy cream 20gm Cocoa butter and 20gm shea butter 20 ml jojoba oil 40 ml Apricot kernel oil 20 ml Glycerine 35 gm Emulsifying Wax 25 gm Stearic Acid 360 ml Purified Water 4 ml Unigerm II 3 ml lavender essential oil and 3mL mandarin essential oil 1. Heat water slowly on the stove until it reaches 70 degrees celsius.
2. In a separate saucepan, heat the butters, oils, emulsifying wax, stearic acid and glycerine slowly until the mixture reaches 70 degrees Celsius. 3. Wait until mixture cools to 35 degrees celcius and add the Unigerm II. 4. Keep mixing – the cream will start to thicken. Allow to cool. 5. Add lavender and mandarin essential oils. |