Diy Hand Cream

I have really dry skin and I'm on a tight budget so I thought I'd try making my own

Posted by Arty Kitkat

About

I've been looking around the internet for recipes for handcream/moisturiser and found a good one here http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/02/make-your-own-simple-moisturizing.html but couldn't get hold of solid coconut oil so I adapted it to use cocoa butter and sweet almond oil.

Share

You Will Need (5 things)

  • 1 x Pot with lid
  • 2 tbsp Vitamin E Lotion
  • 1 tbsp Sweet Almond Oil
  • 4 tbsp Baby Lotion
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa Butter

Steps (2 steps, 10 minutes)

  1. 1

    Assemble ingredients. The 3 shown came from my local £1 shop. I had sweet almond oil already as I do quite a bit of massage. You can get that from a health food shop or chemist. If you can't find it any other carrier oil would do.

  2. 2

    Mix ingredients together using 1 part sweet almond oil (or other carrier oil), 2 parts cocoa butter, 2 parts vitamin E lotion and 4 parts baby lotion. The big bottles I bought would make tons so would last ages and work out really cheap. I use it on my hands and it feels really nice and absorbs quickly.