The cold weather is so harsh with our skin. It makes it rough, dry and not that good looking. Our hands are the first to suffer. To maintain beautiful and soft hands, they need to be more often moisturized. Special hand creams can be a little expensive and they’re all full with chemicals. So avoid using them and prepare your own hand cream. The best thing about preparing your own cream is that you choose the ingredients, and all of them are organic and natural. The preparation is so easy you’ll never buy another cream again. Try our homemade natural hand creams.
Moisturizing Hand Cream
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup organic olive oil
- ¼ cup organic sweet almond oil
- 2 tbsp. organic cocoa butter
- ¼ cup beeswax
- 1 tbsp. vitamin E oil
- 5-8 drops of your favorite essential oil
Preparation:
Put all the ingredients in a big glass jar. Fill a pan with some water and place it over medium heat. Put a lid on the jar and put the jar in the pan with water. As the water heats, the ingredients will start melting. Stir occasionally. Once all the ingredients are melted, pour the mixture into small containers.
Cooling Arnica Hand Cream
Ingredients:
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 0.3 ounces dried Arnica flowers
- ¼ cup beeswax
- 8 drops peppermint essential oil
- 2-3 drops lavender or eucalyptus essential oil
Preparation:
Chop the dried Arnica flowers, and mix them with coconut oil. Put them in a small jar. Fill a pan with some water and place it over medium heat. Put a lid on the jar and put the jar in the pan with water. Keep the oil on medium heat for 30 minutes. Take the jar out of the water and let it cool down a little, and then filter the oil by taking out the flowers. Turn the heat on low and add the jar back in the pan. Add the beeswax in the jar and stir. Once everything is melted and mixed well take the jar out. Leave it for a couple of minutes and then add the essential oil. Mix the oil well and pour the mixture into small containers.
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