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Soothing Stretch Mark Cream Recipe

Soothing Stretch Mark Cream Recipe

‘Your body is not ruined. You are a tiger who has earned their stripes.’ 

While I completely agree with this sentiment, it doesn’t mean that we all wouldn’t love to reduce our stretch marks just a little bit, especially for those of us who have very defined and angry looking tiger stripes after the stretchy fun of pregnancy! Not only will this cream lessen your stretch marks over time but it will also sooth, moisturize and give your precious, fierce tummy and stretchy bits a well deserved pamper! 

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Huge drop in price for base cream!

Huge drop in price for base cream!

Sometimes the universe gives you a gift.

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Cooling Peppermint Foot Cream

An amazingly easy but most effective cream for painful feet, or any other part of the body. (So cooling) 1 Cup Moisturising Base Cream ½ Cup Shea Nut Butter – Melted 1 Tablespoon Menthol Flakes 1 Teaspoon Peppermint Pure Essential Oil 4 Drops Grapefruit Seed Extract Gently melt shea nut butter in a double boiler – remove from heat and cool, then incorporate into moisturising base cream – whip with a hand held whisk until well blended and thickened. Should have a butter like consistency. Place peppermint essential oil in a container, with the menthol flakes, place container in a […]

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Regenerating Skin Cream

• 2 Tablespoons Passionflower Oil • 2 Teaspoons Rosehip Seed Oil • 1 ½ Teaspoon Beeswax • 1 Tablespoon Geranium Hydrosol • 25 Drops Wheatgerm Oil • 10 Drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil • 10 Drops Geranium Bourbon Essential Oil • 5 Drops May Chang Essential Oil • 4 Drops Grapefruit Seed Extract In a double boiler, heat the beeswax, Rosehip, Passionflower and Wheatgerm oils until Beeswax is melted. In another saucepan heat the hydrosol gently. Remove both from heat and allow to cool to around body temperature until the oil/wax mixture begins to thicken, but is still liquid. Using […]

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Cleansing Cream

100gm base cream (either made by using emulsifying wax- see previous recipes) or use one of our store bought types 3mls vegetable glycerine 3ml castor oil 4ml jojoba oil 3ml meadow foam oil 4 drops grapefruit seed extract 12 drops mandarin essential oil Combine all ingredients thoroughly, mixing each one into base cream, before adding the next one. Pot into chosen containers. To use – apply a good coverage of cream to face and neck area – leave on skin for several minutes, then remove with damp cotton wool. NOTE: the castor oil in this recipe is not quickly absorbed […]

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Simple Base Cream

Ingredients *16gm Vegetable based emulsifying wax 36 ml cold pressed apricot oil (or your choice of oil) 148 ml herbal water extract 4 drops rosemary oleoresin (an antioxidant and preservative) Equipment 1 candy thermometer for checking the temperature 1 stick blender 1 double boiler 1 saucepan pots for containing cream Instructions To make the herbal water Herbal water is made as a herbal tea infusion or decoction (simmered gently in water) using dried and preferable whole herbs- not tea bags. Some choices may be- Chamomile- soothing, gentle and anti-inflammatory Plantain- for problem skin Gotu Kola- regenerating Neem- eczema and psoriasis […]

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