Beauty formulation
Camel Milk Hand Cream
Hands are washed more often than almost any other skin surface, which strips natural oils repeatedly through the day, this formula is built to replace that lost lipid layer quickly and thoroughly.
By Aunesty Janssen · The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients
Ingredients
- Phase A (Aqueous Phase)
- 2 tbsp (30 mL / 30g) Liquid Camel Milk
- Phase B (Lipid Phase)
- 2 tbsp (30g) Shea Butter
- 1 tbsp (15 mL / 14g) Sweet Almond Oil
Method & application
- Gently melt shea butter in a heatproof beaker over a double boiler.
- Remove from heat and stir in sweet almond oil.
- Warm camel milk to room temperature and slowly pour into the lipid phase.
- Using a small battery whip or immersion blender, whip continuously as the mixture cools until it reaches a velvety cream consistency.
- Spoon into a clean cosmetic glass container.
- APPLICATION
- Massage a nickel-sized portion into hands, cuticles, and wrists after washing hands or before sleep.
Kitchen note
Keep the finished jar by the sink rather than in the medicine cabinet, hand cream only works if it's used after every wash, and visibility drives compliance more than formulation does.
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