Beauty formulation
Cashew Milk & Vanilla Body Cream
This is a comfort-forward pairing, cashew's naturally creamy fat profile and shea butter's protective richness, finished with vanilla for a warm, dessert-like sensory experience that makes this one of the most indulgent, cozy-feeling formulas in the entire book.
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)
- ½ cup (120 mL / 120g) Unsweetened Cashew Milk
- Phase B (Lipid / Butter Phase)
- ¼ cup (60 mL / 55g) Unrefined Coconut Oil
- 2 tbsp (30g) Raw Shea Butter
- Phase C (Aromatic)
- 4 drops Pure Vanilla Essential Oil / Oleoresin
Method & application
- Melt coconut oil and shea butter together in a double boiler until liquid; stir in vanilla extract.
- Bring cashew milk to room temperature.
- Slowly pour cashew milk into the melted fats while blending continuously with an immersion hand blender for 2–3 minutes until a rich cream forms.
- Spoon into a sanitized glass jar.
- APPLICATION
- Massage over dry body skin, legs, and arms after bathing.
Kitchen note
This is a strong candidate for a homemade gift, the scent profile is broadly appealing and the texture reads as genuinely luxurious even to those unfamiliar with DIY skincare.
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