Beauty formulation
Goat Milk Dry Skin Balm
This is a true spot-treatment balm, formulated harder and more concentrated than a whole-body butter because it's meant for small, high-friction, high-crack-risk areas like knuckles and cuticles that need an occlusive seal rather than a spreadable lotion.
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Ingredients
- Phase A (Wax & Oil Matrix)
- ¼ cup (55g) Raw Shea Butter
- 2 tbsp (28g) Beeswax Pellets
- 1 tbsp (15 mL / 14g) Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Phase B (Active Dry Powder)
- 2 tbsp (15g) Goat Milk Powder
Method & application
- Combine shea butter, beeswax pellets, and olive oil in a double boiler. Heat until wax drops disappear completely.
- Whisk in goat milk powder until completely smooth and suspended.
- Pour while molten into low-profile tins or glass jars.
- Allow to cool undisturbed for 30 minutes until rock solid.
- APPLICATION
- Scrape a small sliver with a fingernail or the pad of the thumb.
- Rub into targeted cracked skin areas, elbows, heels, or cuticles to form a seal.
Kitchen note
Pour into the widest, shallowest containers you have rather than deep jars, a shallow balm is far easier to access with a fingernail than one buried at the bottom of a deep tin.
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