Beauty formulation
Hemp Milk Hand Cream
Closes out the section with the same shea-and-plant-oil hand cream structure used for camel, almond, and goat milk versions, distinguished here by hemp seed oil's anti-inflammatory profile, the version to reach for specifically when overwashed hands are also visibly irritated, not just dry.
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Ingredients
- Phase A (Aqueous Phase)
- 2 tbsp (30 mL / 30g) Unsweetened Hemp Milk
- Phase B (Butter / Oil Phase)
- 2 tbsp (30g) Organic Shea Butter
- 1 tbsp (15 mL / 14g) Organic Hemp Seed Oil
Method & application
- Gently melt shea butter in a double boiler over low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in hemp seed oil.
- Bring hemp milk to room temperature.
- Pour hemp milk into the melted fat phase while whipping continuously with an immersion hand blender until a rich cream forms.
- Spoon into a sanitized glass jar.
- APPLICATION
- Massage a dime-sized portion into hands, knuckles, and wrists after handwashing.
Kitchen note
Keep this one by the sink, same advice as the Camel Milk Hand Cream, a hand cream only works as well as how consistently it actually gets used.
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