Beauty formulation
Macadamia Milk Overnight Skin Food
This closing formula concentrates the book's two richest single actives for aging or environmentally damaged skin, macadamia's deep-penetrating palmitoleic acid and Vitamin E's antioxidant protection, into one final, deliberately simple overnight treatment, designed to work uninterrupted through skin's natural nighttime repair cycle.
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 / Hydro-Gel Base)
- 2 tbsp (30 mL / 30g) Unsweetened Macadamia Milk
- 1 tbsp (15 mL / 15g) Pure Aloe Vera Gel
- Phase B (Lipid / Antioxidant Phase)
- 1 tsp (5 mL / 4.6g) Macadamia Nut Oil
- ½ tsp (2.5 mL / 2.3g) Vitamin E Oil
Method & application
- Whisk unsweetened macadamia milk and aloe vera gel in a small ceramic dish until the gel completely dissolves into liquid.
- Add macadamia nut oil and Vitamin E oil drop-by-drop while whisking vigorously to form a silky emulsion.
- APPLICATION
- Apply a thin layer over face, neck, and décolletage as the final step in your evening routine.
- Leave on overnight; rinse with lukewarm water in the morning to reveal deeply nourished skin.
Kitchen note
Macadamia's high palmitoleic acid content makes this a genuinely fitting closing formula for the book, after 156 recipes spanning thirteen milks and a dozen garden botanicals, this final treatment distills the collection's core premise down to its simplest form: milk, plant oil, and time.
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