Kimberly's Cosmetic Recipes

  Basic 2-Oil Soap: Coconut and Olive 10-12 bars 1000 gram (2 lb.) mold Ingredients: 12 oz. coconut oil 20 oz. olive oil 4.5 oz. lye 12 oz. water Step 1: Lye Solution Measure water into glass container.   Measure lye in separate glass container. Take water & lye outside with wooden spoon. Pour lye slowly into water and mix well.   Let cool. Step 2:  Fats Mixture Measure and put fats into metal stock pot.   Melt down the solid fats on low. Remove from heat. Step 3: Cool Let the water and oils cool between 85 and 110 until they are approximately the same temperature   Step 4: Prepare Mold Prepare your mold. Step 5:   Blend Pour lye solution into the pot of oils.   Blend with stick blender until mixture reaches medium trace (a thick pancake batter consistency). Step 6:   Fragrance & Color   Stir in colorants & fragrance with wooden spoon. (Some ideas: 2 Tbsp ground oatmeal; 2 tsp dried herbs; 1 oz essential oil) Step 7: Pour Pou...

Shampoo Bar 10-12 bars 1000 gram (2 lb)  mold Fats Mixture: 33 oz coconut oil   Lye Solution: 12.54 oz distilled water 5.44 oz lye (sodium hydroxide) Essential Oil Blend:     1 oz tea tree, peppermint, or rosemary Step 1:  Fats Mixture Set crock pot on LOW setting.   Measure fats and put put into crock pot.   Melt down the solid fats (15-30 min). Once liquified, set crock pot to KEEP WARM setting. Step 2: Lye Solution Measure water into glass container.   Measure lye in separate glass container. Take water & lye outside with wooden spoon. Pour lye slowly INTO water and mix well.   This mixture will be HOT. Let sit for 5-10 min until lye water is clear and not cloudy. Step 3:  Gently pour lye solution into fats in crock pot.   Use immersion blender for about 8 min to mix to light trace (looks like pudding with a gentle peak). Step 4: Put the lid on crock pot and heat on KEEP WARM setting.  Check every 15 min stirring soap ...

Anti-Wrinkle Cream with Ginseng and Rosehip Seed Oil Makes 5 ounces  Ingredients ⅛ cup almond oil ⅛ cup jojoba oil ½ teaspoon ginseng extract 1 teaspoon rosehip seed oil 10 drops frankincense essential oil 2 tablespoons coconut oil 2 tablespoons beeswax ½ teaspoon vitamin E oil 1 tablespoon shea butter Directions In small bowl, combine  almond oil, jojoba oil,  ginseng extract, rosehip seed oil and frankincense and blend well.  In double-boiler, heat beeswax. Once beeswax softens, add: coconut oil shea butter vitamin E oil Blend well. Once hard fats have dissolved, add the small bowl mixture. Blend well. Store the cream in the refrigerator or a dark, cool place for up to 2–3 weeks.

Hemp and Shea Soap ?? bars ?? oz. mold

Muscle Rub Salve 2 Tbsp Beeswax 4 Tbsp Comfrey oil 2 Tbsp Mustard seed oil 2 Tbsp Emu oil 20 drops ginger EO 15 drops vetiver oil EO Dissolve beeswax in double-boiler. Add non-EO oils. Stir thoroughly. Add EO's. Stir thoroughly. Pour in container and cool.

Arnica Gel Uses: bruising and sore muscles First make Arnica Oil: 2 cup dried arnica flowers 1 cup coconut oil 1 cup olive oil 1/2 cup hemp seed oil Stir ingredients in small crock pot and cover. Heat on LOW for 48 hours. Use Arnica Oil to make gel: 1 oz Arnica Oil 1 oz Aloe Vera 1/2 tsp Vegetable Glycerin 2 drops Lavender EO 4 drops Helichrysum EO 2 drops Geranium EO Blend with aerator and pour into 2 oz bottle.

Patchouli & Lavender Shaving Disks