Shelf – life 6 months
Skin Types: Great for dry and sensitive Skins
This creamy cleanser uses soothing marigold calendula officinalis , which is a bright daisy-like orange flower used medicinally for troubled and sensitive skins.
The calendula oil is a macerated oil (where by a medicinal plant is steeped in a plant oil for up to a month to extract the herbal properties).
Macerated oils can be easily made at home or bought from an aromatherapy supplier.
Ingredients:
!00ml Calendula oil
65gm Cocoa butter roughly chopped
20 drops Sweet Orange oil
20 drops mandarin essential oil
How To Make
In the bain-marie, melt together 100ml calendula oil and 65gm cocoa butter.
Once melted, turn off the heat and carefully remove the bowl.
Continuously stir the blend until it start thickening and cooling; whip with the mini-whisk until thick and creamy
Add 20 drops of each essential oil.
Decant your creamy cleansing balm to a glass jar and label
NB. You can easily adjust this mixture to the consistency you desire: if you want it to be thicker, re-melt with extra cocoa butter; if you desire a runnier lotion, re-melt with more oil.
How to Use
Massage a generous amount onto face, and then, using a square of muslin or flannel and hot water, gently remove the balm. Your face will be beautifully clean smelling gorgeous too.
Reference: The Holistic Beauty Book: Star Khechara
