Servings: 1 pot of 50 ml
Cost: $2,85 / 2,5€
Equipment
Ingredients
Oil Phase
- 5 g jojoba oil
- 5 g sweet almond oil
- 4 g emulsifying wax NF
Water Phase
- 36 g distilled water
Cooling Phase
- 3 g rosehip seed oil pomegranate seed oil
- 0,75 g coenzime Q10
- 0,5 ml essential oil frankincense (optional)
- 0,25 ml vitamin E oil (tocopherol)
- 0,25 g Liquid Germall Plus Euxyl k940
Instructions
Preparations
- Learn the basics of making lotions in How To Make An Emulsion For Skincare or watch the video above. They don't have a recipe, but show generic steps of how to make a lotion (emulsion).
- Disinfect all your equipment before starting. You can boil some of your equipment (like the double boiler, glass cups, spoons), and use a solution of 1 liter of water with 1/2 cup of bleach, for items that are not heat-resistant (like the milk frother, plastic cups or the lotion containers)
Water Phase
- Measure the water phase ingredients (distilled water) into a cup
- Heat the water ingredients in low heat to around 60ºC. You can use the microwave but the best is to heat in bagne-marie, while controlling temperature. No need to let the water boil, you will have to wait to cool down.
Oil Phase
- Measure all oil ingredients (the oils and the emulsifying wax) into the double boiler
- Place the double boiler over a pan with water (bagne-marie) and heat the oils and emulsifying wax in low heat until the wax melts
Cooling Phase
- Measure all cooling phase ingredients into a small cup. Mix the coenzyme Q10 with the liquid ingredients.
- The preservative is not an optional ingredient. Use the quantities as per manufacturer instructions. I use Euxyl k940 at 1% (0,5 ml).
Making your Lotion
- Measure the temperature of both the water and the oils. Make sure the water is at a higher temperature than the oils.
- Pour the water into the oils. The mixture will immediately turn milky.
- Blend the mixture well with a milk frother. If you find lumps in the mixture, heat it a little more (on low heat), and use the milk frother to dissolve the lumps.
- The mixture will become creamy but runny.
- Wait till the mixture is around 50ºC or a little lower (122ºF). Then pour the cooling phase ingredients and mix well with a spoon or the milk frother.
Finishing your Lotion
- It's time to measure your lotion pH. It should be around 5.5 (5-6). Add one teaspoon of citric acid dissolved in water (you can also use lemon juice) if pH is too high, or a teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in water if pH is too low. One teaspoon should be enough.
- The coenzyme Q10 has an dark yellow/orange color, coloring your lotion with the same color.
- Pour your lotion into an airless pump bottle. You can also use a tin container, but the pump bottle protects your lotion against oxidation, dirt contamination or getting in contact with your fingers.
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