Try making this face lotion recipe at home, especially enriched with Q10 coenzyme and pomegranate seed oil, and with natural ingredients that help keep your skin clean and healthy. Especially indicated for aging skin, this lotion is adequate for all types of skin, including sensitive, due to the mild ingredients used.Difficulty: EasyWeight: 50g
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.