Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Intensive Overnight Foot Cream Recipe

Pamper your feet with this potent moisturizer that contains exotic butters and essential oils. Best to apply this especially before bed time, so you’ll ready to dash to your desk the next day with soft, refreshed feet!

Ingredients:                                                 Amount:

Food grade glycerin                                2 oz.

Borax                                                   Pinch

Emulsifying wax                                    1 oz.

Coconut oil                                          1 oz.

Grapeseed oil                                       1 oz.

Jojoba oil                                            1 oz.

Lanolin                                               0.05 oz.

Palm stearic acid                                  0.05 oz.

Mango butter                                       1 oz.

Shea butter                                         1 oz.

Procedures:

Heat water just before it reaches boiling point. Add borax and dissolve well. Cool. In a separate bowl, blend the oils, waxes, and stearic acid. When the water mixture’s temperature drops to 50°C, slowly add to the oil blend while beating with a stick blender for two minutes. Add the shea and mango butters
when temperature drops further to 30°C. Beat well. Let it sit for five minutes and continue beating until it is completely cooled. Pour into sterilized jars.

Reference: http://www.soapnuts.com/lb2.html