How each container looks before I mix the "water" solution into the oil mixture. I use a hand held immersion blender (specifically for non-food mixing).
I use Rosemary Gladstar's recipe for this, using grapeseed oil/apricot oil and shea butter (vs. cocoa butter or coconut oil). The recipe is now online (video with Mother Earth News, as whipped face cream) as well as in her book.
New to the medicine stash - yarrow salve. I've already used it for a scraped up arm. Works great to stop bleeding, but has other uses. You can find free recipes online for different amounts, and you can add essential oils in the end if you'd like to. It's a basic melt down and pour type making, and very easy to make (you'll need to infuse an oil with the yarrow first).
Both are very easy to make. I do have utensils that I only use for making homemade items such as these, and the face cream requires a blender or hand held immersion blender (which is what I use for an easier clean up). I do need to visit a thrift store, for a spatula for the face cream however.
Happy Thanksgiving!
A day of making . . . face cream and yarrow salve © November 2024 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart