A little bit of sweet almond oil, a few drops of lavender one tablespoon of gel of aloe vera, a hint of extract of apricot kernel, stir and you get … a moisturizing cream super effective and not expensive to take care of your skin.
Discover the recipes of Victoria Nossent, a follower of the Slow Cosmetics, to create care, natural beauty.
- The body milk
For 200 ml, you need : 1 c to c wax-based olive (type Olivem 1000), 50 ml of orange flower water, 50 ml of sesame oil, 8 drops of essential oil of lavender, 20 drops of Cosgard (natural preservative).
- Put the oil and the wax in a pot
- Put the flower water into a second pot
- Melt the contents of the two pots in a bain marie
- Remove once the wax melted
- Gradually add the floral water to the mixture of oil and wax, beating vigorously with a whisk
- Put the pot with the mixing completed in a large bowl of cold water and beat with a whisk
- Add the essential oil and the Cosgard while mixing
- Allow to cool
Conservation : 2 to 3 months cool
- The purifying mask with clay
You will need : 1 tablespoon of white clay, 5 drops of sweet almond oil, 2 to 3 c to c of warm water or water of lavender.
- Mix the clay and the oil until the batter is
- Coat the face and leave on for 15 minutes
- Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water and dry the skin
- Moisturize the face
- The serum moisturizer for the face
For 30 ml, you will need : 3 tablespoons of jojoba oil, 1 tablespoon of hazelnut oil or apricot kernel, 5 drops of essential oils of lavender, of hybrid lavender, niaouli, or geranium.
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl
- Pour the mixture into a container of your choice
- Apply a few drops morning and evening in making well penetrate
Conservation : 6 months
- The moisturizing cream apricot & aloe vera
For 110 ml, you will need : 4 tablespoons of apricot kernel oil, 1 c to s of wax Olivem, 6 tablespoons of infusion choice, 1 tablespoon of aloe vera gel, 10 drops of lavender essential oil, 5 drops of grapefruit essential oil.
- Put the apricot kernel oil and the wax in a pot = fat body
- Put the infusion and the frost in another = water-based
- Heat the two pots in a bain marie up to 65°
- Gradually add the aqueous base to the body fat, stirring with a whisk to create an emulsion
- Add the essential oils
- Cool
Storage : 6 weeks in the fridge
- The cream face
For 50 ml, you will need : 15 ml apricot oil bio, 30 ml of floral water of lavender, 1 c to c wax Olivem, 5 drops of essential oils of geranium, 5 drops of Cosgard.
- Put the oil and the wax in a pot
- Put the flower water into a second pot
- Heat the two pots in a bain marie
- Remove the jars once the wax melted
- Gradually add the flower water mixture to oil / wax beating vigorously with a whisk for at least 2 minutes
- Put the pot in a large bowl of cold water and beat with force
- Add the essential oil, then the suit and mix
- Pour into a cosmetic container and allow to cool before closing
- The lip
«To succeed my butters of cocoa, I had to try a million times before finding the right formula ! » tells Victoria. Here is his famous recipe : 1 c to c of shea butter, 1 c to c of argan oil, sweet almond or hazelnut, 1/2 c to c of beeswax, 1 large drop of liquid honey, 1 drop of essential oil of lavandin
- Melt in a bain marie
- Stir with a wooden spatula, adding the essential oil
- Leave to cool before putting on to harden in the fridge
Audrey Depuydt