facial cream
 

Who makes their own facial lubricating cream? What is your receipe? How well does it work? Please share.

I do. I use a small jar of vaseline, a pink bottle of baby lotion and 2 jars of vitamin A cream from Wal-mart. Use a mixer and really beat it good. It makes 6 jars of cream for allover body use. I love it. Put your beaters and bowl into the dishwasher after because it needs the hot water to clean beaters and bowl really good.

OOps! I meant Vitamin E Cream

that sounds alot like something my mother use to make :)

I make this and it is terrific asnywhere on the body. Really cheap to put together and reap a large amount for the money. My SIL first introduced it to me. Love it, love it, love it some more.

What size(oz) jars do you use for the vaseline,baby lotion and vit e?

[QUI'll bet she uses baby food jars..OTE=BabyCakes;4736751]What size(oz) jars do you use for the vaseline,baby lotion and vit e?[/QUOTE]

I would like to know the ounces also. Thanks

Sounds interesting love to know also.

this is the recipe I have used, it works great!
Homemade Hand/Body Cream:
16 oz. baby lotion
8 oz. Vaseline
8 oz. Vitamin E Cream

I will have to try this.

Wow, I have mixed the vaseline and pink baby lotion, did not know about the vit e,, I will add that to next batch... Thanks for the info... My husband uses this one his dried out knees and elbows....

I am gonna try this, my skin gets so dry in the winter. I wonder if you could add fragrance oil to make it smell good?

I can't wait to try this. I use the gelled baby oil from WalMart to remove eye makeup. Put a little on a cotton ball and rub gently. Make your eyes and surrounding eye area very moist. I then wash my face and apply some night cream. I used to sell Avon and have lots of product leftover. When that is gone I will make this cream. Thanks

I used Dollar General's Baby Lotion with Shea and Cocoa Butter the last time I made it. I prefer that smell over the baby smell. DG also sells two 4 oz jars of Vit. E cream together. I love this stuff and put it on my feet/legs every morning after showering. Especially good to use in the winter time.

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! I have been using Wexler from bath n body works on my face and various body lotions. I am gonna give this a try as I have really dry skin. still gonna use wexler on my face tho. thanks for the receipe!

Thanks. I will get to the ingredients soon and give it a try. Have you all tried the home-made laundry soap? Just made my second batch and is soooo cheap and works well. There is plenty to share.

I made this last winter,especially for hubby to use.He loves it! A little goes a long way, so one batch lasts quite awhile.

Great idea! I've never heard of making your own. You folks just think of everything on this forum!

This is my recipe too and it is great! Makes a lot! Inexpensive and is great for the skin and hands. Smells good too if you use the scented baby lotion. Although they do sell unscented baby lotion.

I use olive oil and vit. e oil. My skin is so dry i crack all over. Would like to try you recipe. Where do you get "real" vit. e cream. Maybe I could use my Vit e oil???

Sounds more affordable................

I have made it many times for friends going through chemo; it really soothes their skin!

Sounds worth a try - love doing this sort of home remedy stuff.... :)

Getting the ingredients tomorrow!! :)

I have made this recipe for a few years already, it also makes great gifts for nursing home residents as Christmas gifts, or charity donations. Try to buy all of the products from the dollar store, great savings.

I use Rosemary Gladstar's recipe. It includes aloe, distilled water, beeswax, almond oil, coconut oil, lanolin. I infuse the almost oil with Calendula flowers too to add to the benefit to the skin. I refuse to use vaseline, it's a byproduct of crude oil and the thought of that on my skin gives me the heebee geebees! Rosemary's recipe is called "perfect lotion" and is available on-line, or in her books. It is so rich feeling, like rubbing silk or velvet, and though it initially seems oily, it is absorbed in a few seconds. The lotion is heavenly, IMHO

I don't want to be a wet blanket either. However, I spoke with my son, a chiropractor, who cares for the entire body about the use of Vaseline. He said it would be absorbed thru the skin, therefore it would be just like eating it. Sorry, much as I would like to save the cash, no vaseline for me.

Another item we MUST watch for in our body products is PARABENS. They are listed as polyparabens, metholparabens and just plain parabens. I have had to pitch out a lot of hand, body, shampoos, sunlotions which contain one or all three. You may also note that some of the newer replacement products are now reading 'paraben free'.

Does anyone have a replacement item for the vaseline? Reference to the Rosemary Gladster item, is it a homemade product also or must one purchase it already prepared?

OK, here is Rosemary Gladstar's recipe. I have made this wonderful, luscious cream several times. Each time, I am more in love. I infuse calendula flowers in almond oil for about six or eight weeks before I make the lotion. I strain the flowers from the oil (then compost them), squeezing to make sure I get all my oil out. Then, I melt the waxes/oils and leave sitting in the blender overnight with the waters sitting in a measuring cup next to them. To get them to mix and stay mixed, they must MUST must be at the same temp. First time I made this was not a great success. From then on, doing it overnight this way, nothing but wonderful success!


Rosemary's Perfect Cream

This recipe was published in Herbs for Health magazine and is an excellent all-purpose skin cream created by revered herbalist Rosemary Gladstar.

Ingredients

WATERS

2/3 cup distilled water--OR distilled rosewater or
-- orange flower water)
1/3 cup aloe vera gel
1 - 2 drops essential oil of choice
Vitamins A and E as desired

OILS

3/4 cup apricot, almond or grape seed oil
1/3 cup coconut oil or cocoa butter
1/4 tsp lanolin
1/2 - 1 oz grated beeswax

Directions

1. Combine distilled water, aloe vera gel, essential oil and vitamins in a glass measuring cup. (Tap water can be used but it will sometimes introduce bacteria and encourage the growth of mold.) Set aside.

2. In a double boiler over low heat, combine remaining ingredients. Heat just enough to melt.

3. Pour oils into a blender and let cool to room temperature. The mixture should become thick, creamy, semisolid and cream coloured. This cooling process can be hastened in the refrigerator, but keep an eye on it so it doesn't get too hard.

4. When cooled, turn blender on the highest speed. In a slow, thin drizzle pour the water mixture into the center vortex.

5. When most of the water mixture has been added to the oils, listen to the blender and watch the cream. When the blender coughs and chokes, and the cream looks thick and white like butter cream frosting, turn off the blender. You can slowly add more water, beating it in by hand with a spoon, but don't over beat! The cream will thicken as it sets.

6. Pour into into cream or lotion jars. Store in a cool place.

The above is the basic recipe but you can get more detailed information about making this cream and ingredient properties in Rosemary's handy book "Herbs for Natural Beauty". This inexpensive book is a must have for anyone interested in making their own cosmetics.

Thanks. I will assemble the ingredients and make some. It sounds easy enough. I hope many of you heed the warning about ingesting the petroleum oil.

Again, Thank You.

Finally got around to making this.... :) Feels really nice, although a bit greasy even though I only used one 4oz thingy of vaseline. DH loves it too, but not the baby lotio scent of it. ;)

I to make my own cream. As a RN our hands were really sore and dry. I use equal parts of vasolene, baby lotion and Vit E. All bought at the local DG and the cheapest they have...usually their own brand. I give out to my quilting buddies at Christmas. What to put it in is the question. I have been using 1/2 pint jelly jars but would really like to find a place to order plastic jars with lids....Has anyone found where I could get them or do you use something else? Thanks for your help.
Merry Christmas!

this is an old post just seen it sorry. just wanted to ask how you make your laundry soap. thanks in advance . try to go green here i also use shampoo bars no more store bought shampoo for me. thanks

Ace Hardware Store sells reuseable plastic screw on lids. I think the package has 8 lids and comes in either regular or wide mouth sizes.

All this time I thought vaseline clogged pores, guess not. The hairball remedy given to cats has a vaseline base so I wonder if there are different grades.

As this is an old post, but dry skin happens all the time, I thought I would post.

I have dry skin in my shins in the winter. I tried a variety of lotions and creams but none really helped. Then I tried pure Shea Butter, that I had bought for my heels. It is lovely, absorbs in nicely and putting it on twice a day is working. I use it on my cuticles when I go to bed and it is helping there too.

I, too, question the use of Vaseline. Esp on the face. Years ago I quit using hair products that had Sulfates in them . They strip out the color! They are easy to find these days but back then...not so much. Purology shamppos and conditioners are great. Pricey but concentrated so a bottle lasts firever!

I will stick to my personsl skin care favs. But the conversation is interesting.

Sandy

My recipe is for every bar of Zote laundry soap one and a half cups of borax and one and a half cups of baking soda. Not baking powder. available usually near the borax. I put the zote through the shred in the food processor then take the shred blade out and put the blade on the bottom and whirr up the shreds into pellets and then add the other ingredients and whirr it all up til it looks like powdered detergent. Sometimes I have to do it in batches to fit. Store in covered container and use about 1-2 tbsp per load. No suds. Can use in HE machines.

All the recipes I've heard of are specific about WASHING soda not baking and also borax.

oh gosh you are absolutely correct! I must have zoned out. Arm and hammer washing soda. Thanks for catching that!!!