Peppermint-Crisp Body Cream
Picture this: you, with skin as soft as a cloud and a scent as refreshing as a spring breeze. This Peppermint-Crisp Body Cream is packed with ingredients that'll make your skin sing. We love it for its delicious-smelling cocoa butter, and minty green aroma and colour!
Sweet Almond Oil: The superhero of hydration, sweet almond oil swoops in to save the day, leaving your skin feeling nourished and oh-so-smooth.
Cocoa Butter: Like a warm hug for your skin, cocoa butter cocoons you in moisture, keeping dryness at bay and leaving your skin feeling velvety soft.
Peppermint Oil: Ah, the invigorating scent of peppermint! It's like a mini spa day in a jar, refreshing your senses and putting a spring in your step.
Ready to hop into action?
Ingredients:
Water Phase (60%):
45% Distilled water
10% Aloe vera liquid-gel
5% Vegetable glycerine
Oil Phase (30%):
15% Sweet almond oil
10% Cocoa butter
5% Emulsifying wax
Essential Oils (3%):
2% Peppermint essential oil
1% Spearmint essential oil
Colour (6.5%):
Preservative (0.5%):
0.5% Geogard 221
Instructions:
- Prepare the water phase by combining distilled water, aloe vera gel, and glycerine in a heat-resistant container.
- Stir well and set aside.
- In a separate heat-resistant container, combine sweet almond oil, cocoa butter, and emulsifying wax to create the oil phase.
- Heat both phases separately using a double boiler until the oil phase reaches around 70°C).
- Once both phases are heated, slowly pour the oil phase into the water phase while stirring continuously.
- Continue stirring until the mixture emulsifies and thickens. Allow the mixture to cool down to around 40°C before proceeding. Stir well to incorporate.
- Next, add the mica powder and the essential oils to the mixture, stirring until the colour and scent are evenly distributed.
- Finally, add the preservative and mix thoroughly to ensure proper preservation of the product.
- Transfer the body cream into clean, sterilized containers and allow it to cool completely before sealing.
Ways to incorporate Peppermint-Crisp Body Cream into your skincare routine:
Bunny Hop Massage: Grab a dollop of body cream and treat yourself to a bunny hop massage. Use gentle, circular motions to massage it into your skin, from your toes to your nose. It's like a dance party for your skin!
Bunny Ears Moisturiser: Don't forget those bunny ears! Apply a pea-sized amount of body cream to your ears and give them a little massage. They'll be as soft and velvety as, well, a bunny's ears!
Egg-cellent Foot Treatment: After a day of hopping around, your feet deserve some love. Slather on some body cream and slip on a pair of cozy socks. Wake up to baby-soft feet that are ready to hop into action once again!
