My mom bought some ‘all nautral’ alo-vera hand lotion, the main ingredient
of which turned out to be triethanolamine, a petrolium byproduct. This
product is known by people in the industry to cause ‘sensitive skin’ to
dry out- kind of not what you are looking for in a handcream. As an
alternative, I found this nice looking recipe on the
dollar
stretcher website:
“Here is a recipe I found for hand cream that is excellent for sore, dry
skin. The recipe, developed by Rosemary Gladstar, is contained in the book
“Tasha Tudor’s Heirloom Crafts.”
* 3/4 cup of apricot or almond oil * 1/3 cup of coconut oil or cocoa butter * 1 teaspoon lanolin * 1/2 oz of grated beeswax
Melt these ingredients over low heat. Cool to room temperature. While these ingredients cool, mix together:
* 2/3 cup of rosewater * 1/3 cup of aloe vera gel * 1-2 drops of rose oil * the contents of 1 vitamin E capsule
Add these ingredients to the first mixture. Whip together until their consistency resembles buttercream frosting. Store in a covered jar.
Sincerely, Pam M. ”
Given the long list of
ingredients I suspect it would in fact be somewhat expensive to make, but
it probably would be great for hands.
posted at 13:06 on Tue, 30 Nov, 2004 |
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