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Homemade Aloe Vera Moisturiser
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Makes 90 ml/ 3 oz.

Equipment

  • 1 stick blender (only needed for option 2)

Ingredients
  

Option 1: Simple Aloe Vera Moisturiser

  • 2 tablespoon shea butter preferably unrefined, raw, organic
  • 2 tablespoon oil(s) of your choice sweet almond, apricot kernel, jojoba, coconut oil etc.
  • 2 tablespoon aloe vera gel preferably pure, organic
  • 10-30 drops essential oils like lavender, frankincense, tea tree etc.

Option 2: Emulsified Aloe Vera Moisturiser

  • 1-2 tablespoon shea butter see notes
  • 3 tablespoon oil(s) of your choice
  • 10-30 drops essential oils
  • 2 tablespoon distilled or filtered water
  • ½ teaspoon aloe vera powder or 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel, see notes
  • 1 teaspoon beeswax optional, see notes

Instructions
 

Option 1: Simple Aloe Vera Moisturiser

  • If your shea butter is rock solid, you have to melt it first. Let it cool down before adding the other ingredients.
  • Then, you mix the essential oils with equal amounts (I usually use 2 tablespoons (30ml) each) of shea butter, oil and aloe vera gel together.
  • Fill your DIY aloe vera moisturiser into a clean container or glass jar and put it into the fridge to set for a couple of hours. After that, it’s fine to sit in your cupboard. Unless you live in a hot climate where you may need to keep it in the fridge.

Option 2: Emulsified Aloe Vera Moisturiser

  • If you like to add beeswax, melt it first and let it cool down for a bit. If your shea butter appears to be fairly solid, you can melt it together with the wax (or on its own if not using wax).
  • Add all the other ingredients (oils, shea butter, essential oils, water & aloe vera gel or powder) to a tall measuring jug or a high-rimmed bowl.
  • Blend the mixture at a low speed, if your stick blender is quite powerful (600Wplus). Weaker ones (around 400W) are fine at a higher speed. Blend until a creamy lotion forms. Depending on your blender, this happens after a minute or two.
  • Pour your aloe vera face cream into a clean container or glass jar and put it into the fridge to set, for several hours. After that, it’s fine to sit in your cupboard, especially if you used beeswax.

Notes

  • Shea Butter: For option 2, you may want to use up to 2 tablespoons shea butter if you don’t wanna use beeswax. But you don’t have to. This recipe works with just 1 tablespoon too (it’ll just be softer).
  • Aloe Vera: If you prefer using aloe vera gel (for option 2), make sure it’s a store-bought one. Fresh aloe vera gel goes bad after a while. Also, if using gel, use less water!
  • Beeswax: Beeswax makes this face cream a bit firmer so you don’t need to keep it in the fridge. Personally, I don’t like using wax on my face and I have to keep my moisturiser in the fridge anyway because I live in a hot climate. So, I just leave it out.
  • Essential Oils: it's always a good idea to use a 0.5% dilution for facial creams and products. In these recipes, it's around 12 drops. 1% equals around 27 drops (in these recipes).