Cure for Rough, Dry Skin
During the winter and even in the summer the skin begs for moisture. Not only on your face and legs but all over the body. The hands are one of the worst places to feel the dryness of the winter months. If you constantly are washing your hands, you skin will start to dry out if a lotion or cream is not applied after the washing or even after 3-5 washings. Here’s a great way to moisturize the skin, especially the hands and still stay within the natural, homemade spectrum of things.
Making a simple hand cream:
Aromatherapy hand creams moisturize dry skin and help to heal any minor abrasions. This recipe is simple to make because there is no flower water to incorporate like in some of the previously posted recipes. Lemon oil helps to fad and discolored skin and the benzoin helps to heal all those paper cuts that seem to happen when you least expect them.
What you’ll need:
3 oz. (75 g.) of unfactionated coconut oil
A heat-resistant glass bowl
A pan of hot water
1 fl. oz. (25 ml) of sweet almond oil
8 drops each of lavender and lemon essential oil
4 drops of benzoin
A large glass jar
1. Put the coconut oil in the glass bowl, placed inside a pan of hot water of a gentle heat. Once the coconut oil has melted, ass the sweet almond oil and stir until the mixture is thoroughly blended.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lavender and lemon, and the benzoin after the other oils have been incorporated. Mix them in thoroughly, then pour into the glass jar while still warm and liquid. Be sure and let cool completely before applying to the skin.
This lotion can be used at any time during the year. It is great for babies because it contains no artificial ingredients and won’t cause side effects on children like most over-the-counter lotions.
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