We explain how you can make your own nourishing handcream with our shea and cocoa butter!
Did you know that handcreams contain water? We don't use water, which is why these are actually hand ointments.
What you need:
- Cocoa butter
- shea butter
- coconut oil
- Almond/jojoba oil
- Lavender fragrance
Also: water bath, hot air dryer, fireproof container
You can use shea butter or cocoa butter as desired. You can also replace the almond oil with jojoba or avocado oil.
You can also make a larger quantity using the following mixing ratio:
50% cocoa/shea butter, 40% coconut oil, 10% almond/jojoba oil, 0.1% lavender fragrance
This is how it works:
Weigh the cocoa/shea butter together with the coconut oil and melt in a bain-marie while stirring.
Cocoa butter is a skin-friendly base for making creams and soaps, protects the skin and makes it soft and supple. Care should be taken to ensure that the cocoa butter is not heated too hot. Otherwise it cannot harden properly.
Shea butter has a moisturizing effect and is rich in vitamin E, among other things. The hand ointment with shea butter becomes softer. If you would like a firmer hand cream, you can add a small amount of cosmetic beeswax to both mixtures. Cosmetic beeswax provides a moisturizing & anti-inflammatory effect and is rich in vitamin A.
Next, add the almond/jojoba oil, remove the liquid mixture from the water bath from the stove and add 0.1% lavender fragrance. You can find out how many % of our fragrances you can use for which application in the IFRA documents on our product detail pages.
Once everything is well mixed, carefully pour it into glass jars and leave the ointments to harden for 24 hours. If you want it to harden faster, you can also put it in the fridge. Once the hand ointment has hardened, you can use it yourself or give it as a gift. It does take a while to absorb, but the skin feels wonderfully smooth afterwards.
You can find a video tutorial on our YouTube channel!
We want to see your creations!
Take a photo, post it on Instagram and tag us @distrebution_gmbh.
If you have any questions, please email us at support@distrebution.com!
