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How to make a face cream. Video
One of the most important factors when choosing a face cream is not only its price, but above all its benefits. It is often difficult to choose a skin care product, so you can make a natural cream yourself.
Basic facts about homemade face cream
Do not expect that a hand-made cream will look as attractive and aromatic as a store one, because its main quality is not beauty, but naturalness and benefits for the skin.
The main ingredients for making a nutritious cream can be found at home or in the country, and the rest can be purchased at the pharmacy. Many creams are based on margarine or butter, but these can be substituted for essential oils of orange, lemon, rose, or jasmine, which are available at the pharmacy. Homemade creams are stored in a tightly sealed glass jar in a cool place. Before packing the cream, it is advisable to cover the neck of the jar with a piece of foil. After that, you can close the lid, this procedure will ensure the tightness of the container, and the cream will last you much longer. If the cream you have prepared is flaking, this does not mean it is unusable, just stir it before use.
For a dry skin care cosmetic, prepare 1 gram of wax, 3 grams of lanolin, 4 ml of peach oil and 6 ml of filtered water. Melt the wax and lanolin in a water bath, then gradually pour in the peach oil and water, mix everything thoroughly.
Cream for any type of face
Be sure to indicate the date of its preparation on the jar of cream. This is an important condition, since creams with an expired shelf life may well be harmful, so do not store them for a long time and prepare them in small portions.
To prepare a universal face cream, make sure you have 100 grams of margarine, 3 tablespoons of any refined vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of honey, 10 drops of vitamin A (oil solution), 1 tbsp. spoons of camphor alcohol, 2 lemons, from which extract and squeeze the juice. Pour the crushed zest with 100 ml of boiling water and leave for 8 hours to infuse the solution. Then, stirring thoroughly, add all the other ingredients. Apply this cream immediately after washing your face.
Take a quarter glass of sea buckthorn juice, 5 egg yolks, half a glass of a mixture of sea buckthorn and any other refined vegetable oil in a 1: 1 ratio, 5 g of borax, which must be diluted with a small amount of boiling water. Grind the yolks with a mixture of oils, then, stirring thoroughly, gradually add the rest of the ingredients. This cream must be applied before bedtime.
Prepare 200 g of sour cream, juice of two lemons, 25 g of linseed oil, 3 yolks. Mix yolks with linseed oil, add sour cream and juice of two lemons, mix well. This cream can also be applied to the eye area.
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