Elder flower face cream
Elder flower face cream
Women have used elder flowers for years to bleach freckles and enrich the
skin giving it a fine texture and blemish free appearance. An elder flower
infusion is a great toner after washing your face and before applying a
moisturizer. Elizabethans believed eating the elder flower increased their
salutary effect. Try some in a spinach salad or make some elder flower tea.
Because of their softening qualities elder flowers are a great addition to
face cream. This cream is made of all natural ingredients without
preservatives, so it is important to use sterilized jars and make the cream
in small batches. The tincture of benzoin and wheat germ oil help to
stabilize and pre-serve the cream for a few months. You shouldn't have any trouble finding the following ingredients at your local pharmacy or herb shop.
Ingredients:
1/ 2 oz beeswax
1/ 2 oz lanolin
1/ 2 oz honey
3 oz almond oil
1 oz wheat germ oil
1 oz elder flower infusion
6 drops tincture of benzoin
3 drops of rose oil (optional)
In the top of an enamel or stainless steel double boiler melt the beeswax and
lanolin over hot water. Using a wooden spoon stir in the honey. Stir
continuously, gradually adding the almond and wheat germ oils. Remove from
heat, stirring continuously and slowly add the elder flower infusion.
Continue stirring cream until it is no longer hot to the touch. Add the
tincture of benzoin and rose oil string until blended. Then pour into
sterilized jars. This recipe should yield approxi-mately 6 1-oz jars of elder
flower cream.
Women have used elder flowers for years to bleach freckles and enrich the
skin giving it a fine texture and blemish free appearance. An elder flower
infusion is a great toner after washing your face and before applying a
moisturizer. Elizabethans believed eating the elder flower increased their
salutary effect. Try some in a spinach salad or make some elder flower tea.
Because of their softening qualities elder flowers are a great addition to
face cream. This cream is made of all natural ingredients without
preservatives, so it is important to use sterilized jars and make the cream
in small batches. The tincture of benzoin and wheat germ oil help to
stabilize and pre-serve the cream for a few months. You shouldn't have any trouble finding the following ingredients at your local pharmacy or herb shop.
Ingredients:
1/ 2 oz beeswax
1/ 2 oz lanolin
1/ 2 oz honey
3 oz almond oil
1 oz wheat germ oil
1 oz elder flower infusion
6 drops tincture of benzoin
3 drops of rose oil (optional)
In the top of an enamel or stainless steel double boiler melt the beeswax and
lanolin over hot water. Using a wooden spoon stir in the honey. Stir
continuously, gradually adding the almond and wheat germ oils. Remove from
heat, stirring continuously and slowly add the elder flower infusion.
Continue stirring cream until it is no longer hot to the touch. Add the
tincture of benzoin and rose oil string until blended. Then pour into
sterilized jars. This recipe should yield approxi-mately 6 1-oz jars of elder
flower cream.