Lemon and Honey Cream

Lemon and Honey Cream – (makes approx 235grams; fits 8oz jar)

PHASE A
130 grams Purified/Distilled water (55%)
10 grams Raw Honey (4%)
30 grams Aloe Vera Juice (13%)
30 grams Organic Palm butter (sub with Mango or Shea) (13%)
8 grams Olive oil (3%)
9 grams BTMS-50 (4%)
5 grams Cetyl Alcohol (2%)

COOL DOWN
2 ml Optiphen
3-8 DROPS Lemon essential oil
5-8 ml Lemon Fragrance oil (optional but highly recommended)
4 grams Aloe Vera Juice (2%)
(helps thin and smooth the final cream)

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INSTRUCTIONS

You’ll only need 1 mason jar or glass bowl for this recipe
# Place All Phase A ingredients into the same mason jar or glass bowl
If using a mason jar:
# Place mason jar inside a pot
# Make sure the height of the water inside the pot is higher than the height of the ingredients inside your jar

If using a glass bowl:
# Place glass bowl over a small sauce pan or small pot of water

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#Heat ingredients on low to medium for at least 25 minutes. Depending on whether you’ve doubled or tripled the recipe, you may have to heat longer..
# Once heating is finished, use a stick blender to make sure the mix comes together and stays together
# Sit in a larger bowl of cool water and allow to cool. You don’t necessarily need an ice bath
# Stir occasionally while the mix is cooling

IF USING SHEA BUTTER:
# Once the jar or bowl has cooled significantly, place inside the freezer for 5-7 minutes . This is optional, but you’re using shea butter.
#BE CAREFUL! Extreme temperature changes can cause glass to crack
#Shea should be cooled QUICKLY to avoid any pesky grittiness

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# Touch the mix. Ensure that it is not hot
# Add COOL DOWN ingredients
# Mix with Stick blender to ensure incorporation

MY TIPS

#Let your lemon fragrance oil do most of the heavy lifting. DO NOT try to use lemon essential oil to completely scent your mix. There’s a possibility you may use too much. Using too much Lemon essential oil can cause irritation to the skin and scalp.

Though I have it listed above, I personally wouldn’t use Lemon essential oil.  I noticed a sensitivity to a hand cream using lemon essential oil, so as a precaution, I just don’t use lemon essential oil.  If you can find a “lemon and honey” fragrance oil, so much the better!

#Try to use organic raw honey. You can use regular honey is that’s what you have, but be aware that some store-bought “honey” isn’t just honey. Some store-bought honey may contain other ingredients or even regular sugar. So make sure you have real honey OR use organic raw honey
#Organic raw honey is thick and opaque.

Happy DIYing!

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Tips

DON’T use xanthan gum with any version of BTMS! These two ingredients apparently hate each other’s guts. You may notice what looks like white streaks all throughout your product.

Xanthan gum is incompatible with cationic emulsifiers like BTMS-25 and BTMS-50.

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