Lavender-Orange Hand Cream

This easy recipe makes a rich hand cream.

3 tablespoons jojoba oil
1 tablespoon mango butter
1 tablespoon grated beeswax
¼ cup rosewater (or filtered water)
10 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops sweet orange essential oil

Warm jojoba oil, mango butter and beeswax gently over low heat until beeswax melts. Remove from heat. Warm rosewater over low heat. Remove from heat. When both mixtures are lukewarm, slowly pour liquid into oil, beating steadily with a wire whisk or an electric beater set on the lowest speed until cool, thick and smooth. Stir in essential oils. Spoon cream into a clean jar and let cool before covering.

-Recipe Courtesy of Laurel Vokovic

Laurel Vukovic writes and teaches about herbs from her home in southern Oregon. She is the author of 1,001 Natural Remedies (DK, 2003) and Herbal Healing Secrets for Women (Prentice Hall, 2000).

Article reprinted with permission from Herbs for Health magazine, a division of Ogden publications.
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