Homemade Hand Cream
This easy homemade hand cream is packed with all-natural ingredients that’ll leave your hands feeling super soft. Apply it daily for a little extra moisture, or slather it on overnight for some seriously nourishing hydration.
Servings: 1 jar
Equipment
- Glass Bowl
- saucepan
Ingredients
- 2.6 oz mango butter Approx. 1/2 cup, chunked.
- 2.6 oz shea butter Approx. 1/2 cup, chunked.
- 2 oz jojoba oil 4 tbsp
- 0.05 oz vitamin E oil 1/2 tsp
- 15 drops essential oils optional, see blends below
- 1 tbsp arrowroot powder optional, see notes below
Instructions
- Add both shea and mango butter to a heat-resistant glass bowl. Place the glass bowl over a saucepan with an inch or two of water. Heat over medium heat until the butters are melted.
- Once melted, allow the bowl to cool slightly before placing it in the freezer for 5 minutes or until it sets up. You don't want it to be completely solid. It is ready when you can press your thumb into the ingredients; if it holds the imprint, then it is the right texture. Remove bowl from the freezer.
- Add jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, and essential oils.
Using a hand mixer, whip the ingredients together until soft peaks form. - If using arrowroot powder, add that in now. Continue whipping for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer cream to an airtight container for storage.
Notes
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- If you want to watch me make this recipe, I’ve included the complete step-by-step video tutorial above.
- Add a little arrowroot powder if you want your hand cream to feel less greasy.
- This recipe should last up to 6 months if stored properly. Keep out of direct sunlight and in an airtight container for maximum life.
- Essential oils aren’t a must, but they’ll give your hand cream a lovely, natural scent if you feel like adding a little something extra.
- If you don’t have a double boiler, you can make one by placing a heat-safe glass bowl over a pot of water and slowly bringing it to a boil. It works just as well and helps gently melt your ingredients.
Essential Oil Blends
Tropical Explosion- 5 drops wild orange
- 5 drops grapefruit
- 5 drops lime
- 5 drops lavender
- 5 drops chamomile
- 3 drops geranium
- 2 drops bergamot
- 5 drops vetiver
- 5 drops cypress
- 3 drops Siberian fir
- 2 drops cedarwood