Recently I decided I wanted to make a "light" lotion. Instead of simply adding more water, I decided to try using up my grapeseed oil. The lotion was .. well .. underwhelming. Here's the ingredients:
water - 74%
honey (humectant) - 2%
grapeseed oil - 8%
meadowfoam oil - 4%
shea butter - 5%
emulsifier - 5%
stearic acid - 2%
trace amounts of beeswax
preservative
essential oils: rosemary, patchouli, juniper, bergamot, benzoin. Focused on EOs that are good for eczema. It's plausible I used too much benzoin, which can sometimes be an irritant.
Now it's possible that it's the combination of essential oils, but I just don't like this hand cream at all (Tabetha, if you're reading this: I've got lots if you want to give it a try). I think it might be better as a summer cream but it's very 'dry' and I seem to need to use it more frequently than the other lotions I've made.
I was so under whelmed (and possibly even unimpressed) that I decided to make another batch of something else almost immediately. This is what I made:
water - 74% **
honey (humectant) - 2%
olive oil (food grade) - 12%
cocoa butter - 5%
emulsifier - 5%
stearic acid - 2%
trace amounts of beeswax
