Making your own moisturiser - anyone else tried this?

[DarthArts]

Hi,

So I suffer from eczema and generally have to be careful about products.

I've decided to bite the bullet and bought various ingredients with a view to making my own moisturiser/body lotion/hand cream etc.

I've researched a few recipes online but was interested if anyone else had done this and if so, with what degree of success .

Thanks in advance for any replies.

I've made my own serums though not attempted moisturisers.
A couple of excellent websites in case you are unaware are Swift Crafty Monkey and Making skincare,
Good luck.

Ohh thank you!

No I've not heard of those, so I'll take a look.

The chemistry experiment starts tomorrow...

I make my own body butter - my sisters says its toned up her wrinkly knees and smoothed the under eye area.
I like it on my crepey hands.

yes, although just very basic olive oil with beeswax to thicken

Thank you - I'd be grateful for any pointers.

I have organic shea butter, beeswax, vitamin E, almond oil and oat oil plus some essential oils on hand.

I use coconut oil. I add a tiny bit of my favorite fragrance and stir thoroughly. Keep in lidded glass jar. It lasts months.

I have coconut oil as well

I use apricot oil (30ml) mixed with 10 drops each turmeric and tomato seed oil. Everyone thinks I'm in my late twenties but I will be 42 this year.

I use this recipe- with different essential oils and without zinc oxide for a night cream- my skin is so much better.

User, don’t you turn yellow?

I use fresh turmeric occasionally and it stains like buggery.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I did, and it was lovely. But it doesn't keep well. It was essentially mayonnaise!

I mixed the following oils:

Cold pressed virgin sunflower oil
Cold pressed castor oil
Cocoa butter (gently melted)
Coconut oil (gently melted)

(All except the castor oil were food grade. I don't remember the exact proportions, but the list is in decreasing amounts.)

Then I beat it into an egg yolk, in exactly the same way as you make mayonnaise, drop by drop at first, gradually increasing to a drizzle as it emulsified.

When it was the right thickness, I stopped adding oil.

I kept it in a clean jam jar in the fridge, and decanted small amounts every week or two. I applied it to wet skin in the shower.

It was gorgeous. I must try making it again.

My MIL just uses coconut oil. She has great skin but masses of allergies and she swears by it.

Thanks again for the posts - I've made my first attempt and so far so good.

I'm not sure I'd class it as a moisturiser- more a balm but it's lovely.

I used coconut oil, she's butter, almond oil and vitamin E oil, making honey and some beeswax.

It smells lovely.

I've slapped some on my dry hands and I'll see how I fair before testing on my face .

I'll need to think about how to make something less "balm" like and more creamy though.

All suggestions welcome.

Ahh read the recipe above - seems like a stick blender is the way to go.

Wonder if rather than distilled water I could use hyraulonic acid - ponders...

This is all very interesting. I think I'll try too.

I've mixed shea butter with almond oil and liked the results. I can't remember the quantities but basically enough oil to soften up the shea butter and make it 'spreadable'.

But most of the time I just use either wheatgerm or almond oil on its own. I have sensitive skin and I distrust most skincare products.
Coconut oil smells lovely but it gave me spots.

Sorry for the typos above.

I meant Shea Butter and Makuna Honey