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Cold cream is an emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup. The name derives from the cooling feeling that the cream leaves on the skin. Variations of the product have been used for nearly two-thousand years.
You Will Need:
1 oz Rosehip Oil, Virgin
2.5 oz Beeswax
0.5 oz Vegetable Glycerin
7.5 ml (1.5 tsp) Sodium Borate (Borax) Powder
5 ml (1 tsp) Optiphen Plus (Preservative)
Phase 2: In a separate container, carefully combine the rose hydrosol, glycerin and borax powder and heat until very hot, but not boiling.
Phase 3: Pour oil/wax mixture into a deep glass container with high walls (alternately you could use a blender reserved for formulating) and begin stirring slowly with an immersion (stick) blender.
Phase 4: While still mixing the oil phase, slowly add the rose hydrosol/borax/glycerin solution and mix on high until a medium thickness cream has formed. Allow to cool slightly before adding preservative. If you are using fragrance, it can be added at this time.
Phase 5: Pour cooled cream into a sterilized container and allow to cool completely before applying your closure.
Allison B. Kontur
www.BathBodySupply.com
2 comments:
This sounded good until I saw the borax...what can you use to substitue the borax?
Em: There really is no substitute for sodium borate (borax) in a beeswax/borax emulsion. They rely on one another to give the cream its consistency and to keep the ingredients emulsified. However, many of these ingredients can be used in a standard emulsion, you would just need to eliminate both the beeswax and borax and substitute a different emulsifier. This formula is loosely based on one of the most popular cold cream formulas on the market which originally touted "only 7 ingredients". These ingredients were: Mineral Oil, Water, Beeswax, Ceresin, Sodium Borate, Fragrance, Carbomer.
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