Rich Rosebud Moisturizer

This rich rosebud moisturizer is a beautiful, nourishing cream for mature skin and skin that has become dry and damaged from the elements such as the sun and wind.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon beeswax (grated)
¼ cup jojoba oil
¼ cup apricot kernel oil
1 teaspoon rosehip oil
1 tablespoon rosewater
8 drops Rose

Method

Add the beeswax, jojoba and apricot kernel oils to a glass pyrex jug. Sit this jug in a fry pan of simmering water and melt ingredients together.
Meanwhile add the rosewater to another pyrex jug and sit this in the fry pan of simmering water also.
Once the wax and oils have melted together and the water has warmed add the rosehip oil to this and mix well.
Next, slowly start to add the rosewater to the wax and oils, drop by drop (preferably using a dropper/pipette).
After you have added about 1 tablespoon of the rosewater into the wax and oil mixture, remove from the heat.
Continue to add the water slowly, mixing continuously with a small whisk.
Once the mixture starts to thicken add the rose essential oil and mix in with the whisk.
Divide the moisturizer into sterilized glass jars.
Cover tightly and label the product, including the date.

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