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MAKING COSMETICS
by Börje Svensson
It is important to work in a clean room, have a good knowledge of the ingredients and products, a good awareness of hygiene, and a careful approach.
Materials needed
a) Clean beeswax.
b) Food oil for example from coconut, peanut, sesame, or sunflower and/or paraffin oil.
c) Herbal oils such as aloe vera, clove, lavender, peppermint, rose, rosemary or tea tree. Alternatively the leaves, bark or flowers of plants used locally as herbal medicines can be extracted cooked in the food oil.
d) Perfume (optional).
e) A heat source (electricity, gas or kerosene).
f) A saucepan for a water bath.
g) A tea pot or kettle for pouring the product into bottles.
h) Small glass or plastic bottles or cups.
Technique
Always use as low a temperature as possible and keep the kettle in a water bath. Make sure all ingredients are ready before you begin.
1. Start by melting the beeswax.
2. Add the non-volatile food oil and/or paraffin oil.
3. Finally add the herbal oils/extracts and perfume just before bottling.
4. Bottle without dripping or spilling.
5. Put on lids immediately.
6. Label all products carefully.
7. Save samples for reference testing.
8. Market the products with confidence but without exaggeration!
Standard recipes
Skin ointment
150 g beeswax
0.5 litre food oil
0.3-1.0 ml herbal oil and/or local medicinal oils
Liniment
150 g beeswax
0.5 litre food oil
Drops of camphor, Japanese peppermint, aloe vera, menthol, eucalyptus, or cajaput oil (to 0.5 ml)
Lipstick
150 g beeswax
250 ml food oil
plus 0.3-1.0 ml herbal oil and/or medicinal oils
Shampoo
50 g soap
Water (boiled for 20 minutes before measuring out 0.5 litre)
plus one teaspoon beeswax, 2 tablespoons honey and 0.5 ml herbal oils or perfume
