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DIY skin tightening cream

DIY Skin Tightening Cream Recipe

Learn how to make a DIY skin tightening cream with this natural lotion recipe using niacinamide, caffeine, hyaluronic acid, and botanical oils.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Course: DIY Bath & Body
Cuisine: N/A
Difficulty Level: Easy
Yield (adjustable): 200 Grams (Approx)
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Ingredients:

Water Phase (Phase A)

Oils Phase (Phase B)

Cool Down Phase (Phase C)

Extras (Phase D)

Equipment:

Instructions:

  • Place the glycerin into one of the heat proof containers. Add the HEC and mix with a spatula until fully combined.
    6 grams Glycerine, 0.6 grams Hydroxyethyl Cellulose
    Place the glycerin into one of the heat proof containers
  • Add the distilled water and stir well until fully combined, then leave the mixture to hydrate for around 5–10 minutes. Don’t worry if it still looks quite thin at this stage, as it will fully develop during the heating and emulsifying stage.
    134.4 grams Distilled Water
    Add the distilled water and stir well until fully combined
  • Now we can add the panthenol, niacinamide, and caffeine. Mix with the spatula until fully dissolved.
    2 grams D-Panthenol Powder, 6 grams Niacinamide Powder, 2 grams Caffeine Powder
    Now we can add the panthenol
  • In a separate heat proof beaker, combine Oil Phase B ingredients (calendula and camellia oils, olive squalane, shea butter, olivem 1000 and cetyl alcohol).
    6 grams Calendula Oil, 8 grams Camellia Seed Oil, 6 grams Olive Squalane, 4 grams Shea Butter, 9 grams Olivem 1000, 4 grams Cetyl Alcohol
    In a separate heat proof beaker, combine Phase B ingredients
  • Place both the beakers into a hot water bath. A water bath consists of a shallow pan with a couple of inches of gently simmering water. Leave the beakers in the water bath until the waxes have melted and the water has heated through. They both need to be around 75c (167f).
    Place both the beakers into a hot water bath
  • Once heated, remove both beakers from the heat. Quickly add the water to the oils before they have a chance to cool.
    Quickly add the water to the oils
  • Grab the stick blender and stick blend for around 2 minutes.
    Grab the stick blender and stick blend for around 2 minutes
  • After a couple of minutes of blending, change to a spatula and continue to stir by hand while the lotion is cooling. We need the lotion to cool to below 40c (104f).
    change to a spatula and continue to stir by hand while the lotion is cooling
  • When the lotion has cooled to below 40c (104f) we can now add our cooldown ingredients. Add them one at a time stirring after each one (Vitamin E, Preservative, Bisabolol and any fragrance if using).
    2 grams Vitamin E Oil, 2 grams Geogard ECT, 1 grams Bisabolol, 1 grams Essential Oil or Fragrance Oil
    we can now add our cooldown ingredients
  • Once the cooldown ingredients are fully combined, stir in the hyaluronic acid solution.
    6 grams Hyaluronic Acid Gel
    Stir in the hyaluronic acid solution
  • Pour into a clean, sterilised container and leave to set.
    1 Cosmetic Jar 8oz
    Pour into a clean, sterilised container
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