Simply stir all the ingredients together to make a creamy paste that resembles buttercream icing. If you prefer a thinner cleaner you can simply add extra Castile Soap, or a tablespoon of water.
Keep in an amber glass jar, to prevent plastic leaching into the cleaner.
In one of The Clean Collective’s amber glass jars, pump bottles or using a recycled soap dispenser, add the water first (to prevent bubbles) and then add the Castile Soap and the oils.
Gently shake to mix the ingredients together.
Shake gently before each use and then squirt or pour a small amount onto your hands and rinse with water.
Place a saucepan with a few inches of water in the bottom, over a low heat.
Place the oils and beeswax in a glass measuring cup and place the cup into the pan of water to allow the wax to melt and combine with the oils.
Remove the heat.
You can add 5-10 drops of your favourite essential oil while the mixture is cooling. Lavender is great for a relaxing balm, while peppermint is amazing at making a pick me up balm. Pour the mix into one of our metal lip balm tins or amber glass jars and leave to cool and set.
Once set, place the lids on and keep in a cool place.
This is a multi purpose balm as you can use it on hands, feet, elbows, lips, hair and even your hands and cuticles.
7. Non Greasy Body Lotion
INGREDIENTS
2 Tablespoons of Grated Beeswax
1/2 Cup of Sweet Almond Oil or Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons of Vitamin E Oil
2 Tablespoons of Cocoa Butter
3/4 Cup of Water
Double broiler (you can create this by putting a glass bowl into a pan of simmering water)
METHOD
Melt your beeswax, almond oil, and cocoa butter in a double broiler.
Once they’ve melted add the vitamin E, a natural preservative and excellent for nourishing skin. In the base of a blender add your water.
Once the water is blending slowly stream in your oils. You’re creating an emulsion. Do it VERY SLOWLY. You will see it form into a thick and creamy consistency.
Pour it into amber glass pump bottles or amber glass jars from The Clean Collective.
This mixture then needs to be kept in the fridge to avoid it spoiling.
8. Whipped Body Butter
INGREDIENTS
53 g Shea Butter
26g Coconut Oil
13g Sweet Almond Oil
13g Sunflower Oil
7g Jojoba Oil
3.5g Beeswax Pellets
½ tbsp Tapioca Starch or Arrowroot Powder
¼ tsp Vitamin E Oil
Kitchen scale
A small glass bowl
Double Broiler (you can create this by putting a glass bowl into a pan of simmering water)
For a strong fragrant Body Butter add 3-4 drops of each: Patchouli, Lavender, Tea Tree, Frankincense and Sweet Orange essential oils; OR For a more subtle Orange & Vanilla body butter add ? tsp vanilla extract and 10-15 drops of Sweet Orange Essential Oil.
Using a kitchen scale, measure out the shea butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, sunflower oil, jojoba oil and bees wax into a small, glass bowl.
Melt the oils using a double boiler.
Remove from heat once melted and let the mixture cool until it’s opaque (to speed this is you can put it in the fridge, but don’t let it solidify completely).
Next, it’s time to whip the melted oils into body butter. If using a hand mixer, add the remaining ingredients to the bowl. If you’re using a stand mixer, add the remaining ingredients and the melted oils to the stand mixer bowl.
Whip until the ingredients are well combined and the mixture is light and fluffy – about 3-5 minutes.
You’re finished whipping when the body butter can stick to a spoon when held upside-down.
Transfer to a reused metal tin or one of The Clean Collective’s Amber Glass Jars and store in a cool place.
