There's a new shaving cream in town. It's homemade. Razor burn is now a distant memory...My dear H suffers from razor burn (even with a beard, he still shaves his neck) and so I set out to find a fix. I wanted a sulfate-free, great smelling, razor-burn-reducing and cost effective recipe. I stumbled upon this site and with a few adjustments to their recipe, I gave it a go.
Here's my recipe:
4 oz. Dr. Bronner's eucalyptus castile soap - grated
4 oz. water
Combine grated soap and water, let sit overnight. It will look like small curd cottage cheese in the a.m.
Combine grated soap and water, let sit overnight. It will look like small curd cottage cheese in the a.m.
1 oz of cocoa butter
1 tblsp of shea butter
2 oz liquid glycerin
Heat on low until everything is melted. Remove from heat. Add the soap mixture and blend until creamy. (At first,I thought that I did this part all wrong because it turned out "soupy" but it firmed up nicely in a few hours.)
Heat on low until everything is melted. Remove from heat. Add the soap mixture and blend until creamy. (At first,I thought that I did this part all wrong because it turned out "soupy" but it firmed up nicely in a few hours.)
Add 20-25 drops of peppermint essential oil.
Mix again. Pour into jar.
H is happy to report no more razor burn. (He did say that just after shaving, he felt it stinging a bit, but that is due to the eucalyptus being an antiseptic and closing up those pores. It doesn't last long.) A little bit goes a long way and the jar should last us, oh, probably the rest of the year. It's very thick and leaves your skin waaaaay soft. Love it!
2 comments:
You are a good wife! and thrifty, too. I wouldn't even have thought about making something like this. It's a great idea!
I envy your Susie Homemaker-esque qualities. You rock! :)
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