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Nourish Me – Rich Face & Body Cream
Nourishing emulsion with shea butter, rice bran oil, immortelle, aloe vera and ectoin
Nourish Me is a rich emulsion designed for skin that benefits from additional lipid care, especially during colder weather or whenever the skin feels particularly dry and tight.
Shea and cocoa butters create a nourishing base, while rice bran oil improves spreadability and immortelle macerate adds a distinctive botanical character.
Aloe vera, glycerin and D-panthenol support comfortable hydration, while ectoin and bisabolol complement care for dry and sensitive-feeling skin.
Compared with the original recipe, I would remove beeswax, St. John’s wort macerate and the lavender and peppermint essential oils. The original formula is extremely rich in oils, butters and waxes and adds the aloe/glycerin phase only at the end rather than forming a conventional heated emulsion.
Ingredients for 100 g
Phase A
- 63.7 g immortelle or rose hydrosol, or distilled water
- 3 g glycerin
Phase B
- 7 g rice bran oil
- 5 g immortelle macerate
- 4 g shea butter
- 3 g cocoa butter
- 5 g Olivem 1000
Phase C
- 5 g aloe vera juice
- 1.5 g D-panthenol 75%
- 1 g ectoin
- 0.5 g bisabolol
- 0.5 g vitamin E
- 0.8 g Cosgard
Total: 100 g
Method
Heat the water phase to approximately 70–75 °C.
Heat the oil phase separately to approximately the same temperature.
Slowly add the oil phase to the water phase while homogenising.
Below 40 °C, gradually add aloe vera juice, D-panthenol, ectoin, bisabolol, vitamin E and Cosgard.
Check the pH and aim for approximately 5.0–5.5.
Transfer into clean, sanitised airless packaging or a cream jar.
Use
Apply a small amount to clean face or body skin and massage gently.
