Day Rose Cream

Daytime Rose Cream

Use this as an everyday cream as a base under makeup or as a moisturizer.  Gently rub onto face, hands and neck. Almond oil replaces necessary body oils; Rosewater is a gentle astringent and moisturizer replacing liquid to your cells and tightening the skin. lanolin is a potent emollient, borax will make your skin softer and help produce a very white cream, zinc oxide is good for healing reddened, sore or irritated skin.

6 oz. Almond Oil
2 oz. Beeswax
1 tsp. Lanolin
1 tsp. Borax dissolved in 4 oz. Rosewater
2 tsp. Zinc Oxide rubbed into a cream with 4 oz Almond Oil
10-20 drops of Rose Oil

Makes three 4 oz. cream jars

Heat the beexwax and the Lanolin in a double boiler. When the wax is melted, remove from the heat and add the Almond oil slowly. Add the zinc oxide and mix continuously.  Add the borax rosewater and beat until cool.  Add the drops of Rose Oil and mix with a wooden spoon then pour into your jars and let sit until solidified.

Tip:  apply the cream with an avocado pit, messaging your neck and face area to stimulate your muscles!

Night-Time Creamy Rose Lotion

Almond oil and rosewater are great moisturizing lubricants for normal to dry and sensitive skin.

20 oz Almond oil
16 oz Rosewater
1 oz of red dried rose petals
3 oz. beeswax

Add the dried rose petals into the rose water and let set for three days, then strain out the petals and remove from the water.

Into a water bath (double boiler) put the oil and the wax and heat until the wax is dissolved then remove the pot from the fire.
add the Rosewater, beating until it is cool.
beat in the lotion until cold, and pour into a bottle!

You can use this lotion to remove makeup and clean your face, apply with your fingertips and remove with a fine tissue.

Tip:  You can add a teaspoonful of cornmeal while washing your face, to act as a gentle grain.