Make your own chamomile lotion
What you need
Equipment
Saucepan
Heat resistant China or metal bowl
Hand Whisk
measuring cups and measuring spoons
Heat source
Ice cube trays
Freezer
Air tight container that can be kept in the freezer.
Ingredients
1 tbsp Soya lecithin granules
250ml (or 1 cup) distilled water
80ml Carrier Oil
a few drops of chamomile essential oil
Before you start
Wash all equipment. Sterilise all equipment with boiling water. Drain completely.
Allow to drip dry.
Wipe all kitchen surfaces with disinfectant, wipe again with clean
water.
Ensure all kitchen surfaces are clean.
Check expiry date of all ingredients before use. All ingredients must
be fresh.
Method
Pour the distilled water and lecithin granules into the heat resistant
bowl. Cover the bowl and put this bowl in a saucepan half filled
with water. Put this saucepan over low heat to melt the lecithin granules
in the distilled water.
Measure out the Carrier Oil
When the lecithin is melted, remove from heat. Take the bowl out of
the saucepan.Use the whisk to mix the lecithin well with the water.
Slowly add the oils to the mixture. Stop mixing once all the oil is
incorporated into the mixture.
Cover and leave to cool
When cool, add 5 drops chamomile essential oil,
mix well and it is ready to use.
As there are no preservatives in you lotion, you have to be totally
vigilant about hygiene.
Freeze the lotion into single use quantities in the sterile ice cube
tray. when frozen, remove from ice tray and transfer to a sterile container
that can be kept in the freezer. Keep in the freezer and thaw out only
what you need when you need it.
Disclaimer: No one involved in this site or its contents may be held
responsible for any adverse reactions arising from following any of the
instructions on this site. It is the reader's personal responsibility to
exercise all precautions and use his or her own discretion if following
any instructions or advice from this site. Do not use anything you are
allergic to.
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