Emulsified body oil
Rubbing a beautifully scented body oil on your damp skin after a shower is one of life’s little pleasures I believe. Using it on damp skin is encouraged by many beauty experts to lock in the moisture on your skin. But the resulting oily feel on your skin is not always so pleasant. And can be just downright dangerous if you slip on any!
This is where adding a liquid emulsifier comes in. Adding the emulsifier to the oil and then adding it to your damp skin, allows it to emulsify and leave a beautiful soft skin feel that is non oily and just darn indulgent!
This formula is incredibly simple and can be cold processed in the one container or beaker. You could even mix it in the container you are planning to store it in and save on clean up. This is always a bonus, as who likes cleaning up - certainly not me! For my lipid I chose Grapeseed oil which has up to 83% linoleic fatty acids (Parker, 2014), infused with Meadowsweet herbs. I am so in love with Meadowsweet as a herbal infusion. It smells gorgeously sweet and I just adore it in a nighttime body oil.
Meadowsweet
You could choose any lipid you prefer, bearing in mind its absorption rate into your skin. I also added some beautiful sweet Roman chamomile oil as it complements the Meadowsweet oil beautifully. You can always leave the essential oil out, adding extra to the lipid base or use another essential oil you love. Another great option could be Bisabolol for some extra soothing goodness for your skin.
The liquid emulsifier I chose is Arlacel 1689 (INCI - Sorbitan Oleate (and) Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate.) It is a very mild water in oil natural emulsifier.
|
Phase |
Ingredient |
INCI |
Percentage |
|
A |
Meadowsweet infused oil |
Spiraea Ulmaria L. (and) Limnanthes Alba |
92.5% |
|
|
Arlacel 1689 |
Sorbitan Oleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
|
5% |
|
|
Tocopherol (mixed) |
Tocopherol |
.5% |
|
|
Roman Chamomile essential oil |
Anthemis Nobilus |
.2% |
Mix together and package, preferably in an airless serum bottle or pump top bottle.
Let me know if you give it a try!
Source -
Parker, Susan M. (2014) Power of the Seed, Process Media.