CLEANSING CREAMS

Cleansing creams are used not only to lift the dust, but also to remove stale make-up. Cleanser should be applied with an upward movement and kept on the skin for about half a minute, so that it could dissolve the make-up. Then remove with a tissue or damp cotton wool. Here are a few cleansing creams which are very easy and quick to make.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tablespoon besswax
• 1 tablespoon emulsifying wax
• 4 tablespoons baby oil
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• ? teaspoon borax
• 1 tablespoon witch hazel, and
• a few drops of perfume

Method:
Mix the waxes and oils into an enamel bowl and melt slowly in a pan of boiling water. In a separate bowl heat the water and borax until the borax is completely dissolved. Then add witch-hazel, but do not leave it on the heat too long otherwise it will evaporate. When the waxes have melted, remove both bowls from the heart and mix in water, stirring continuously. When the cream begins to cool, add the perfume. Beat until the mixture thickens and cools.

Rose Water Cleansing Cream
Ingredients.

• 11/2 tablespoon beeswax or white paraffin wax
• 1 tablespoon emulsifying wax
• 4 tablespoons mineral oil
• 6 tablespoons rose water
• 1/2 teaspoon borax, and
• a few drops of rose oil (perfume)

Method:
Melt the waxes and oil together, and at the same time heat the water and borax and make sure that the borax is completely dissolved. Remove both bowls from the heat and pour water into the oil. Continue stirring until a white cream starts to form. Add a few drops of rose oil when the mixture begins to cool. Carry on beating until the mixture thickens.

Cucumber Cleansing Cream
Ingredients:

• 3 teaspoons bees wax
• 4 teaspoons coconut oil
• 5 teaspoons mineral oil or olive oil
• 4 tablespoons cucumber juice
• 1 teaspoon glycerine
• a pinch of borax
• I drop green colouring

Method:
Melt the oils and wax over a pan of boiling water. Simultaneously heat the cucumber juice, glycerine, colouring and borax in a separate bowl. Ensure that the borax dissolves thoroughly. When the contents of both the bowls are melted and warm, add water drop by drop to oil stirring continuously. Remove from heart beat until the mixture thickens. Keep the cream in the refrigerator as cucumber juice gets bad quickly.

Violet Cleansing Cream
Ingredients:

• 1/2 tablespoon lanolin
• 1 tablespoon petroleum jelly
• 4 tablespoons mineral oil
• 10 tablespoons water, and
• 5 drops violet extract

Method:
Melt the oils and heart the water, then mix them together slowly, stirring continuously. Remove from the heat and continue to beat together.