NATURAL SKIN CARE

Wheat Germ Cream
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon beeswax
1 teaspoon emulsifying wax
5 tablespoons lanolin
3 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons wheat germ oil
5 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon witch-hazel
1/2 teaspoon borax, and
a few drops of perfume
Directions:
Melt the waxes and oils over a water bath. Heat water and borax, making sure that the borax has completely dissolved. Now slowly add water to the melted oils and waxes. Stir until a thick. glossy nourishing cream is ready.

Honey Cream
Directions:
Mix 3 tablespoons lanolin, 1/2 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon lecithin in a bowl and melt over a water bath. Slowly add 4 tablespoons warm water to it, beating continuously until it cools.

Vitamin Cream
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon beeswax
1 tablespoon emulsifying wax
1 tablespoon lanolin
3 tablespoons wheat germ oil (or two Vitamin E capsules)
3 tablespoons carrot oil (or two Vitamin A capsules)
6 tablespoons distilled water
1/2 teaspoon borax
2 drops tincture of benzoin, and
a few drops of orange-flower oil
Directions:
Melt the waxes and oils over a water bath, and at the same time in a separate bowl, dissolve borax in warm water. Quickly add water to the oils, and beat until it cools slightly, then add tincture of benzoin and continue beating until you get a thick nourishing cream. When mixing vitamin capsules, simply prick open the capsules and add the contents.

Mixed Vegetable Cream
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons beeswax
4 tablespoons emulsifying wax
3 teaspoons lanolin
4 tablespoons almond oil
4 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons avocado oil
2 tablespoons safflower oil
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
5 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon borax, and
a few drops of amber oil
Directions:
Mix and melt the waxes and oils together over a water bath. In a separate bowl dissolve borax in warm water. Add water to the oils and beat until the cream cools. It leaves no sign of grease but given the skin a satiny sheen.