Homemade hand cream is good to make from koo kosrasa. We get shea butter from the village of Mondo in Orrrekes, Ghana, with the help of Mondo. In addition you need some vegetable oil. I had olive oil, grapeseed oil and almond oil at home. Be sensible and careful when adding fragrance oil or essential oil. In my workshops, I also always remind people that lotion is not a fragrance oil. Depending on the amount, you could limit yourself to 1-3 drops. For an exact recommendation on the amount, please refer to the instructions for use of the respective oil and it is best not to exceed this. It is safer to add your favourite fragrance oil instead. Vitamin E is a source of skin youthfulness. Vitamin E will also help your homemade moisturiser last a little longer. The easiest way to buy it is at the chemist. If you’re making a moisturiser for children, or with children, you don’t need to add vitamin E to the cream. Of course, we don’t use any artificial preservatives, so the recommendation is to make a small amount that you will use up in a couple of weeks.
Easy recipe for 20 g cream
- 10 g coconut fat or shea butter
- 10 g oil
- 1 drop of fragrance oil or essential oil
- 1 drop of vitamin e (you can leave it out)
Put the soy fat and oil in a bowl and mix with a fork until smooth. Now start whisking the mixture, still with the fork. Whisk until the mixture becomes light and doubles in volume. If you wish, you can now add the fragrance oil and vitamin E. Mix gently and the cream is ready. Put into a small jar. Write on the jar which cream it is and the date it was made.
Read more about Shea butter here.
You can also buy the cream making kit from the Örreke e-shop.
