Homemade Creams

A beautiful hand says too many things about your personality. The way you take care of your hands gauge the level of attentiveness you pay to your body. Elegant hands and feet make your physical appearance vivid and charismatic. Hands play significant role in your day-to-day life as you use them often during communicating with others, expressing yourself, emphasizing any point, etc. You equally use your hands while cooking, eating, dressing up, reading, writing and so on.

Is it possible to spend a day without using hands? No! And do you really take care of your hands proportionate to their use? No again. And the most common reason could be lack of time or busy schedule. This is the reason you normally buy some cosmetics from the market and apply on your hands and don’t bother what harm or side effects they might cause.

So why not to go to the basics again and prepare homemade creams to nourish your hands. Such creams contain natural ingredients that keep your hands delicate and beautiful

Almond Hand Cream  

Ingredients

Almond Oil 2 tsp

Honey 1 tsp

Method: Mix both almond oil and honey and massage on the hands at night before going to bed. Then cover your hands with a pair of cotton gloves. Wash off your hands in the morning with soapy water.

Vanilla Hand Cream

Ingredients

Vegetable lard 250 gm

Vanilla essence 50 gm

Spermaceti 120 gm

Gum benzoin 120 gm

Almond oil 2 large cups

Tincture of benzoin 1 tsp

Method: Mix spermaceti, gum benzoin and almond oil in a porcelain bowl. Put this bowl partly submerged in a saucepan of boiling water. Let the mixture heat for 5-6 hours. Then add vanilla essence and vegetable lard to the mixture and pour it into a screw-top jar in warm condition. Let it set and then apply on hands. This is one of the useful homemade hand cream.

Witch Hazel Hand Cream

Ingredients

Brewer's Yeast 2 tsp

Witch Hazel extract 5 tsp

Tincture of benzoin 1/4 tsp

Method: Prepare a smooth paste of all the ingredients by mixing them well and refrigerate it for at least 20 minutes. Then smear the paste over the hands and leave it for half an hour. Wash off with lukewarm water.

Egg cream for hand

Ingredients

One egg white

Two teaspoon of barley powder.

Two teaspoons of glycerin.

Three teaspoons of rose water.

Two and half teaspoon of honey.

Method: Prepare a thick paste of all the ingredients and apply it on hands to make it soft and smooth.

Petroleum jelly cream

Ingredients

One teaspoon of petroleum jelly.

Two teaspoons of glycerine.

One teaspoon of lemon juice.

One and half tea spoons of almond oil.

Method: Blend all the ingredients well and apply on hands and arms. Rinse after 2 hours. This is one of the useful tip for hands care.

Bee Pollen Hand Cream

Ingredients

1/2 cup Petroleum Jelly

1/2 cup Glycerin

1/3 cup Beeswax

2 Tbsp. Bee pollen

Method: Mix petroleum jelly and beeswax and melt the mixture in a double boiler. Add glycerin to it and heat the mixture again for several minutes until it smoothens. Then add bee pollen to the hot mixture and pour it into a container. This hand cream is more effective in keeping your skin beautiful. The cream does not contain toxins, additives, chemicals, or synthetic perfumes and all its ingredients are natural. Application of this cream makes your skin scented and gives silky feeling.

Soothing hand cream

Ingredients

1 teaspoon avocado oil,

1 teaspoon almond oil,

1 tablespoon runny honey,

100mils (3.5 fluid ounces) rose water,

1 teaspoon glycerin,

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar (or substitute cider vinegar).

Method: Heat the oils and add honey to it and warm it again until the honey melts. The mixture should be moderately warm. Be careful not to leave the mixture unattended while heating as it could easily catch fire. Now take the remaining ingredients separately and heat them moderately. Blend both the mixtures in a sterilized jar with a screw top lid and shake it well. Then remove lid and allow it to cool. Now the cream is ready for use but shake it well before using. You will wonder amazed how quickly this cream is absorbed into the skin and makes it smooth and soft. These are the effective skin care tips.