Rose Lotion
This is a beautiful, sweet-smelling effective lotion that you'll want to put everywhere! I usually double the recipe to use liberally. Its great for children and babies with such simple natural ingredients, and keeps very well.
4 T Almond Oil
4 T Rose Water
1 t Beeswax
1/4 t Raw Honey
5-10 drops Rose or Lavender Essential Oil(optional)
Use a fine cheese grater to grate the beeswax and measure out a teaspoon by pressing the grated bits into a measuring spoon coated with a little almond oil. In a clean glass jar, melt the beeswax with the 4 tablespoons almond oil in a pan of shallow simmering water.
Into a blender, measure out the 4 tablespoons rose water. Add the honey and essential oil--if using--and blend briefly.
When the oil and beeswax mixture has cooled, but has not begun to solidify or become opaque, pour slowly into the rose water mixture while blending by taking out the center cap of the blender lid.
Scrape out emulsified, white creamy lotion with a rubber spatula and store in clean glass jar or lotion dispenser. Keep at room temperature.
This recipe comes from The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices by Andi Clevely, Katherine Richmond, Sallie Morris, and Lesley Mackley.
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