Homemade Cosmetics: Beeswax

Beeswax can be used in a variety of cosmetics, creams and other beauty products that you are making at home. It works wonderfully as a thickening agent and emulsifier and can be used in the creation of hand creams, lotions, moisturizers, lip balms, hair products and plenty more cosmetics besides. It has soothing and softening properties that when used on the skin can help it retain moisture. Historically beeswax has been used as an antiseptic and research shows it was used to help heal wounds in days gone by.

Here are some very simple recipes for making cosmetics at home:

Moisturing Vitamin E Cream

4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil

• Melt the oil and the wax then remove from heat, add water and stir thoroughly.
• Add Vitamin E oil, essential oil and stir continuously until cool.
• Once cool, poor into a cosmetic jar.

That is it. It is excellent for rough or particularly dry skin and provides excellent nourishment.

Coconut Butter Body Moisturizer

2 tablespoons beeswax
2 teaspoons distilled water
4 oz. cocoa butter
4 tablespoons sweet almond
2 tablespoons coconut oil

• Melt the beeswax over a very low heat with the water.
• Gradually add the cocoa butter and stir well to blend thoroughly.
• Gradually blend in oils until mixed thoroughly and pour into a glass cosmetic jar.

The lotion will thicken as it cools so don’t worry if it is quite thin and runny at first. It is particularly soothing for wind chapped or sun burnt skin.

Hand Cream

2 ounces beeswax
1 cup sweet almond oil
1 cup water
10 drops essential oil (if desired, for fragrance)

• Heat the beeswax and sweet almond oil together until the wax melts.
• In another container, heat the water until warm. The mixtures must not get too hot - it should still be possible to touch them.
• Place the warm water in a food processor and whilst on high speed, slowly add the beeswax-oil mixture.
• When most of the oil has been added, the mixture should begin to thicken.
• At this point, add the essential oil. Continue to add oil and blend until the mixture is sufficiently thickened.
• Spoon the thick cream into cosmetic jars.

These are some really simple recipes that produce some wonderful products. If any of you know other recipes, send them in to us here at Baldwins.