Hi there!
I always had very delicate skin, it's extremely dry and sensitive, so finding the perfect cream can sometimes be tricky, when I recently went to visit my mum, she suggested that we could prepare this very simple cream using only 3 ingredients.
My mum had some dried marigolds ready to be used :)
we're also very lucky because our neighbour is a bee keeper, so he very kindly gave us for free some bees wax, together with a pot of yummy organic honey,
the only ingredient we had to buy was almond oil (they sell it most pharmacies)
I use this cream every morning after the shower, and every night, not only for the face, but also my legs and arms are looking much better since I started using it.
Ingredients:
1/2 litre sweet almond oil or virgin extra olive oil
(almond oil seems to penetrate better the skin than olive oil)
50 grs of bees wax
150 grs fresh common marigold flowers or 50 grs of dried flowers
Cheese cloth or similar (very thin cotton)
How to prepare it:
Cook (infuse) the flowers in the oil for an hour, at a very low temperature so they don't fry.
Drain the flowers and leave them to cool down, meanwhile, put the bees wax in the pot with the oil and once it's dissolved completely squeeze the juice of the cooled flowers with the cloth back into the oil mixture, blend well and filter,
put the mixture into little pots (you have to be quick , as the cream will start to settle down as soon as it's out of the heat)
I suggest you label the pots with the date, they can be stored in a dark cool place up to two years
Properties:
as well as keeping my skin hydrated, it antiseptic, fungicide and has a anti-inflammatory action
enjoy! x
