Nourish Your Hands with DIY Herbal Skin Care Recipes

Our hands, the unsung heroes of our daily lives, deserve a little extra care and attention. From the countless tasks they perform each day to the wear and tear they endure, it's crucial to show our hands some love. In this blog post, we'll explore some fantastic homemade skincare recipes designed specifically for maintaining and repairing the health of our hands. These recipes not only pamper your hands but also make for a delightful hand massage session.

Cuticle Cream

A sweet and easy-to-make solution that works wonders for hangnails and cuticles. This cream is a blend of shea butter, beeswax, cocoa butter, mango butter, nettle herbal oil, lemon essential oil, and myrrh essential oil. Apply this cream to soften the cuticles and the areas around your nails, and enjoy the soothing benefits.

Recipe:

  • 15g shea butter
  • 5g beeswax
  • 5g cocoa butter
  • 7g mango butter
  • 10g nettle herbal oil
  • 3 drops lemon essential oil
  • 3 drops myrrh essential oil
  • 10g arrowroot powder

Method:

  1. Weigh and melt shea butter, beeswax, cocoa butter, mango butter, and nettle oil.
  2. Remove from heat, add essential oils and arrowroot, mix until incorporated.
  3. Pour into half-ounce tins, let set, cap, and label.
  4. Apply a small amount to cuticles and nails, re-apply as desired.

Hand Butter

For an extra dose of hydration, try the Hand Butter recipe. This blend of shea butter, cocoa butter, mango butter, jojoba oil, and lavender essential oil is perfect for softening your hands and tackling extremely dry skin, cracks, and rough spots.

Recipe:

  • 1 ounce shea butter
  • 1 ounce cocoa butter
  • 1 ounce mango butter
  • ½ ounce jojoba oil
  • 5-10 drops lavender essential oil

Method:

  1. Weigh and melt shea butter, cocoa butter, mango butter, and jojoba oil.
  2. Remove from heat, add lavender essential oil, mix until fully incorporated.
  3. Pour into 1-ounce tins or pans, let set, cap, and label.
  4. Apply a small amount to hands, re-apply as often as desired.

Cracks and Chaps Balm

Finally, for those stubborn dry spots, try the Cracks and Chaps Balm. This powerful balm combines shea butter, olive oil, beeswax, dragon's blood resin, comfrey herbal oil, yarrow herbal oil, cypress essential oil, and eucalyptus essential oil.

Recipe:

  • 12g shea butter
  • 5g olive oil
  • 12g beeswax
  • 1 pinch dragon's blood resin
  • 10g comfrey herbal oil
  • 10g yarrow herbal oil
  • 3 drops cypress essential oil
  • 3 drops eucalyptus essential oil

Method:

  1. Melt shea butter, olive oil, beeswax, and dragon's blood resin.
  2. Remove from heat, add comfrey, yarrow, and essential oils.
  3. Pour into tins, let set, cap, and label.
  4. Apply generously to dry skin, cracks, or chaps, avoiding open wounds.

Pamper your hardworking hands with these homemade skincare recipes. Whether it's the exfoliating Coffee Sugar Scrub, the soothing Cuticle Cream, the hydrating Hand Butter, or the reparative Cracks and Chaps Balm, your hands will thank you for the extra care and attention. Incorporate these recipes into your routine for happy, healthy hands that look and feel amazing.

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