Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide Moisturizer
This silky smooth lotion helps hydrate skin and lock in moisture. And it doesn't feel heavy or greasy!
Servings: 4 ounces
Equipment
- Stand mixer (or hand-held mixer)
Ingredients
- 2 tsp shea butter
- 1 tsp tamanu oil (or jojoba, apricot kernel, or any liquid oil)
- 2 TBSP avocado oil (or any liquid carrier oil)
- 2 tsp emulsifying wax
- 1 tsp beeswax pellets
- 3 TBSP distilled water or hydrosol
- 2 tsp distilled water or hydrosol
- 1 tsp niacinamide powder
- ½ tsp hyaluronic acid powder
- ½ tsp leucidal complete preservative
- 20 drops essential oil
Instructions
- To the top of the double boiler add: shea butter, tamanu, avocado oil, emulsifying wax, and beeswax. Heat over medium heat until completely melted, stirring ocassionally.
- Add the water or hydrosol, niacinamide powder, Leucidal Plus, and hyaluronic acid powder to another bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Once the oil based ingredients are melted, pour the mixture into the bowl of the stand mixer. Cool in the freezer for about 10 minutes or until firm, but not frozen.
- Add the essential oil. Using the whisk attachment on your mixer, whisk the oil based ingredients until smooth, creamy, and white.
- Slowly add the water mixture to the mixer as it's whisking. Whisk for about 1 minute or until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the lotion into a clean jar.
Notes
This recipe is versatile. Use your favorite skin-friendly essential oil and carrier oils to customize the skin benefits!