Tea tree oil has countless benefits for skin and is often used in natural skin care products. Because of all that I had to try out making my own non greasy tea tree face cream for my own use. This tea tree oil face cream is water based which is easy for your skin to absorb without making your skin greasy. Perfect for the coming spring and summer months.
What is Tea Tree Essential Oil ?
Tea tree essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves of the tea tree plant. It is most known for its cleansing and purifying properties, making it a great essential oil for the skin, cleaning, and boosting the immune system. Tea tree can also help to keep the scalp healthy and promote hair growth.
Most people are familiar with tea tree essential oil but may know it as melaleuca essential oil. Melaleuca and tea tree are the same thing and used the same way. Depending on the brand, different companies will refer to this oil with one of those names.
Tea tree essential oil is an oil that I often use in my natural skin care products. Because it can help to reduce skin blemishes, cleanse the skin, and reduce signs of aging. I also add tea tree to most of my hair care products for the many benefits that it has for the hair and scalp.
Water Based Face Cream
There are 2 ways to make a water based Tea tree oil face cream.
The first is to use an emulsifying wax or Stearic acid to stabilize cosmetics and to enhance the shelf life. The second way is without. It works out also, but takes a lot longer while mixing. Because, its water based its not shelf stable, therefore you will have to store it in the refrigerator.
Lets jump to the recipe. Its very easy and you will need very few ingredients. I will be giving you both the recipes with and without the emulsifier.
Ingredients needed to make Tea Tree Cream
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Beeswax makes the oil mixture solid and when you add it in small amounts to lotions to achieve a suitable texture to homemade cosmetics. You will need to add just very little.
I usually use bees wax for making lip balms and lipsticks, because, bees wax solidify the natural oils in the mixture quickly. It is the most common raw material for ointments .
If you are allergic to bees wax try using a plant based wax.
Almond oil is a versatile moisturiser that gives you beautiful, delicate and pure skin. The vitamins A, B & E promote the firmness, moisture absorption and elasticity of your skin. Almond oil contains clean fatty acids by binding dirt to themselves. This oil is also an alternative to conventional make-up removal. Valuable nutrients repair fragile hair and nail structures.
Vitamin E skin oil is quickly absorbed by your skin and has anti-aging properties. Hence Vitamin E oil is ideal for moisturizing skin care. It reliably moisturizes your dry and cracked skin for quick and effective organic oil skincare.
Cocoa Butter is excellent, luxurious, moisturizing and great for natural skin treatment.
Mango butter is rich in antioxidants and has a lot of benefits for the skin.
Water – I used distilled water for this recipe or you can also use filtered water.
Emulsan is an emulsifier that allows stablilize water in oil cream and has skin nourishing properties.
How to make water based Tea Tree Cream
- In a glass bowl add the cocoa butter or mango butter sweet almond oil and bees wax.
- Set the glass bowl over a pot of boiling water to create a double boiler. Melt all ingredients together.
- Cool the molten fat and then add Vit E oil and about 10 to 15 drops of tea tree essential oil.
- Pour the liquid into a blender and add water a little at a time till it emuslifies.
- Pour the cream into a sterilized glass jar and use it quickly. Store in the refrigerator.
Water based Tea Tree Face Cream using an Emulsifier
Add the ingredients and melt them in a double boiler. Add Emulsan together with the rest of the ingredients and melt.
Whisk to cool the cream and thicken it up. Follow the same procedure and blend together after cooling. Add Vit. E and the essential oil after the mixture has cooled. Once it has a rich and thick consistency, transfer into a sterilized glass jar and store it in the refrigerator for up to 30 days.
Tips
Store the cream in a glass jar because the essential oils will leech into the plastic and change the medicinal benefits of the essential oil.
Since, we don’t use any preservatives, use homemade creams quickly and make little at a time.
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Set the glass bowl over a pot of boiling water to create a double boiler. Melt all ingredients together. Cool the molten fat and then add Vit E oil and about 10 to 15 drops of tea tree essential oil. Pour the liquid into a blender and add water a little at a time till it emuslifies. Pour the cream into a sterilized glass jar and use it quickly. Store in the refrigerator. For making with Emulsan Add the ingredients and melt them in a double boiler. Add water and Emulsan together to the rest of the ingredients. Cool a little before adding the essential oil. Blend it till it reaches a creamy consistency. Store in air tight glass jars.
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