The summer sun is definitely not kind to our skin! While you may enjoy getting out and spending time in the summer sun (say, at the beach), it’s important to help your skin repair itself and regain moisture after taking in too many rays.
This summer repair body cream combines mango butter, coconut oil and essential oils for mega-healing. Mango butter has natural emollient, wound healing, and regenerative properties. Coconut oil is suitable for inflamed and irritated skin and has a natural SPF of 4. My essential oil blend with Roman chamomile, lavender and frankincense is a powerful anti-inflammatory and I must say I am in love with the natural summer-like scent!
Making a homemade summer repair cream means that you can select for the highest-quality, freshest ingredients with the most medicinal effect. Treat your summer-parched skin to the real stuff!
This is an easy to make body cream recipe with beeswax and it can be made right in your kitchen.
Mango butter is made from mango fruit tree seeds and is high in vitamins A and E, which help it to nourish and repair skin. It has a rich, luxurious texture, but is a medium-speed absorbing oil, which means it penetrates the skin fairly well. Make sure that you are purchasing 100% pure mango butter that has not been blended with any other additives.
Unrefined coconut oil is made from the dried kernels of coconuts. It’s naturally soothing to inflamed skin and is also naturally antifungal and antibacterial, which helps skin to heal faster. Its fatty acid profile makes it ultra hydrating to the skin. Coconut oil has a smooth, slippery texture and has a little bit of a greasy feel – but this helps it to soothe irritated skin! Unrefined, raw coconut oil has a more medicinal effect as its fats and compounds are still intact.
Kukui oil is made from a tropical nut that is native to Hawaii. It is high in antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, which enable it to repair skin and prevent free-radical damage (which can be caused by sun exposure!). This is a beautiful light oil with a refreshing scent that blends perfectly into this homemade summer repair cream recipe. When purchasing, look for 100% kukui oil from Hawaii.
Chamomile flower water is a hydrosol made from chamomile flowers. Chamomile is naturally soothing and reduces inflammation and redness in the skin. It has a light texture, similar to water, but due to the natural emulsifying effect of beeswax, blends beautifully into this summer repair cream. Remember to check your ingredients to makes sure that your are buying a pure hydrosol (nothing but water and chamomile!).
Beeswax is a byproduct of the honey-making process of bees. It comes from the honeycomb and is naturally stiff but flexible at room temperature. Its thick, but smooth with little stickiness when melted and helps to combine all of the oil ingredients in this recipe. Beeswax also has natural healing and protective properties, forming a moisturizing barrier over the skin. Look for 100% beeswax (they should be in pellet form) that is certified organic by a credible third party.
Roman Chamomile essential oil is distilled from a particular type of chamomile, Roman chamomile, known in Latin as Anthemis nobilis. Roman chamomile essential oil is sought after for its medicinal benefits. It is antiseptic, antibacterial, soothing and can even be used as a sedative – perfect for inflamed and painful sunburn.
Lavender essential oil is made from the flowers of the lavender plant. Like Roman chamomile, it is naturally antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. It is also effective at visibly reducing redness in the skin. Lavender is grown all over the world, but some of the best lavender comes from Provence, France. Lavender essential oil can also help to reduce the formation and appearance of sunspots.
Frankincense essential oil is a natural astringent that can kill germs and bacteria, and is also made from a type of plant. Frankincense comes from the resin of a tree native to the Middle East, and has long been used bot for its rich, pleasing scent and its medicinal properties. It has been shown to help decrease both inflammation and pain (again, good for sunburn!), and it also boosts the skins natural repair process.
This body cream recipe with beeswax keeps well for one month – always use clean hands when using the cream – a little goes a long way!
Yield: about 2 Oz
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Eve
That means if I wanted my cream to lasted long I should not add aloe Vera or water ...I want it to last me for two months
Yes, you should not add any water or aloe vera if you want this to keep more than 1 month. Best to make small batches or to add grapefruit seed extract as a preservative.
what do you mean by the word, "water phase."
Could I use jojoba oil instead of kukui?
Thank you for the lovely recipe!
yes :-)
I updated the recipe so its more clear (hopefully), pls refresh your browser (CTRL + F5) to see the changes.
when you make an emulsion (to make a cream) you need to compbine the oil (oil phase) and water or hydrosol (water phase) and add an emulsifier like beeswax.
Hope this helps!
Where can i get all the ingredients listed
You can click on each product link, it will direct you to amazon where you can find all the ingredients you need!
https://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com/mango-butter
https://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com/coconut_oil_mr
https://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com/beeswax-pellets-mr
Hello Eve,
Thank you for sharing your recipes.
I have 2 questions:
1. I have olive skin which is normal and prefer a very light moisturizer for my body. It appears all the recipes on your site are for body butters. Do you have any suggestions on how this recipe could be modified?
2. On the other hand, my husband has fair, dry skin, so just how much bees wax is required for the above recipe?
Hi Diane, you can use my body oil recipe, perfect for a light moisturizer https://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com/body-oil-recipe-non-greasy/ and for your husband, there is no need for changing the recipe.
Hi this is all rather new to me so where do I find Natural Emulsifier at Thank you
Hi nancy, the natural emulsifier in this recipe is beeswax.
Would I be able to add Shea butter to this recipe? I love the mango and want to keep that but can coconut oil be replaced with shea butter or can I add it in and at what percent or how much can I add?
Thank you!
HI Beatriz, you can replace coconut oil by shea butter (same amount 2 teaspoons) but it will change the consistency of the cream, it will make it thicker.
What preservative do you suggest I use (if I want to keep it around for longer than stated)? I have Germal Plus, Optiphen Plus and Sodium Lactate 60.
And thanks for offering substitutions in your recipes!
HI Paula, all of those are chemical preservatives so I don't recommend. Make small batches instead.
A very close friend and I have registered a new "Allergy Sensitive" Confectionery etc. business with the proper authorities :) now that our children are graduating from Homeschool. We would like to add some of my Homemade beauty products to our list of things we can sell. Are there Anyore organic or natural Preservatives you would recommend for a scrub or lotion/body butter? I understand the difference between organic and natural, and we have discussed that we find it important to be transparent with our customers while also trying to provide them the best possible product. (One that will last longer than 3 months if it has been sitting around for 2 or 3)!
Would Citric Acid be a possible choice or would that not work or change the texture or chemical make up? Help!
Hi Nancy, its best not to use any water content in your creams if you are selling them as they will spoil. Citrid acid is not a good idea as it will rot and also is phototoxic, can burn skin under the sun. Stick to body butter without the addition to aloe vera or water as it will spoil it too fast.