Vanilla body cream | Tutorials

Vanilla body cream is a great choice for your skin in damp, gloomy weather.

Autumn’s damp weather also takes its toll on our skin, especially on the face and hands, which are often dry and chapped. During this period they require more intensive care, which is why we decided to bring you a recipe for a creamy emulsion that is not only nourishing, but also has a pleasant warm scent of coconut, vanilla and cocoa, without added synthetic fragrances.

The vanilla aroma of this cream is provided by our vanilla butter, which is produced from vanilla oil by blending it with hydrogenated vegetable oil. It is excellently absorbed into the skin and does not leave a greasy feeling, only a pleasant sweet vanilla scent. It is therefore an excellent choice for body creams and lotions.
The coconut scent is provided by virgin coconut oil. And we obtain the cocoa component thanks to natural cocoa butter.

VANILLA BODY CREAM – RECIPE

VANILLA BODY CREAM – METHOD

1.	Weigh the emulsifier, coconut oil, cocoa and vanilla butter into a pot and melt them together over low heat.
2.	Mix the water and glycerine together (warm them so that the mixture combines).
3.	When the lipids in the pot have melted and combined, add the aqueous glycerine mixture. Mix everything thoroughly together. Only when you are sure that the mixture has combined, remove the pot from the heat source.
4.	Whip the mixture (a standard whisk should be sufficient for you). As the mixture cools, it will also become thicker (the thickening/solidifying process depends significantly on the chosen emulsifying agent; sometimes it takes even a few days. With Olivem 1000 or BTMS-50 the mixture should thicken immediately).
5.	At the end of whipping, add the preservative. Despite the pleasant natural scents from the selected raw materials, you can intensify the fragrance of the cream by adding essential oils (for this quantity we recommend a maximum of 4 drops). We recommend pouring the cream into glass jars, as the mixture would pass through a pump dispenser only with difficulty.

If you have tried to make this sweet vanilla cream at home, do not hesitate to share your experience with us. We will be happy about any message sent to marketing@handymade.sk

Name of ingredient	Content in %
Olivem 1000 (or BTMS-50)	7 %
Virgin coconut oil	6 %
Natural cocoa butter	6 %
Vanilla butter	6 %
Demineralised water	73 %
Vegetable glycerine	2 %
Cosgard	1 %

How to make a vanilla body cream?

Vanilla body cream is a great choice for your skin in damp, gloomy weather.

VANILLA BODY CREAM – RECIPE

VANILLA BODY CREAM – METHOD