A natural shower gel without irritating and drying chemical substances — because the most precious touch of care comes already in the shower, at the moment when our body meets water and nature, through its gifts, the natural raw materials, gives us back softness and a healthy appearance.
Summer has passed on its last hot rays to us and the calm embrace of autumn is opening before us — the ideal time for skin care.
About this recipe
This guide to a gentle natural shower gel was created by our great formulator and creator Simona Sedláková on her blog Anomi. In it she shows how to prepare a natural shower gel without irritating and drying chemical substances.
Product properties
Key raw materials in the recipe
You will find all the raw materials for the recipe in the Handymade.sk range. The significance of the individual raw materials and all the benefits for which they were chosen specifically as the ingredients of this gentle natural shower gel are covered in detail by Simona in her original article.
Formulation
To prepare 200 g of gentle natural shower gel, we will need:
Shop the ingredients for this recipe
Untick what you already have- D-Panthenol 75% W, 100 mluses 5 gin stock€7.34
Sorbitol 70%, 100 mluses 3 gin stock€3.03
| Raw material | Content in % | Per 200 g |
|---|---|---|
| Demineralised water | 52 % | 104 g |
| Decyl Glucoside | 30 % | 60 g |
| D-panthenol | 5 % | 10 g |
| Plum kernel oil | 5 % | 10 g |
| Sorbitol | 3 % | 6 g |
| Lactic acid | 1,9 % | 3,8 g |
| Preservative Iscaguard IAF | 1,5 % | 3 g |
| Xanthan gum | 0,7 % | 1,4 g |
| Essential oil Neroli and bitter orange | 0,45 % | 0,9 g |
| Essential oil Indian rosewood | 0,45 % | 0,9 g |
We no longer stock the Indian rosewood essential oil — that is why it is not in the shopping list above. You can adapt the scent of the gel with your favourite essential oil.
Method and significance of the raw materials
You can find the entire method with detailed photos and with the steps broken down step by step in Simona’s original blog post.
After the method at the end of the original article, the significance of the individual raw materials is also described, as well as all the benefits for which they were chosen specifically as the ingredients of this gentle natural shower gel.
Conclusion
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Decyl glucoside, D-panthenol, plum kernel oil and the essential oils from this recipe are all in the Handymade.sk range of surfactants and essential oils.
