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Hands & Feet
Cocoa Butter Hand Cream
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 cup glycerin
• 1/2 ounce spirits of ammonia
• 1/2 ounce cocoa butter
• 1/2 teaspoon boric acid
• 1 cup stearic acid
Combine in a glass or enamel pan the cocoa butter, glycerin and stearic acid. Melt over low heat. Remove to mixing bowl and add ammonia. Stir until milky. Add boric acid to warm water. Add to first mixture. Mix with beater for 10 minutes at high speed. Perfume and color as desired. Age for 2 weeks before using.
Makes 1 1/2 quarts.
Strawberry Hand and Foot Exfoliant
• 8-10 Strawberries
• 2 tablespoons Apricot Oil (you may substitute olive oil)
• 1 teaspoon of coarse salt, such as Kosher Salt, or Sea Salt
Mix together all ingredients into a paste, massage into hands and feet, rinse, and pat dry.
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