Recipe: After shave cream

A moisturizing and soothing cream with a fresh and pleasant scent to take care of your skin after shaving.

Ingredient list
Recipient: Small tank (250mL)
Choose the desired quantity : mL
15.0 g
Water
7.0 g
1.75 g
7.0 g
1.75 g
0.2 g
1.75 g

Containers to use:
2 x Flacon (30 mL)
or 1 x Flacon (50 mL)
Cost: 3.17 € 3.1662500000000007 EUR

TIME
20min

DIFFICULTY
Medium

CONSERVATION
90 days

COST
3.17 €
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Recipe

It is suitable for moisturizing and relieving your skin after shaving.
For all skin types.
Texture: creamy with a soft and silky feel.
Smell: it's up to you to choose which hydrosol you prefer!

Focus on the ingredients of the recipe:

Water: it is the solvent of the recipe. It dissolves the other ingredients.
Flower hydrosol: the hydrosol that you are going to use will perfume your product. Depending on the hydrosol chosen, the virtues are different.
Glycerin: it is a moisturizing agent that prevents the evaporation of water from the skin but also from your cream.
Sweet almond oil: it will nourish, regenerate, soften and soften your skin.
BeautyMix emulsifier: base of emulsifiers which makes it possible to obtain a cream with a pleasant and soft touch.
Preservative: it allows the preparation to be effectively preserved to avoid any proliferation of microorganisms.
Linseed gel active (optional): in this cream, it will have a moisturizing, softening and softening effect.

Finished product pH: between 5.0 and 6.0

Usage

Daily usage. Keeps for 3 months at ambient temperature.

Precautions before starting

Before starting, it is advisable to clean and disinfect the work surface and the utensils: the prepared products will go on the skin, it is therefore necessary to avoid any microbial contamination!

Thoroughly clean the BeautyMix. Then, soak a clean cloth in 70° alcohol (available in supermarkets) and use it to disinfect the BeautyMix tank and all the utensils. Let dry.

Clean the work surface and remove objects that could get in the way.

Place a clean paper towel on the work surface, and place the utensils on it. Have available: a clean teaspoon or spatula, and a clean, dry container for pouring the preparation once ready. Wash hands thoroughly.

Respect the dosages indicated for the ingredients of the recipe.
Need more information ? Consult the "Getting Started" page.
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Preparation
1
Thoroughly disinfect the work surface and the BeautyMix with 70° alcohol and clean paper.
2
Place the flat mixer in the BeautyMix bowl. Place the bowl on the scale.
3
Perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key. Weigh the water.
15.0 g
4
Perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key. Weigh the chosen hydrosol.
7.0 g
5
Perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key. Weigh the glycerin.
1.75 g
6
Perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key. Weigh and add the sweet almond oil.
7.0 g
7
Perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key. Weigh the emulsifier. Attention, all emulsifiers are different, this recipe is only suitable for BeautyMix emulsifiers.
1.75 g
8
Perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key. Weigh the conservator.
0.2 g
9
Place the bowl on the base, and press the button 3 times to start the red program.
10
Take the tank, put its lid on the scale and put the tank on it (the scale being sensitive to heat, this prevents the weighing from being distorted). Press T and weigh the asset.
1.75 g
11
Place the bowl on the base and then launch the blue program by pressing the button twice. Restart the blue program a second time by pressing twice. Tips: during the blue program you can remove the lid which allows faster cooling.
12
Transfer to a clean, disinfected glass bottle, scraping well with a spatula or spoon. The cream is liquid when hot, and will thicken as it cools. Tips: you can put in the refrigerator so that the cream cools faster.
13
To wash the tub, fill it up to the upper line of water with a little washing-up liquid and run the first program (purple).
And There you go !