Finished Cuticle Oil
It may still be February and I may be dreaming of sunshine, grass and gardening, but outside my window are still piles of snow. I seem to do this to myself every year. I get impatient for the next season rather than enjoying the current one. Would you like to try with me? I’d love some company!
I am trying to rein myself back and enjoy each day as they come. It is certainly a tough challenge, particularly when my regular grocery store is laden with pictures of fluffy bunnies and cute chicks. Since it seems to be the season of chocolate, I wanted to make a cuticle oil that acknowledges all of the chocolate available and that spring is just around the corner. Come join me for this chocolate scented cuticle oil!
| Ingredients Soy Wax Golden Jojoba Lanolin Almond Butter Castor Oil Cocoa Butter Orchid Extract |
Equipment Scale Microwave Safe Container Spoons Pipettes |
RECIPE
Recipe in Percentages
2% Soy Wax
42% Golden Jojoba
4% Lanolin
25% Almond Butter
10% Castor Oil
14% Cocoa Butter
3% Orchid Extract
| Recipe in Grams 4 grams Soy Wax 84 grams Golden Jojoba 8 grams Lanolin 50 grams Almond Butter 20 grams Castor Oil 27.5 grams Cocoa Butter 6 grams Orchid Extract |
Recipe in Ounces 0.14 oz Soy Wax 2.96 oz Golden Jojoba 0.28 oz Lanolin 1.76 oz Almond Butter 0.71 oz Castor Oil 0.97 oz Cocoa Butter 0.21 oz Orchid Extract |
INSTRUCTIONS
Weigh everything but the Orchid Extract into a microwave safe container. Heat gently until everything has melted. The Soy Wax will be the last to melt. You may need to stir the mixture to encourage it to melt.
Once everything has melted, add the Orchid Extract. Pipette into pens and insert the doe foot tip. Cap and label. Enjoy!
 Weighing Soy Wax |
 Weighing Oils |
 Melted Cuticle Oil |
 Filling Pens |
Oooh! These look lovely!
What could I sub for lanolin, and almond butter? I don’t have either of those on hand.
For the Almond Butter, you can use things like Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Hemp Butter, or other butters that are solid yet soft at room temperature.
The Lanolin is much harder to substitute, but maybe we can find something that you currently have on hand that would work.
Would love to try this recipe. What “pens” are these and do you carry them? Thank you.
Cindy,
Yes! We do carry them. We have both brush pens and doe foot pens. These are the doe foot pens.
https://www.thesage.com/catalog/UniqueItems.html/#LipPenDoeFoot
I hope this helps!
Taylor
In the instructions you say add everything except the Orchid extract and the fragrance. I don’t see anything regarding fragrance in the ingredient list. Am I missing something? It looks great and I am excited to use this.
Whoops! I will get that fixed. Good eye!
Tina