We often get questions from our past DIY Skincare students on how to melt the olive emulsifier (also known as olive emulsifying wax chips) in our night cream recipe.
Often the melting of the chips are prepared by our assistant during the workshops. Although the steps are mentioned in workshop notes, seeing is much easier than wordy explanations. In case you are one of our students and have missed out on noticing how the chips are melted, we have put together a short video to show you this simple procedure.
This video was taken during one of our workshops in which a large batch of chips were melted. At home, you can use smaller containers. The olive chips are usually only take up ~5% of the recipe, with the bulk being floral water (or distilled water as substitute) and carrier oils. We used rosehip oil in the night cream recipe, but you can substitute it with other carrier oils.
Do note that once the mixture cools, it will start to solidify. So you will need to bottle it quickly once you are done.
Cheat sheet:
If you wish to know more recipes and techniques on how to make your skincare products, you can join us at our DIY Skincare workshops. Find out more here.
Comments will be approved before showing up.
Sometimes, essential oils take most of the limelight overshadowing an equally important counterpart in any blend, which is the carrier oils. Carrier oils may be called as such because they "carry" the essential oils but they do have therapeutic properties to offer.
To know more about what oils work best for your therapeutic blend, read on.
