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The Bee's Knees Cold Cream

Source of Recipe

From "Home Made" by Alexa Lett


Recipe Introduction

"This is similar to the traditional commercial cold cream, used to cleanse and smooth the skin."

List of Ingredients

• Fifty-five ounces white beeswax
• ½ cup almond oil
• ½ tsp borax
• â…“ cup rose water


Recipe

Place the beeswax in a double boiler and add the almond oil.

Over low heat, melt the wax, stirring constantly to mix the ingredients. Remove from the heat.

In a small bowl, dissolve the borax in the rose water and slowly pour it into the melted wax and oil, stirring constantly. It will quickly turn milky and thicken. Continue mixing while it cools.

Once it has thickened, pour into a glass jar or lidded container.