Moisturizing Body Oil

A simple moisturising blend of four oils with a little vitamin E — because what we put on our skin is, in a way, food too.

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings 500 ml

Ingredients

325 ml sunflower oil 65%
75 ml jojoba oil 15%
50 ml macadamia oil 10%
50 ml calendula macerated oil 10%
1.5 ml vitamin E for preservation

Instructions

Measure each oil and combine them in a clean, dry glass bottle. The proportions matter more than the exact volume, so scale the batch up or down to suit the bottle you have — the calculator below the recipe does the maths for you.
Add the vitamin E. Use roughly 1.5 ml for every 500 ml of blend; it is there mainly to keep the oils from turning rancid.
Cap the bottle and turn it gently a few times to mix. Store it away from direct light and heat, which is what keeps oils fresh longest.
Do a small patch test on the inside of your arm the first time. To use, warm a little in your hands and smooth it over damp skin after a shower — it absorbs better while the skin is still slightly wet.

Notes

Think of this the way you would a recipe for the kitchen: good, simple ingredients in the right proportions. Sunflower makes up the bulk as a light, well-tolerated carrier; jojoba is close to the skin's own sebum; macadamia is rich and nourishing; and calendula-macerated oil is soothing. Use the calculator below to rescale the blend from the amount of any single oil you have to hand.