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Archive for December 27th, 2008

So I have this recipe on my Vintage Homemaking site from an 1867 Godey’s Lady’s Book  and I’ve been tossing around whether to attempt to try it or not … so I did.

It’s for a hand cream (even though they are calling it cold cream) but truth be told I was actually going to make it to use on my face. I have very very dry skin on my face and I’m absolutely allergic to everything store bought…mostly.

You see women in the past had this big thing about how their hands looked. I can tell this from the enormous amount of ads in my vintage magazines advertising hand creams and the best way to do manicures. Even when they do show homemaking pictures the women always have impeccable hands with bright red nails.

So I made it just like the recipe, which is located here, states. I melted my beeswax…oh yes I used beeswax pellets that I had from a previous experiement, and sweet almond oil in a double boiler. Then mixed in my rosewater which I just purchased. After reading all the great reviews on Amazon I had to get some. So this is the brand rosewater I went for.

You can see the badly taken photgraphs below (I got a new camera for my birthday and I’m still learning how to use it).

The Ultra Finished Product is after whipping it a bit more and adding it to an empty jar. It’s kind of thick so it would make a great hand cream.