Essential Oils for Hand Cream DIY Products

Hand creams provide deep moisturizing during the winter or for dry, rough skin anytime. Using essential oils for hand cream in homemade products lets you avoid unwanted ingredients and choose hand cream essential oils for the scent and benefits you want.

Essential Oils for Hand Cream

The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy suggests the following essential oils for hand cream and other aromatherapy hand products:

• Rose otto
• Rosemary
• Geranium
• Lemon
• Sandalwood
• Lime
• Patchouli
• Carrot seed
• Lavender
• Neroli

The book suggests this blend for a hand balm:

• 1/2 ounce (14 grams) cocoa butter
• 1/2 ounce beeswax
• 2 tablespoons jojoba oil
• 2 teaspoons almond oil
• 10 drops evening primrose oil
• 10 drops carrot macerated oil
• 10 drops essential oils of choice

1. Melt the cocoa butter and beeswax a double boiler over low heat.
2. Stir in jojoba, almond, evening primrose, and carrot oils.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in essential oil. Pour into a glass container and let cool.

Note: You can make a thinner mixture by adding extra almond oil or a thicker balm by using less jojoba or almond oil.

Healing Essential Oil Hand Cream

Use this cream to soften sore, dry, or cracked skin.

• 1/4 cup aloe cream
• 1/2 teaspoon benzoin tincture or 5 drops benzoin absolute oil
• 10 drops lavender essential oil
• 10 drops palmarosa or lavender essential oil
• 10 drops sandalwood essential oil

1. Place aloe cream in a small non-reactive bowl.
2. In another non-reactive bowl, combine the essential oils.
3. One drop at a time, stirring constantly, add the essential oil blend to the aloe cream.
4. Transfer mixture to an 8-ounce resealable glass jar. Store in a cold dark place. Use as needed.

Source: The Complete Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness

Dry Hand Care Ointment

Use this ointment for dry hands with pigmentation spots:

• 25 grams (5/6 ounce or 5 teaspoons) shea butter
• 3 grams (0.1 ounce or 3/5 teaspoon) beeswax
• 2 teaspoons castor oil
• 2 teaspoons comfrey-infused oil
• 20 drops carrot seed essential oil
• 25 drops celery essential oil

1. Melt the shea butter and beeswax in a double boiler.
2. Stir in castor oil and comfrey infused oil.
3. Immediately remove from heat.
4. Let mixture start to cool and thicken slightly.
5. Stir in carrot and celery essential oils.
6. Pour the mixture into a small, dark-tinted glass jar.
7. Let ointment cool completely and solidify before using it.

Source: The Essential Guide to Natural Skin Care

Aromatherapy Hand Cream for Dry, Rough Skin

This rich cream is for dry, rough, work-worn hands.

• 8 teaspoons beeswax pellets
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup grapeseed or sweet almond oil
• 2 teaspoons vegetable glycerin
• 2 drops lemon essential oil
• 2 drops lavender essential oil

1. In a small bowl set over a simmering pan of water, melt beeswax.
2. Stir in olive and grapeseed oils
3. Stir in glycerin until completely blended.
4. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
5. Add essential oils one drop at the time, stirring well.
6. Transfer mixture to an 8-ounce resealable glass jar. Store in a cold dark place for up to one year. Use as needed.

Source: The Complete Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness

Heavy Duty Cream

Another option for rough hands:

• 2 tablespoons shaved beeswax
• 1/2 teaspoon carnuba wax
• 2 tablespoons jojoba oil
• 1 teaspoon aloe vera oil
• 10 drops vitamin E oil
• 1 to 3 drops essential oil of choice

1. Melt the wax, carnuba wax, jojaba oil, and aloe vera in a double boiler over low heat.
2. Remove from heat. Beat the mixture until cool and add vitamin E oil before the mixture thickens.
3. Continue beating until mixture becomes creamy. Add essential oil and keep beating until cream has totally cooled.
4. Spoon cream into jar and store in a cool, dark place.

Source: The Big Book Of Essential Oil Recipes For Beauty

Hand and Nail Butter

Use the following butter as desired, within one year of making it. Consistency may vary depending on room temperature.

• 4 tablespoons almond oil
• 2 tablespoons cocoa butter
• 1 tablespoon anhydrous lanolin
• 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoons beeswax (depending on the consistency you want)
• 40 to 50 drops of one or a combination of these essential oils: peppermint, carrot seed, rosemary, geranium, lemon, grapefruit

1. In a double boiler, heat all the ingredients except the essential oils until the cocoa butter and beeswax are just melted.
2. Remove from heat and stir to blend ingredients.
3. Stir in the essential oils.
4. Pour into clean containers.
5. Let set for 12 hours before using.

Also see: Nail Care Recipes and DIY Hand Scrubs

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