Sweet Cheeks Face Moisturizer
I have VERY sensitive skin, so I am super careful about what goes on my face. All of these oils and butters are in their purest forms, and do not bother even my delicate little complection.
When dealing with shea butter, most cosmetic companies will get the refined ingredients, since it means uniform color and smell. This is exactly why you want to go small, finding someone who cares that the ingredients are not bleached. I could care less if it a tint of yellow and smells like a tree (i like the natural scent!!) if it means a better product with more skin benefits. It is not like it tints your skin yellow at all.
Ingredients
4 oz Mango Butter
1 oz Yellow Shea Butter
1 oz Rosehip Oil
2 oz Almond Oil
no essential oils for me!
Instructions
Place Mango Butter, Yellow Shea Butter, Almond Oil and Rosehip Oil in a double boiler system on low heat until completely melted
Remove from the heat, cover and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours, until it is firm but not completely solid (soft to the touch)
Remove and whip with an electric mixer for a minute
Add in optional essential oil, if desired
Continue whipping for several more minutes until it is light and fluffy
Scoop into your jars or final containers
Uses and Benefits
This Face Butter is the perfect solution for those experiencing dry facial skin, acne or eczema. It contains 4 simple, yet powerful ingredients, mango butter, yellow shea butter, rosehip oil and almond oil. Each of these ingredients by themselves work wonders for the skin, combined they make for a powerful face butter that will not disappoint.
Other brands also use these ingredients, to consider in the future:
Apricot Oil*,
Argan Oil,
Rose Hip Seed Oil*,
Jojoba Oil*,
Gotu Kola,
Calendula*,
Gingko,
Licorice Rt*,
Elder Flower,
Horsetail,
Plantain,
Comfrey Rt,
Shea Butter,
Glycerin,
Geranium Essential Oil,
Lavender Essential Oil*, &
Vitamin E
This is a brand I have purchased before, and now upset at the “Fragrance” that was added. I was curious what the high end price ($88!! for 1.4 oz) included:
Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil,
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil,
Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil,
Borago Officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil,
Cera Alba (Beeswax, Cire d'abeille),
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter,
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil,
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract,
Fragrance (Parfum), (YUK!!!)
Tocopherol
Here is one that is $120 per oz, recommended by Goop. It has the squalane, but does not say if derived from olives or sugar cane. It does have stem cells, and no idea how to get those added into a product… lol.
Hibiscus and Prickly Pear stem cells
1.5 million native cells per Le Balm; help enhance skin barrier function, prevent dehydration and promote collagen production.
Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 peptide
Helps stimulate collagen synthesis to improve firmness and elasticity.
Hyaluronic Acid
Locks water in skin to prevent dehydration (TEWL) and maintain equilibrium.
Squalane
Moisturizes skin and helps restore skin's lipid barrier to prevent dryness.
21 amino acids
Help stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis and help retain moisture.
Ceramide NP (ceramide III)
Supports skin renewal and defends against moisture loss to prevent dryness.
Essential fatty acids
Replenish skin's vital lipids to prevent dryness and dehydration (TEWL).
FULL LIST OF INGREDEINTS
Polyglyceryl-2 triisostearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, squalane, mica, butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, dimer dilinoleyl dimer dilinoleate, silica, opuntia ficus–indica seed oil, disteardimonium hectorite, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/candelilla cera/cire de candelilla, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, opuntia ficus–indica leaf cell extract, hibiscus syriacus callus extract, rutin, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, rosa canina fruit oil, hydrolyzed collagen, tribehenin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl palmitate, sorbitan isostearate, citronellol, farnesol, geraniol, linalool.
