Macadamia Milk Overnight Skin Food

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Macadamia Milk Overnight Skin Food

This closing formula concentrates the book's two richest single actives for aging or environmentally damaged skin, macadamia's deep-penetrating palmitoleic acid and Vitamin E's antioxidant protection, into one final, deliberately simple overnight treatment, designed to work uninterrupted through skin's natural nighttime repair cycle.

Prep
5 Minutes

Natural Beauty Recipes · Specialty Garden Botanical & Hybrid Milks

What you need

Ingredients

  • Phase A (Aqueous / Hydro-Gel Base)
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL / 30g) Unsweetened Macadamia Milk
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL / 15g) Pure Aloe Vera Gel
  • Phase B (Lipid / Antioxidant Phase)
  • 1 tsp (5 mL / 4.6g) Macadamia Nut Oil
  • ½ tsp (2.5 mL / 2.3g) Vitamin E Oil

Method

Instructions

  1. Whisk unsweetened macadamia milk and aloe vera gel in a small ceramic dish until the gel completely dissolves into liquid.
  2. Add macadamia nut oil and Vitamin E oil drop-by-drop while whisking vigorously to form a silky emulsion.
  3. APPLICATION
  4. Apply a thin layer over face, neck, and décolletage as the final step in your evening routine.
  5. Leave on overnight; rinse with lukewarm water in the morning to reveal deeply nourished skin.

From The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients by Aunesty Janssen

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