Didn't mean to leave you hanging!
I'm not sure what the rules are on posting recipes found in books so I didn't write it down, but I found it on another site, so here it is:
. . . BODY CARE
Rosemary's Perfect Cream
VE, GF, SF
This recipe was published in Herbs for Health magazine and is an excellent all-purpose skin cream created by revered herbalist Rosemary Gladstar.
Ingredients
WATERS
2/3 cup distilled water--OR distilled rosewater or
-- orange flower water)
1/3 cup aloe vera gel
1 - 2 drops essential oil of choice
Vitamins A and E as desired
OILS
3/4 cup apricot, almond or grape seed oil
1/3 cup coconut oil or cocoa butter
1/4 tsp lanolin
1/2 - 1 oz grated beeswax
Directions
1. Combine distilled water, aloe vera gel, essential oil and vitamins in a glass measuring cup. (Tap water can be used but it will sometimes introduce bacteria and encourage the growth of mold.) Set aside.
2. In a double boiler over low heat, combine remaining ingredients. Heat just enough to melt.
3. Pour oils into a blender and let cool to room temperature. The mixture should become thick, creamy, semisolid and cream coloured. This cooling process can be hastened in the refrigerator, but keep an eye on it so it doesn't get too hard.
4. When cooled, turn blender on the highest speed. In a slow, thin drizzle pour the water mixture into the center vortex.
5. When most of the water mixture has been added to the oils, listen to the blender and watch the cream. When the blender coughs and chokes, and the cream looks thick and white like butter cream frosting, turn off the blender. You can slowly add more water, beating it in by hand with a spoon, but don't over beat! The cream will thicken as it sets.
6. Pour into into cream or lotion jars. Store in a cool place.
I just made another batch of it last night and it turned out beautifully, despite having an aggravating interruption when my brand-new blender didn't work.
I ended up dumping it out of the blender, half-processed, and putting it into a big plastic bowl and mixing it up the rest of the way with the beater. I may have over-beat it as its much stiffer than the the first batch, but still, GOOD stuff!
Just the smell of it puts a smile on my face.
I don't sell the cream at this point, but I'm looking into doing so, although I would not use this exact recipe. I would add a few things to make it my own, see what works best.
It ends up having a mild nutty scent and I am fine with that.
