RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
This recipe is fantastic! My hands usually crack and bleed in places in the winter because I wash my hands so often. This winter, I made a batch of this recipe and applied it to my hands and feet before going to bed so it had a chance to really soak into my skin overnight. The end result is that my hands and feet look great with no dry patches or ragged cuticles. When I run out, I plan to make another batch and share with my family and friends. This is great stuff!
Posted on 04/14/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
If you heat the vaseline a little in the microwave, it mixes so much easier and doesn't have lumps of vaseline in the lotion.
Posted on 03/10/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
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By roughheelgirl (Guest Post)
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I have purchased all sorts of hand creams (even ones that are very expensive) to help with my dry hands and heels. None of them ever worked. It was even suggested that I put the spa cream on my heels, wrap my feet in plastic wrap, and sleep with socks to stop the dry cracking heels. This was very annoying and didn't work. Thanks to this homemade cream I now have smooth heels and hands.
Posted on 08/29/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
I love this cream. I use my mixer and put the bowl and beater through the dishwasher 2X on the hot cycle by itself. I have had no trouble with it causing food problems. I guess I'm behind the time but what is the scoop on vasoline being harmful?
Posted on 02/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
I also don't like vaseline. It is a petroleum byproduct and not
exactly healthy. There are un-petroleum jelly's out there, try those please.
Posted on 02/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
Some people object to mineral oil (even though it seems to be in every commercial skin cream) because it dissolves important vitamins and hormones, and then your body excretes them.
Instead of baby oil, which is just scented mineral oil, you can use any cooking oil - soybean, canola, corn, olive, etc. I've made hand cream with cooking oil and it turned out fine. I liked the fact that it was inexpensive, unscented and had no polysyllabic chemicals in it.
Posted on 02/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
Use unscented lotion and add the essential oil of your choice.
Posted on 02/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
Do not store in a metal container. Be sure to reuse the containers or use glass/plastic.
Posted on 01/31/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
Please tell me you aren't using the same electric mixer that you use to make food in your kitchen! Who knows whether what is in the vitamin E cream and baby lotion is edible! Get a seperate mixer to use ONLY for the purpose of making this cream and other non food items.
Posted on 01/31/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Homemade Cheap and Easy Hand Cream
I need to make a correction on this. Use 2 (4 oz.) jars of Vitamin E cream instead of 2 (8oz.) jars. So sorry about this.
Editor's Note: We changed the original recipe to show this change.
Posted on 01/31/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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