Sunburnt skin loves aloe vera. This natural gel has a cooling, moisturizing, restorative and calming effect. An ideal ingredient for a homemade aftersun!
It is not that difficult to make this aftersun yourself. Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
- aloe vera gel, 3 tablespoons
- shea butter, 1 tablespoon
- coconut oil, 1 tablespoon
- calendula oil, 1 tablespoon
- beeswax or candelilla wax, 1 teaspoon
- essential lavender oil 15 drops
- vitamin E, 1/4 teaspoon
Preparation
- Heat the shea butter, coconut oil and beeswax in a bain-marie until everything has melted.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and add the calendula oil, essential oil and vitamin E.
- Keep stirring until it is no longer liquid, but not too hard either. Then add the aloe vera and stir it all well.
- Put the liquid in a sealable jar and store it in the refrigerator.
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