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essential oil
    ½ tsp. Antioxidant Booster * (optional)
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    1. Combine all the oils in a small glass measuring cup.
     
    2. Carefully use a funnel to pour the oils into your bottle. Shake gently and allow the oil to sit for a few hours before using.
    Sunscreen
    Many of you already have sunscreens that you know and love. Here are my favorite nontoxic brands for your face:
Solar Rx from Keys (www.keys-soap.com)
Reflect and Serious Protection, both by CosMedix (www.cosmedix.com)
All Lavera sunscreens (www.lavera.com)
    Although many of you may want to stick to commercial sunscreens, where you know the exact SPF, you can make your own by simply adding 2 tsp. of zinc oxide powder to 2 oz. of any of the face cream recipes in this chapter (so if youhave made a 4-oz. jar of cream, you’ll need 4 tsp. of zinc oxide). You could also try the following recipe.
    Sesame Sunscreen
    Coconut and sesame oils have been used as natural sunscreens for ages. This is a buttery sunscreen for your entire body. Coconut oil liquefies when it’s warm, so if you want a firmer butter, keep it in the fridge.
     
    Yields: approximately 2 oz. of butter
     
    Application: use half an hour before going in the sun
     
    Storage: 2-oz. dark glass jar in the fridge
     
    Shelf life: 6 months
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    2 tbsp. coconut oil
    1 tbsp. shea butter
    ½ tsp. sesame oil
    ½ tsp. aloe vera gel
    2 tsp. zinc oxide (see the resource section, Resource Guide)
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    1. Place the oils and shea butter in a small bowl set over a saucepan of boiling water and heat until the shea butter has melted.
     
    2. Pour into a glass measuring cup and stir in the aloe vera gel and the zinc oxide.
     
    3. Pour into your jar.
    Eyes
    Gentle Eye Makeup Remover
    I need something unscented and super-gentle to remove my makeup, especially if I’ve really gone to town with the mascara and eyeliner. This is perfect.
     
    Yields: approximately 4 oz. of lotion
     
    Application: use every evening to remove eye makeup
     
    Storage: 4-oz. dark glass bottle with pump dispenser, in the fridge
     
    Shelf life: 3 months
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    2 tsp. beeswax
    1 tsp. shea nut butter
    ½ tsp. cocoa butter
    4 tsp. almond oil
    4 tsp. emulsifying wax
    1½ tsp. aloe vera juice
    ½ cup chamomile infusion *
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    1. Melt the beeswax, shea nut butter, cocoa butter, and almond oil in a bowl set over a pan of boiling water until the wax and butters have melted. Remove the bowl from the saucepan and let it cool for 5 minutes.
     
    2. Meanwhile, in a small pan, heat the emulsifying wax, aloe vera juice, and chamomile infusion. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
     
    3. Make sure the oil mixture and the emulsifying wax mixture are the same temperature by dipping the tip of your finger in the bowl and pan. Both should be warm, not hot.
     
    4. Mix the aloe and chamomile mixture into the oil mixture and whisk vigorously for about 30 seconds, or until well blended.
     
    5. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes and then, using a funnel, pour the lotion into the bottle.
    Pomegranate Eye Serum
    This deeply nourishing eye serum would cost you more than a pair of designer jeans at a department store. It’s packed with antioxidants. I always pop a bottle in my purse when traveling, as it helps combat unavoidably dehydrated skin.
     
    Yields: approximately 1 oz. of serum
     
    Application: use a few drops under your eyes, in the morning and evening after moisturizing
     
    Storage: 1-oz. dark glass bottle with dropper
     
    Shelf life: 1 year in a cool, dark cupboard
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    1 tbsp. grapeseed oil
    1 tsp. pomegranate seed oil
    1 tsp. carrot seed oil
    1 tsp. wheat germ oil
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    Simply pour the oils into your bottle, shake gently, and you’re ready to go.
    Soothing Eye Gel
    This is so easy and inexpensive to make, and works wonderfully for “morning-after” eyes.
     
    Yields: approximately 2 oz. of gel
     
    Application: shake gently before using
     
    Storage: 2-oz. bottle with pump dispenser, in the fridge
     
    Shelf life: 3 months
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    2 oz. aloe vera