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So I was asked by @mus-rattus-angelique about my recipe for an easy-to-make moisturizer using oil, butter and lemon juice, and I'm here to deliver.
Quick note / disclaimer: this isn't something to be left on the skin for very long - use it before you shower and let it rinse off as you normally would shower. It's very effective, I promise.
Instructions to follow below the cut.
Ingredients:
Unsalted Butter (25mg)
Cooking Coconut Oil (25mg) - do NOT use the hair oil variety, it needs to be pure oil for it to work
Fresh Juice of 1/2 Lemon, strained - make sure none of the pulp or seeds are included in the juice
*Note: the butter : oil ratio is always equal, and a little goes a long way. The above amount is enough to last a couple of weeks (approximately, depending on use). If you'd like to make a batch every few days or so, then 2 tablespoons and the appropriate amount of juice should be enough. Bottled juice isn't a replacement, btw, so please don't try to use it here.
Procedure:
Get a clean pan (preferably one you don't use much) with a thick base. Heat up the oil and butter together. Do NOT melt the butter beforehand, let the solid block go in with the oil.
As it boils, the mix will start to bubble vigorously, with loud popping noises. Wait for the noises and bubbles to die down completely, and take it off the heat. This shouldn't take more than a minute, so keep a close watch on the pan.
Quick aside: do NOT add the juice while the mixture is still boiling. Keep it close by along with a lid for the pan, and wait until it is taken off the stove.
Pour in the lemon juice. Make sure you do so slowly such that it flows down the side of the pan. For safety reasons (aka avoiding hot oil splattering everywhere), do NOT pour it in the middle in one go. Make it quick and gentle, and once you're done, immediately put the lid on the pan and step away.
Let it sit for a minute, as it makes unholy popping noises again. At this point, the mixture should separate into the oil and a residue at the bottom of the pan.
Once the noise dies down, take off the lid and allow it to cool - you can pour in the oil into a clean glass jar and store it for a few weeks with no issue. If done right, the residue will turn out to be quite gritty in texture, and can be used as an exfoliating scrub along with the oil (it doesn't need to be separated in storage, so you can pour it all in together and even scrape it from the pan).
This doesn't always happen, though, and that's okay - just filter it out if the texture isn't something you're looking for!
A quick way to check if the consistency is right is to check whether, after leaving it overnight, the oil solidifies. If it doesn't, as in it remains liquid for a good few days at least, we're good to go! Otherwise, you may need to make up a new batch, since it won't be effective.
Troubleshooting
Switch to a different lemon: sometimes, the consistency doesn't turn out the best with some lemons. I'm not sure how else to explain this, tbh
Use a different pan: Use a pan that you don't regularly cook in, and ESPECIALLY ones that you don't use seasonings in. I use a vessel that I make sweets in, so the most that goes into it is butter and sugar, and even then that's not very often.
If you can, try to use a new pan and set it aside for this - I understand that it may not be feasible, so this is the best option otherwise.
Hope it works for y'all!
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