Essential Equipment and Simple Cream Recipe for Beginners

Hello! It's great that you're interested in making your own cream. It's a fun activity that allows you to create products tailored to your preferences.

Making a simple cream for beginners is definitely possible. Generally, creams are emulsions formed by mixing a water phase and an oil phase together with the help of an emulsifier.

Based on the information available, there are helpful suggestions from yut_moka and cosmeceutical7 regarding essential basic equipment and a sunscreen recipe as a good starting point.

Here is some basic guidance for beginners:

Essential Equipment for Beginners

To make small batches of cream for personal use, you will need the following essential equipment:

• High-precision Digital Scale: Crucial for accurately measuring small amounts of ingredients. It should have a precision of at least 0.01g.
• Glass Beakers: Used for weighing and mixing ingredients. You should have at least two beakers, one for the water phase and one for the oil phase.
• Glass Stirring Rod or Small Mixer: Used to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
• Heat Source: Such as a small hot plate or by using a double boiler method (heating beakers in a pot of hot water).
• Thermometer: To measure the temperature of both phases (water and oil) to ensure they are ready for mixing.
• Droppers/Pipettes: For measuring small liquid volumes.
• Cream Containers: Jars or bottles to store the finished cream.

Basic Principles of Cream Making

Simple creams are often made using the Hot Process method, where the water and oil phases are heated separately, then combined and stirred until a cream forms.

• Water Phase: Consists of distilled water or demineralized water and water-soluble ingredients like Glycerin.
• Oil Phase: Consists of various oils like Sweet Almond Oil, Shea Butter, and an emulsifier.
• Cool Down Phase: Ingredients added after the cream has cooled down, such as preservatives, extracts, or fragrance.

Example of a Simple Cream Recipe for Beginners

You can start by making a basic, uncomplicated skin cream. Here is a simple example recipe:

• Water Phase:
  • Distilled Water (or Demineralized Water): 70 g
  • Glycerin: 5 g
• Oil Phase:
  • Emulsifier Emulsifying Wax 1000: 5 g
  • Sweet Almond Oil: 15 g
  • Shea Butter: 3 g
• Cool Down Phase:
  • Preservative Mild Preserved Eco: 2 g

Instructions:

1. Weigh all Water Phase ingredients into Beaker 1.
2. Weigh all Oil Phase ingredients into Beaker 2.
3. Heat both beakers (using a hot plate or double boiler) until all ingredients in the oil phase are melted and both phases reach a temperature of approximately 70-75°C.
4. Slowly pour the oil phase into the water phase (or vice versa, but pouring oil into water is often easier for beginners) while stirring continuously.
5. Continue stirring until the mixture starts to thicken into a cream.
6. When the cream's temperature drops below 40°C, add the Cool Down Phase ingredients (Preservative Mild Preserved Eco) and stir until well combined.
7. Transfer the finished cream into the prepared container.

Important Notes:

• Always maintain cleanliness of your equipment and workspace.
• Weigh ingredients accurately according to the recipe.
• Stir continuously while combining the water and oil phases.
• Add the preservative in the final step after the cream has cooled down for maximum effectiveness and to prevent spoilage.

This recipe is just a starting point. You can modify the types of oils or add various water-soluble extracts to the water phase or oil-soluble extracts to the oil phase to create creams with different properties.

Ingredients and equipment can be purchased from cosmetic chemical suppliers.

Have fun making your cream!