This simple and effective blend of botanical oils, butters and essential oils work very well in our climate here in Singapore. The hand balm creates an occlusive layer on the skin without any feeling of greasiness or tackiness. As they always say, a little balm goes a long way. Both Calendula and Carrot infused oils are great to use on dry and problematic skin. It has a subtle earthy aroma from Frankincense and Myrrh, both great essential oils that offer anti-inflammatory and cell regeneration properties and balances out with a sweet scent from Sweet Orange.

Formulation

15% Myrica fruit wax

20% Cocoa butter

30% Mango butter

18% Macadamia nut oil

10% Calendula infused oil

5% Carrot infused oil

1% Tocopherol

0.6% Sweet Orange

0.2% Frankincense essential oil

0.2% Myrrh essential oil

Method of Manufacture

1. Weigh Myrica fruit wax, Cocoa butter and Mango butter in a beaker and gently melt them in a bain marie.

2. Weight the rest of the other ingredients in another beaker. Make sure the Myrrh essential oil is blended thoroughly as it is a thick resinous essential oil.

3. Once the wax and butters have melted, remove the beaker from the bain marie. Stir to cool down the molten mixture slightly.

4. Add the rest of the other ingredients into the molten mixture and blend well.

5. Stir to trace over an ice cool water bath to cool down the molten mixture evenly and thoroughly. This step is essential as it will prevent the butters from turning grainy in the future.

6. Once trace has been reached, pour the balm into a container and leave in the fridge to set further for the next 12 hours.

7. Remove the hand balm from the fridge the next day and cover the product after the hand balm has returned to room temperature.