{"id":8110,"date":"2025-09-07T09:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:40:16","slug":"basic-cream-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/basic-cream-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Cream Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><\/header>\n<section class=\"entry\">* 2 oz solid fat -such as Crisco (really),\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">coconut oil<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cocoa butter<\/a>\u00a0or lanolin<br \/>\n* 5 oz oil -use your\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">calendula<\/a>\u00a0oil for\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Hylands Calendula Ointment\" href=\"\/recommends\/CalendulaOintment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">diaper rash<\/a>, etc., try\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">chamomile<\/a>\u00a0for face or body cream, plain almond, olive, or any other non-drying oil is fine<br \/>\n* 2 oz distilled water -try rose or\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">orange flower<\/a>\u00a0water from a middle eastern grocery store, or plain distilled water is fine<br \/>\n* 1 tsp (approximately)\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">beeswax<\/a>\u00a0-shave or grate before use<br \/>\n* 3-5 drops essential oil, if desired for fragrance or effectGently melt solid fat, wax and oil over double boiler or carefully in microwave; use low heat and stir until blended. Remove from heat.Put water into blender or mixer bowl and agitate. While water is spinning, slowly pour the oil, fat, wax mixture into the water. Continue mixing until emulsified. You may notice a distinct change of sound as the cream congeals. Remove cream, while still warm, into clean containers and leave open until completely cool. Label each jar with contents and date, be sure to note date your herbal oil was made if it is much older than your cream.<\/p>\n<p>Store in a cool, dark place; should stay fresh for a year or so. Sniff before using and look for mold after 6 months. If the oil and water separate, just stir before using.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* 2 oz solid fat -such as Crisco (really),\u00a0coconut oil,\u00a0cocoa butter\u00a0or lanolin * 5 oz oil -use your\u00a0calendula\u00a0oil for\u00a0diaper rash, etc., try\u00a0chamomile\u00a0for face or body cream, plain almond, olive, or any other non-drying oil is fine * 2 oz distilled water -try rose or\u00a0orange flower\u00a0water from a middle eastern grocery store, or plain distilled water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beauty-skin-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}