Basic Moisturizer

• 14 cup light vegetable oil
• 14 cup stearic acid, powder
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons glycerine
• 1 cup distilled water

1. Combine oil and stearic acid poswder in the top of a hot water bath.
2. Combine the baking soda, glycerine and distilled water in a measuring cup and set aside.
3. Heat the oil and stearic acid in a water bath on the stove top until the mixture is a clear liquid and all the powder has dissolved.
4. Heat the water-mixture until just boiling (about 2 minutes in the microwave or 5 minutes stove-top).
5. Slowly add the boiling water to the oil-mixture.
6. As you do this, the mixture will foam up as carbon dioxide is released.
7. Pour the entire mixture into a blender and blend on high for 2 minutes, after which the mixture should be white, fluffy and creamy.
8. Spoon the cream into a bowl and allow to cool completely.
9. Once cooled completely, stir and store in a clean container with a lid.
10. To use: massage a small amount onto your face and neck.

vegetable oil, stearic acid, baking soda, glycerine, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/basic-moisturizer-266234 (may not work)