Geranium Body Moisturiser Recipe

This geranium body moisturiser was surprisingly easy to make. While I’ve been making different moisturising products for a while, I have mostly been making the more basic body butters that don’t have as many ingredients or complicated steps.

For this I used a basic recipe for a more solid moisturiser but I really wanted something that would dispense through a pump rather than having to scoop out of a jar so I experimented with adding more liquid. I also took the opportunity to try out substituting my own geranium hydrosol in place of the water phase. I used geranium essential oil as well to get a double whammy of geranium. Geranium acts as a stabilising tonic for the skin (as well as smelling great).

Water Phase
200g geranium hydrosol (or water)

Oil Phase
20g Emulsifier O
20g Shea butter

Last Phase
2g Geogard 221
1g geranium essential oil

Melt Oil Phase ingredients in a Pyrex jug over hot water. Take off heat as soon as the ingredients are melted.

Weigh 200g of geranium hydrosol into a small saucepan. Heat until very small bubbles form in the bottom of the pan. Take off heat.

Pour the Oil Phase ingredients into the hydrosol and whisk with a stick blender until the mixture thickens. Scrap down the sides of the pan with a spatula as required.

Once the mixture has cooled to be warm to the touch, add the Last Phase ingredients and blend until completely mixed.

Pour into a pump bottle.