Sea and Citrus Oil Cleansing Jam
Following on from the last post about Sucragel, this is an oil gel cleanser coloured with a combination of Spirulina and Sea buckthorn oil. I have used lime seed and lemon seed oil as well as grapeseed oil. It is scented with sweet orange and lemon essential oil.
This tutorial will show you how to make small, 100-200g batches, by hand. To know how to do this effectively, please visit my step by step guide.
Equipment needed
A spatula, preferably a soft, seamless silicone spatula, one that will fit comfortably in your container.
2 beakers. I use 400 ml beakers as they allow comfortable movement for your spatula and as the volume increases in the beaker. You could also use a strong Pyrex jug.
A jar to put your sucragel in.
Accurate weighing scales
Pipettes for measuring your essential oils (if you have a reducer plug on your bottles then you won’t need pipettes.)
All of the ingredients below. However, if you do not have all of the oils, you can make this with one oil, vitamin e, essential oils of your choice, and spirulina.
Sea and Citrus Cleansing Gel
| PHASE | INGREDIENT | INCI | % USED | GRAMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sucragel AOF Bio | Glycerin, Prunus amygdalus dulcis(Sweet Almond) Oil Sucrose laurate, Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange)Fruit Water | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| 1 | Lime Seed Oil | Citrus aurantifolia Seed Oil | 42.95 | 42.95 |
| 1 | Lemon Seed Oil | Citrus limonum Seed Oil | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| 1 | Grape Seed Oil | Vitus vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| 1 | Sea Buckthorn Oil | Hippophae rhamnoides Oil | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Vitamin E | Tocopherol | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Orange Essential Oil | Citrus sinensis Peel Oil | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Lime Essential Oil | Citrus aurantifolia (Lime) Oil | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| 2 | Spirulina Powder (Fine) |
Spirulina platensis Powder | 0.55 | 0.55 |
Method
Shake the Sucragel in its container.
Weight phase one (Sucragel) and add it to one beaker.
Weigh all ingredients in phase 2 and add to another beaker. Ensure the oils are well stirred.
Add one or two drops of oil (phase 2) to the Sucragel and stir until combined.
Add one or two more drops of oil and stir until it is combined
Keep doing this until all of the oil is gone. As you add oil and stir you will see with each inclusion, the sucragel starts to thicken and gradually turns into a gel.
Once all of the oil has been added, add phase 3, the spirulina and stir in.
You now have a fresh and lovely green gel cleanser!
Enjoy :-)
