Whipped Babassu Moisturizer Recipe
Make your own beauty moisturizer cream at home. Here’s a super simple homemade moisturizer recipe using babassu oil. Opting for a DIY is a great way to avoid harsh, unnecessary chemicals.
Like many other items in our bathrooms (shampoo, conditioner, shave gel, body wash), moisturizers usually comes in plastic. Minimizing your consumption of mass produced products, and even making your own can help limit the incidence of single use plastic.
This homemade beauty moisturizer cream is cost-effective and the ingredients are easily available. It’s made with oil of babassu, which has of recent been hailed as the “new” coconut oil. Read more about babassu oil health and beauty benefits. Babassu oil can be found packaged either in a jar in soft solid form, like coconut oil would be, or in an oil dropper for direct topical application to face or body.
It is frequently an ingredient used in a thicker balm or lotion to use on hair or skin. Check local health food stores first. If you can’t find them locally, try Barefut. They sell it in a 4 oz. container at a reasonable price. Consider including it in your daily beauty self–care routine.
Comedogenic Rating
A comedogenic rating is a rating given to different natural substances to inform consumers of whether the substance will react poorly to their skin, either causing irritation, clogging their pores, or worsening conditions like acne. Comedogenic ratings are given on a scale of 0–5, the lowest representing a substance least likely to cause a bad reaction.
While coconut oil has a very high comedogenic rating (4), babassu oil is rated low (0–2). This means babassu oil should be safe for most skin types, even sensitive or problematic. It could even help treat irritations and skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne and rosacea. People with oily skin may experience a purging effect, similar to that of jojoba oil.
Additional Ingredients
I used blueberry seed and pomegranate seed oils due to their tremendous benefits for the skin. You can substitute black currant seed oil or carrot seed oil. This is my new favorite facial moisturizer. I apply it only to my face since each of the ingredients is expensive on its own.
How to Make Babassu Moisturizer
Ingredients
- 1 cup babassu oil
- 5 drops blueberry seed oil
- 5 drops pomegranate seed oil
- 1 tsp. Vitamin E (optional)
Directions
- Put all the ingredients into a bowl .
- Whisk on high speed until light and fluffy (by hand or electric).
- Pour into a clean, reusable glass jar.
- Store in cool, dry place away from sunlight. Or store in the fridge if you live in a warm climate.
Note: Do not melt the babassu oil first, as it will not whip.
Precautions
Generally speaking, moderate and responsible use of the oil should not cause any negative side effects. These limited side effects can include skin irritation, imbalances in your thyroid, bleeding issues or pregnancy complications.
Little is known about the negative effects of babassu oil in pregnant or nursing women. To be safe, you should consult your healthcare provider before using babassu oil if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Additionally, a 2007 study suggests that babassu fruit flour may slow your body’s blood–clotting ability. If you’re taking blood thinners or may be undergoing surgery soon, you should avoid babassu oil, as it may have a similar effect.
There is little evidence that eating babassu fruit and other parts of the plant might also impair your thyroid function, which can be particularly harmful to people with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s). If you have this condition, it may be best to avoid babassu oil. If you choose to use babassu oil, then you should supplement your nutrition with iodine and avoid naturally occurring goitrogens (foods). Over–consumption of babassu oil may also contribute to weight gain due to its high fat content.
It’s difficult to know how much babassu oil enters your bloodstream after you apply it to your skin. Therefore, if you have any concerns about using it, you should talk to your healthcare provider.
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Sources:
https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/health-benefits-of-babassu-essential-oil/
http://www.wjpsonline.org/view_issue.php?title=Evaluation-of-Babassu-oil-as-skin-moisturizer