r/CrunchyMuslimFolks

Honestly the only thing I sometimes miss is the convenience of body lotion. Until now I have made, salves, and thick creams like butter, but I wanted sth with more hydration and less oil. So my next project is developing an aloe butter recipe inshaaAllah. I tried one today that was roughly like this:

- 1 tbsp beeswax

- 4 tbsp coconut oil

- 2 tbsp shea butter

- 180gr oil

- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder

- 1 tsp locust bean gum powder

- 4 tbsp aloe vera juice (pharmaceutical grade)

- 15 drops essential oils

The aloe vera juice is added once the cream is starting to thicken up. You drizzle it in and continue mixing it. I definitely added too much hydration in the butter, bcs I used more than 4 tbsp and then the problem is that it melts too fast in the container (I might have to store it in the fridge) So next time I will make sure to use really just 4 tbsp or maybe even just 3 inshaa Allah.

And unfortunately I couldn't find my guar gum powder so I used unprocessed locust powder from a moroccan market an it is definitely too grainy, so next time I will buy the white powder one from the store inshaa Allah.

But, anyway apart from the complications, I am surprised how well it "emulsified" 😍 and the feeling on the skin is really nice bcs it is much easier to apply and hence also absorbs into the skin faster.

Yeah right, who needs a fancy mixer setup when you can just place two metal bowls in each other, with a bit of water in between 😁

You just need organic lemons or limes.

1. In a standmixer mix 1-2 whole lemons with water.

2. Run it through a seeve and pour it back in the mixer.

3. Add a generous amount of honey (bright in colour, mild in taste) and mix.

4. Now just fill the whole thing up with cold water or sparkling water if you want.

You can add anything you like to it. For example for pink lemonade, I add a handfull of frozen rasberries in step 1. Or in step 3 I add mango, peach or ananas. If you don't have good honey, you could sweeten it with white grapejuice instead.

The other option to make lemonade is through an oxymyl, but I'll write a seperate post inshaaAllah.