Body & Soul: Anti-Aging Cream

By Janice Cox
February/March 2010
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Don’t forget an important part of the complexion: your neck. This evening neck cream is rich in skin-conditioning oils. For soft, smooth skin, massage a small amount into your face and neck nightly. 

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• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon grated cocoa butter
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil

1. Mix all ingredients in a small pan and heat gently on the stovetop until the mixture warms and just begins to melt. 

2. Remove from heat and stir until completely melted and mixed. Pour into a clean jar with a lid. 

3. To use: Massage a small amount into your neck and face at night before going to bed.

Janice Cox and her daughter, Lauren Cox, recently co-authored a book, EcoBeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends (Ten Speed Press, 2009). Find it at www.herbcompanion.com/shopping. 

Click here for the main article, Body & Soul: Natural, Anti-Aging Treatments.


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  • Gina_1 1/29/2010 4:39:44 PM

    Here is an answer directly from the author, Janice Cox:

    This is a very rich buttery cream. It is intended for nighttime use and I say that in the intro. The consistency is thicker than a normal face cream or moisturizer and the product is very oil-rich. Any one of the ingredients works well as a skin conditioner. You can experiment with the ingredients for a thicker cream add more cocoa butter and for a thinner cream add more olive oil. Storage will also change the consistency which I think they have already discovered. Warm spots will keep the cream slightly melted and cooler spots will make it more solid.

    We may run this question and answer in an upcoming issue of The Herb Companion. Please email the city and state you live in at gdebacker@ogdenpubs.com. Thanks Sylvia!

  • Sylvia Newberry 1/26/2010 12:18:37 PM

    I have a question regarding a recipe in Janice Cox's March 2010 article, Fresh Face Treatments. I made up a batch of "Anti-Agning Cream", but the consistency is anything by "creamy". It is liquid a room temperature and solid if I refrigerate it. Is this the way the product is intended to be, or did I miss something along the way?

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