Winter Plum Facial Cream For Dry Skin In Winter

Struggling with dry winter skin? Fear not! You can easily make a homemade moisturizer for dry skin in winter at home!

Commercial creams for the face can do more harm than damage in the long run, especially because they’re often loaded with harmful chemicals, alcohols, and unnecessary fillers. But it doesn’t have to be this way!

Click for a creamy, decadent, and moisturizing DIY winter face cream recipe and soothe it naturally!

We’re beginning with a new series today, Winter Plum. The reason for it is because I got a gorgeous plum kernel oil a while back and wanted to use it as effectively as I could!

Today it’s time for some facial care! We’re making a lovely cream for dry skin in winter. It packs some hydrating and nourishing ingredients that my skin absolutely adores and I dearly hope yours will as well!

This is a rich, thicker, and creamy facial cream, perfect for cold winter months! It has a plum oil almond scent, and it works lovely with the purple mica.

It’ll leave your skin soft, moisturized, and plump; it took a long while to convince myself that it’s okay to give it away (and gave me an excuse to just make more!).

Let’s have a look at where the deeply hydrating and moisturizing effects of this cream come from before we head over to the recipe!

Ingredients for a winter homemade moisturizer

Olive squalene is obtained from olive oil. It’s a powerful moisturizer that can penetrate the skin more quickly than olive oil, and it contains all of its beneficial properties. It softens the skin, boosts its elasticity, and improves its texture. What’s more, it has potent regenerating properties and it’s excellent in skincare that targets anti-aging and dry skin.

Plum kernel oil is the silver lining of our Winter Plum recipe series this year. It’s a lightweight oil that makes the skin soft and smooth. It has a characteristic scent of marzipan; I’m not a fan of that because I just can’t stomach anything marzipan-related, but I can agree that (apart from the scent, which my nose hates), the oil works beautifully for the skin!

Cupuacu butter is a soft butter, similar to mango butter. It’s a lovely ingredient that works excellently in a number of DIY skincare recipes (I’ve based last-year holiday recipe series on it). It’s a vegetable alternative to lanolin as it helps to hold a large amount of water. Cupuacu forms a protective layer on the skin, helping it prevent further water loss. It makes the skin smooth, soft, and glowing!

Vitamin E oil adds a touch of moisture; it’s not a necessary ingredient but a welcome one. Since we’re already using it as an ingredient in the series, I figured it would be nice to add it to the formulation!

The usual ingredients that are a must in any emulsion we make at home are:

• An emulsifier, which in my case is Olivem1000; this one binds water and oil together
• A preservative; I use Cosgard. Making an emulsion without it would mean it would quickly become a breeding ground for mold and bacteria
• Distilled water: a base of most emulsions
• Cetyl alcohol (optional but very welcome): keeps the skin moisturized, improves the slip, and helps to turn emulsions into creamy concoctions. Trust me, you want to give it a try!

How to make winter face cream at home?

Here’s the thing: if you’ve made emulsions before, this recipe is easy. If you haven’t, feel free to give it a go, but I suggest you read my post on how to make lotion before you get started with this recipe.

First, we weigh water-phase ingredients in one beaker. Then, weigh the beaker with water phase (and write down the number, you’ll need it later to substitute the evaporated water once all the ingredients melt).

Next, we weigh the oil-based ingredients in the other beaker. We pop both beakers into a water bath and wait until all ingredients are thoroughly melted (20-30 minutes).

Next, we top up the evaporated water from the water phase with distilled water. Then, we pour the water base into the oil phase and begin mixing for a couple of minutes.

Leave the emulsion to cool down before adding the last few ingredients from the cool-down phase.

After that, stir well and your homemade winter cream for dry skin is done! Pour it into a 50g clean container and it’s ready to use!

Have you made this DIY winter face cream? Tag me on Instagram: #wildfordiy!