Sunburn Spray
The warm rays feel so good on your skin you don’t even realize the sun kisses have turned into hickeys! Forget the turtleneck and grab your bottle of cool sunburn spray. Caress those kisses with some skin soothing and sting reducing herbs.
-Saucy Mama
Yield: 400ml
Ingredients
100ml witch hazel
200ml fractionated aloe vera
100ml fractionated coconut oil/MCT
¼ teaspoon liquid sunflower lecithin
1 dropperful Schisandra Berry glycerite
A pinch of each herb:
Calendula
Mint
Lavender
Nettle
Rose
Hops
Mullein flowers
Optional
Are there are herbs that work for you that are not listed…use whatever you like. Everyone’s body is different.
Look for witch hazel already infused with herbs to skip that step in the recipe
Sub the fractionated aloe vera with a 99% aloe vera gel
Medicate It
Sub the non-infused MCT oil for your own infused MCT oil (add it when the coconut oil is added in the recipe)
A tincture can also be used to infuse this recipe
Equipment
2 glass measuring cups or beakers
Immersion blender
Spice grinder
Large pot
2-4 small cloths (baby washcloths are perfect) or paper towels
Stainless steel spray bottle (fine or medium mist nozzle)
How To
Grind equal parts of calendula, mint, lavender, nettle, rose, hops, mullein flowers
Add 1 teaspoon of the herb blend to 100ml of witch hazel
When the color leeches, strain and add Schisandra berry glycerite (if using, add tincture here)
Pour into aloe, mix well and set aside
Warm coconut oil in a water bath, remove, add lecithin (if using, add cannabis concentrates here) and stir while they coalesce
Oil/water bath (sand could also be used with the right equipment):
In a large pot, place cloths or paper towels on the bottom to prevent the glass from breaking
Place each glass container/beaker in the oil/water and place another cloth or a few paper towels folded and put them between to prevent breaking while heating
Bring the temperature to about 212°F (both mixtures should be at the same temperature)
Slowly pour the aloe/witch hazel mixture into the coconut oil/cannabis mixture while blending with an immersion blender until homogenous
Bottle, store in the refrigerator and shake before use.