Wildwood Trust Conservation Courses Make your own natural beauty products workshop

Make Your Own Natural Beauty Products Workshop 10:00 – 10:10 Overview, health & safety, what we'll make 10:10 – 10:30 Why make your own? 10:30 – 11:30 Making 11:30 – 11:45 Break 11:45 – 12:45 More making 12:45 – 13:00 Clear up & feedback

Why Make Your Own? Ingredients: Well known brand Milk & Honey Lip Balm Octyldodecanol, Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Cetyl Palmitate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil,Polyisobutene, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl- 3Diisostearate, Myristyl Myristate, C20-40 Alkyl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bis- Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea)Butter, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Beeswax, Honey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Water, Maltodextrin, Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone, Fragrance, Iron Oxides. Ingredients: example of a home-made honey lip balm Beeswax, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea)Butter, Prunus dulcis( Almond Oil), Honey.

Why Make Your Own? Ingredients: well known brand Milk & Honey Lip Balm Octyldodecanol, Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Cetyl Palmitate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil,Polyisobutene, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl- 3Diisostearate, Myristyl Myristate, C20-40 Alkyl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bis- Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea)Butter, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Beeswax, Honey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Water, Maltodextrin, Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone, Fragrance, Iron Oxides. £ g Ingredients: shop bought 65% certified organic lip balm Cocus Nucifera (coconut) oil*^, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera (Berry Wax), Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuacu) seed butter ^, Isoamyl p-Methoxtcinnamate (Naturally occurring UV-Filter derived from cinnamic acid esters), Lecithin (plant derived), Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh) oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E) *65% certified organic ingredients, ^ = Fairly Traded.

Why Make Your Own? Mainstream  EDCs and other harmful ingredients  Price doesn’t protect  Misleading labelling  Scrubs contain Microplastics/Micro beads  Other impacts on wildlife & environment Bettys Balm  You know what’s in it  Its cheaper  Kinder to skin and environment  Kinder to wildlife  Much less waste  Can use home grown ingredients  Its fun!

ParabensAlkyl parahydroxy benzoates, or butyl/methyl/ethyl/propyl/ isobutyl paraben Oestrogen mimics Can penetrate skin PhthalatesDibutyl (DBP), di(2- ethylhexyl) (DEHP), di-ethyl phthalate (DEP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) risk to pregnant women and unborn children; DBP and DEHP on EU list of banned substances to be phased out by early 2005 May disrupt hormones and cause birth defects Linked to asthma and allergic disease FragranceParfum or AromaMay contain chemicals linked to cancer, damaging to the liver and kidneys and toxic to the nervous system. Can exacerbate asthmatic symptoms. BHTbutylated hydroxytoluenePreservative antioxidants Possible allergen Has been linked to possible behavioural effects, reproductive failures, not allowed in baby food Propylene glycolpropan-1,2-diolHumectant - used to maintain moisture. Can cause contact dermatitis Linked to depression of the CNS (Central Nervous System)

Recipe: Lip Balms to make 4 15ml pots: Honey Lip Balm 2.5g Beeswax 2.5g Cocoa Butter 3.75g Shea Butter 5ml Almond Oil* 1.25ml Hemp Oil 2.5ml Honey *substitue hemp or peach kernel oil if avoiding nut oils Vegan Lip Balm 3g Jojoba Wax 3g Cocoa Butter 3g Shea Butter 6ml Almond Oil* 4ml Hemp Oil 1ml Vegetable Glycerine

Recipe: Mango & Shea Body Butter to make 100 ml jar: 10 grams Beeswax (or Jojoba Wax) 25 grams Cocoa Butter 30 grams Shea Butter 25 grams Mango Butter 5ml Almond Oil 5 ml Vitamin E Choice of essential oils – 20 drops

Recipe: Coconut Hand & Body Scrub to make 100 ml jar: 40 grams Coconut Oil 10 ml Almond Oil (or other preferred oil) 60 grams Raw Unrefined Sugar or Rock Salt (as preferred Choice of essential oils – 20 drops Variation: add honey and/or lemon juice

Other Suggestions Bath Melts 100g Cocoa Butter 50 ml Almond Oil 20 drops Essential Oils Massage Bar 70g Cocoa Butter 30g Shea Butter 20 Drops Essential Oils

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