Title: Coconut Cloud Cream
Categories: Lotion
Yield: 8 Ounces

2	tb	Stearic acid powder
1/4	c	Coconut oil
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	c	Distilled water
		A few drops coconut fragrance, optional

This is a light and fluffy cream that provides all the skin-nourishing qualities of coconut oil in a less oily form. It is especially nice rubbed into warm skin after a bath or shower.

Melt the stearic acid an the oil together. You can do this in a water bath on the stove top.

Dissolve the baking soda in the distilled water and heat to almost boiling (put the solution in the microwave for about 1 minute on High, or heat in a water bath on the stove top).

Stir the water solution slowly into the stearic acid-oil mixture. The mixture will foam up in volume. Stir thoroughly.

Cool this mixture completely. When cool, add a few drops of coconut fragrance if you want a stronger scent (coconut oil already has a light coconut scent), and stir. Pour into an airtight jar and enjoy.

Source: "Natural Beauty at Home" by Janice Cox

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