Ingredients
Scale
3 parts tallow (by weight)
2 parts jojoba oil (by weight)
1 part squalane (by weight)
B-grade vanilla beans, split and chopped
Instructions
- Using a kitchen scale, measure your oils into a glass mason jar or the ceramic crock of a mini slow cooker.
- Gently heat tallow until it’s completely melted and liquid.
- Stir in jojoba, squalane oils and split/chopped vanilla beans.
- Allow to infuse at approx. 100F for 4 or 5 days or until the oils have taken on the fragrance of the vanilla beans.
- Using a very fine mesh strainer or nutmilk bag, strain out the vanilla beans and discard.
- Pour oil into a glass pump bottle and allow to cool completely before adding the pump. It will thicken a bit as it cools.
- To use, apply a small amount to wet/damp skin immediately after bathing. Also useful as a skin protectant before a hot shower.
Notes
Want a shimmery after-shower oil? Add a smidge (and I do mean a smidge — a little goes a long way) of pearl or bronze mica to your oil!
The downside to oiling up in the shower is it *can* make the tub/shower slippery. If you don’t have an anti-slip shower mat or tub decals, simply stand on an old towel while you shower to prevent a slippy accident.
