Cost Analysis for Handmade Cream

I adore handmade creams. You can get them to just the right balance for your needs, with no preservatives in them. Still, it's worthwhile to ask - are you really saving money?

Let's find out!

Camille Beckman Glycerine Hand Therapy
This is my favorite style of hand cream. It's not greasy, it smells great, and it feels wonderfully on your skin. I would use this every day if the cost was less. That, of course, is the issue.

So, to buy the Camille Beckman Glycerine Hand Therapy, that's $14 for 8oz plus shipping, so a total of $18.78 via Amazon.

Hand Made Glycerine Hand Therapy
The hand made version that comes close to this involves these ingredients:

2 cups distilled water - 12 cents
1 cup olive oil - 83 cents
3/4 cup glycerin - $3
4 caplets Vitamin E - 20 cents
20 caplets Lechithin - 80 cents
10 drops lavender oil - at the standard .04 ml/drop, that's .4ml = 0.014 oz = 14 cents
3 Tbsp beeswax - 10 cents

So in total, the homemade version has $5.19 in ingredients. We made about 16oz of cream with this recipe. So that's only $2.60 for 8oz of cream!

Hand Cream and Lotion Recipes

Skin Care Lotions, Masks, Soap Reviews