Make Scented Shaving Cream with Oils

Scented shaving cream is a great gift to give out during the holidays, especially when 
you make it yourself. You can create healthy shaving cream that is scented with 
different holiday scents or blends, appropriate for both men and women. Here are some 
tips for making your scented shaving cream.

Choose Your Scent

Before you start making the scented shaving cream, you should first decide on the 
scents you want to use. Remember you can use individual scents or go with your own 
blends. There are also a lot of pre-made blends that can work great. For example, if you 
want it to smell seasonal, you can go with spices like nutmeg or cinnamon, vanilla, and 
orange. You can use a seasonal or Christmas blend, or you can go with more 
masculine scents like evergreen, Frankincense, and myrrh. There are so many 
directions to go here.

Gather Your Ingredients

Once you have decided on the scent you want to use for the shaving cream, you can 
then gather your ingredients. For a homemade shaving cream, you of course want to 
start with your essential oils. These should be combined with a carrier oil, with coconut 
oil being the best option. It not only works as a carrier oil to protect your skin from the 
essential oils, but it is great for your skin. Aside from that, use a little olive oil and some 
shea butter. What you are going to do is combine these ingredients, then whip them up 
into a shaving cream consistency. But first, you need to get all the ingredients together! 

Make Your Scented Shaving Cream

By this point, you are finally ready to start making the shaving cream. Since you are 
using both shea butter and coconut oil, you need to melt it in order to get it to combine 
properly. Put pieces of shea butter into a double broiler, along with your coconut oil, and 
turn on the stove. Let the mixture melt until it is completely liquid, then add in your olive 
oil or other type of carrier oil you intend to use. Turn off the heat immediately, and pour 
the mixture into a bowl. Once there, you can add in your essential oils, then start 
whipping it with a hand mixer or dot his ins a mixer bowl. Just keep mixing until it has 
soft peaks, similar to whipped cream.
