DIY Coffee + Tea Under Eye Cream

by Rebecca D. Dillon

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Don't let bags, dark under eye circles or dull skin ruin your fresh summer look. Try this energizing DIY coffee + tea under eye cream made with anti-inflammatory coffee essential oil and antioxidant rich darjeeling tea that helps to blur the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while also lending its nourishing antioxidant skin care properties.

To make this DIY coffee + tea under eye cream first gather all of your ingredients. You'll also need the recipe that you can find at Soap Deli News blog here.

Begin by infusing your Darjeeling tea in camellia (tea seed) oil.

To do this, begin by filling a small mason jar about halfway with tea leaves. Then pour camellia (tea seed) oil into the mason jar until it reaches about a quarter to a half inch above the tea. Gently heat the mason jar over low heat using the double boiler method for 1-5 hours.

Once you’ve infused the camellia oil with tea, strain the oil from the tea using cheesecloth.

Using a digital scale, weigh out the emulsifying wax and shea butter. Heat in a glass Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave at 50% power or in a double boiler until melted.

Remove from heat. Weigh out the babassu oil and stir into the melted wax and shea butter mixture until it melts.

Now weigh out black tea infused camellia oil and add to the melted ingredients. Stir to combine.

Weigh out all of the remaining ingredients and stir into the coffee & black tea under eye cream mixture.

Add several drops of vitamin E oil if desired and mix in.

Now pour the liquid coffee & black tea under eye cream mixture evenly into two 2.3 oz. clear glass thick wall cosmetic jars.

Allow to cool completely, then screw on the lids. You can place your coffee & black tea under eye cream in the fridge to speed up the cooling process. As this recipe yields a soft non-greasy balm that melts on skin contact, it may take 24-48 hours to fully solidify and reach its final consistency.

Label your jars as desired for gifting or personal use.

To use simply apply a small amount of the coffee & black tea under eye cream under your eyes onto clean skin and massage in. Use daily under makeup to help energize under eye skin and reduce puffiness and dark circles as well as to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This product is also wonderful on dry hands and feet!

For more skin care recipes like this one, be sure to visit Soap Deli News blog here.