This deep moisturizing and nourishing face lotion is made with green tea infused oil. The antioxidants in green tea fight free radicals, soothe and repair the skin, to leave it refreshed and relaxed with every application.

Apply it 1-2 hours before bed as a night moisturiser to support skin's natural repair processes that happen at night.

Store in a jar in a cool dry place.

Check out our Green Tea Face Serum recipe for details of how to make a green tea infused oil.

Ingredients

3tbsp green tea infused oil (organic sweet almond oil, organic jojoba oil)

2tbsp organic extra virgin coconut oil

1tbsp beeswax or candelilla wax

5 drops of organic lavender essential oil


Time to make: 20 minutes

You will need: Saucepan and glass heatproof dish, 1x 60ml glass jar for your finished product.

Method

To prepare the green tea infused oil, you will need a good quality green tea, a glass jar and organic carrier oil of your choice.

1. Pour loose green tea into a 60ml glass jar and top tea with carrier oil until completely covered (about 50ml)

2. Allow to infuse for 4 to 6 weeks shaking regularly and making sure tea stays completely covered with oil 

3. Strain oil using a strainer or cheesecloth.

4. Add infused oil, coconut oil and wax into a heat proof bowl

5. Melt the ingredients in a double boiler over low heat

6. Let the mixture to cool down a bit

7. Whisk it for a couple of minutes.

8. Add lavender essential oil (or any essential oil of your choice) and whisk a little longer.

9. Transfer the mixture into a sterilized glass jar. Store in a cool dry place.



Delivery

All online orders placed by 13:00 (GMT) Monday to Friday will be shipped same day. Orders placed over the weekend will be shipped on Mondays.

Currently Acala uses different Royal Mail services to ship orders: Standard or Expedited for UK mainland and Standard or Tracked for overseas. For any queries about the delivery status of your order, delays or returns please contact hello@acalaonline.com. Acala is continuously striving to reduce it’s carbon footprint and as the business grows, and order sizes reach the amount needed to make the use of a green courier service viable, we will make the switch.

Planet-friendly packaging: we wrap all orders by hand in our Suffolk based warehouse using recycled paper, and card, held together with natural tape, made in the UK. You will receive your Acala order in the most minimal packaging possible to keep your order safe in transit.

UNITED KINGDOM

ROYAL MAIL 48 - £3.95
Free on orders over £30.00.
Standard UK shipping, 2-3 days service by Royal Mail. This service is available on any order value including Highlands, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands.

ROYAL MAIL 24 - £5.95
A faster (normally, but not guaranteed) 24 hour service by Royal Mail available on any order value including Highlands, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands.

INTERNATIONAL TRACKED - £9.99
Please allow 5-7 working days for delivery.
WORLDWIDE - £14.99 Returns
Our aim is that all our products reach you in perfect condition. If you're disappointed in any way we would like to know, so please make sure you contact us if this is the case. As long as your product is unopened you can return your item within 14 days. Unfortunately, we aren't able to exchange items.

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