I was trying to replicate Crabtree & Evelyn’s citron, honey and coliander cream, but it’s made in the UK, and many UK products aren’t exported to the US anymore. Can’t get it. Some of these we can do something about, by, for example, drinking more water. But other factors we cannot control. It has top notes of bergamot, caraway, fruity rhubarb, lemon, orange zest, middle notes of green tea, cool minty peppermint, sweet jasmine, spicy carnation, fresh fennel, crisp celery spice and base notes of amber, oak moss and musk. Mix 1/4 cup Grapeseed oil with 1 tsp arrowroot until blended. Add 1 tsp honey and mix. Add to melted Shea Butter mixture. Mix well and refrigerate for 30 minutes, or in the freezer as Lovely Greens suggests.

To apply, put some in your hand and rub your hands together to warm it up, then use both your hands and gentle circular motions to massage the lotion into your skin.A wide range of environmental and lifestyle factors can dry out your skin, including windy and dry climates, harsh soaps, overly hot water, ageing, consuming too much salt and not drinking enough water.

INGREDIENTS: AQUA / WATER, GLYCERIN, ISOPROPYL PALMITATE, PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM / MINERAL OIL, DIMETHICONE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER, CETYL ESTERS, MEL / HONEY, PEG-100 STEARATE, CERA ALBA / BEESWAX, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, BENZOIC ACID, CI 15510 / ORANGE 4, CI 19140 / YELLOW 5, COUMARIN, LIMONENE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BENZYL SALICYLATE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE (F.I.L B256090/1). Finally, you can apply body lotion before bed, because moisture is pulled out of our skin as we sleep. Crisp fruits, sensational florals, mouth-watering baked goods: we all have a fave fragrance (or ten) and love the instant-happiness boost you get when you put on your signature lotion in the morning. Hello, all-day joy and confidence!

Garnier Ultimate Blends Honey Treasures Body Lotion leaves your skin feeling intensely nourished and instantly soothed. Both simply refer to a pan or bowl that’s set inside another dish of hot water. This method indirectly heats the ingredients, melting them at a lower and more even temperature. You don’t have to buy a special device to do this in your own kitchen — simply find two saucepans that fit one inside the other. The photos in the recipe below will show you my set-up. Developed by Garnier for very dry skin, the honey formula leaves skin feeling softer and more supple day after day. If you are outside a lot and therefore exposed to the climate (or to your workplace or a shopping centre’s intense air conditioning), then applying lotion beforehand can help reduce the dryness your skin might experience.