I am relatively new to the Forum and am currently using Pond's Cold Cream with great results. The smell bothers my husband (I'm usually the one sensitive to smells... go figure) so I found two recipes to make cold cream. Has anyone had luck making their own cold cream?

I found two basically identical recipes (only the ingredient quantities were different). I combined the directions since they were also very similar (the only difference was the length of time the second recipe indicated the cold cream would last - italized below).

BASIC COLD CREAM
1 ounce grated beeswax or beeswax pellets 2 Tbsp. Grated Beeswax
6 tablespoons light mineral oil 1/2 cup Mineral oil
4 tablespoons distilled water 1/4 cup Distilled Water
1 teaspoon Borax 1/8 tsp. Borax Powder
Yield: 8 oz
Instructions
In a double boiler or clean class dish in a microwave, combine beeswax and mineral oil.
Gently heat and stir until melted and well blended. While melting, dissolve your borax in the distilled water and heat it gently — do not boil.
Remove both pans or dishes from the heat source, and, stirring constantly, slowly drizzle the distilled water and borax solution into your wax and oil solution. When fully combined, begin to beat vigorously until it has cooled.
Continue to beat until your cream is light and airy, with a brilliant white sheen. Store in clean glass jars, preferably in the refrigerator.
The borax is a simple preservative, but your cream will keep best in the refrigerator, for approximately 3-6 weeks.

Second recipe difference:
Pour the cream into a clean container with a lid. This mixture will last virtually forever- or at least until you have used it up.

Note: The mixture will become white and fluffy but will be a little runny until it has cooled completely.