[Sca-cooks] Safety of homemade hand-cream?

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

This is perhaps a little off-topic, but most of the ingredients are
foodstuffs, and I'm hoping someone here would know.

I'm planning to redact a recipe for a pomade (hand-cream) from the
_Manual de Mugeres_.  You start by simmering lard, rosewater, a
clove, and a quarter of an apple until the water is all gone.  Then
you add in various nut/seed oils and some wax, strain out the
apple and clove, and let cool.

I know that there are sometimes problems with homemade
cosmetics being a breeding-ground for bacteria.  How long is such
a mixture likely to be safe at room remperature?  Can I safely
make it in advance of an event, and keep it in the fridge until
needed?  Knowledgeable advice will be much appreciated.


Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
rcmann4 at earthlink.net