I made and have been using this fantastic stuff as a night cream. It's very simple but extremely effective.

Comfrey is a herb which contains allantoin, an ingredient which promotes cell renewal. It's been used for centuries to aid healing; however, it does contain ingredients which are toxic to the liver so it should not be taken internally.

Ingredients

2 TBSP raw unrefined pure shea butter
2 TBSP comfrey-infused almond oil (directions on how to infuse follow)
15 drops lavendar essential oil or similar amount of other essential oil (optional)

Put shea butter into glass bowl or jar. Heat over double boiler or inside pan filled shallowly with water over low heat, stirring until melted. Remove from heat and stir in infused oil and essential oil. Allow to cool, stirring frequently (if you don’t stir it often the shea butter separates and forms “inclusions” in the mixture, making it liquidy and lumpy). It will take several hours to cool and harden completely.

How to infuse oil

Place dried comfrey or other herb into glass jar. Pour almond or other cosmetic oil over until covered. Place jar into top of double boiler and heat over very low heat for several hours (I usually do about 4 or 5 hours on the lowest stove burner setting). Strain oil into another glass jar and seal. Keep away from light and heat.

Yesterday I infused calendula (marigold), which is supposed to be a really good herb for skin, into avocado oil, which is fantastic stuff. Next time I make my face cream I’m going to use half that/half comfrey-almond oil and see how it works.

I found this recipe here. The only changes I made were to use shea butter instead of lanolin. I also basically ended up omitting the rosewater as the cream just cooled into a pocket around it and it spilled out the first time I used it. I don't think you really need it.

Night cream

The cocoa in this moisturiser will not stain the face. Instead the alkaloids it contains - mainly theobromine and caffeine - act as stimulants and rejuvenate the skin.

2 tbsp almond oil
2 tbsp shea butter
1 tsp cocoa powder

Put the almond oil, shea butter and cocoa in a heatproof glass bowl. Place the bowl over a pan of water and heat gently over a low heat till the mixture melts into a smooth cream. Use only a wooden spoon to stir as a metal one will react with the ingredients. Take off the heat. Allow the cream to cool and store in a glass bottle in the refrigerator (it started growing mold when I kept it at room temperature).

This is a wonderful, rich cream which I use only at night as it's rather greasy. You do have to be careful not to get it into your eyes as it stings rather fiercely.