My skin seems to need a little extra help with dryness from time to time. Using this lotion bars recipe to whip up a batch of lotion bars seems to do the trick.
When I start with my Honey Oatmeal Soap Recipe to help add moisture to my skin then follow up with my bars it really helps ease the dryness in my skin.
Lotion Bars Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup Shea Butter
1/4 cup cocoa butter
1 cup beeswax
1 tablespoon Creamy Lotion and Lip Additive
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon glycerin
10-20 drops cedarwood essential oil
10-20 drops patchouli essential oil
10-20 drops chamomile essential oil
Silicone rectangle tree mold
small bowl
medium bowl
This recipe made 4 lotion bars
Instructions
In a medium size bowl, add beeswax and melt in microwave for 60 seconds and stir. Repeat if not melted.
Add creamy lotion additive and melt in microwave for 60 seconds and stir. Repeat if not melted.
Add coconut oil to mixture and melt in microwave for 20 seconds and stir. Repeat until completely melted. Set aside.
Add shea butter in a small bowl. Melt in microwave in 30 second burst until completely melted. Stir to help melt.
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Add coco butter to melted shea butter and melt in microwave in 20 second bursts until completely melted. Stir to help melt.
Add melted shea butter and cocoa butter into the bigger bowl.
Add cedarwood essential oil
Add chamomile essential oil
Add patchouli essential oil
Add glycerin.
Whisk everything together.
Carefully pour mixture into mold and allow to dry for 24 hours.
Gently pop lotion bars from mold.
Store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag until ready for use.
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Materials
Tools
- Silicone rectangle tree mold
- Medium size bowl
- Small bowl
Instructions
- In a medium size bowl, add beeswax and melt in microwave for 60 seconds and stir. Repeat twice.
- Add creamy lotion additive and melt in microwave for 60 seconds and stir. Repeat twice.
- Add coconut oil to mixture and melt in microwave for 20 seconds and stir. Repeat until completely melted. Set aside.
- Add shea butter in a small bowl. Melt in microwave in 30 second burst until completely melted. Stir to help melt.
- Add coco butter to melted shea butter and melt in microwave in 20 second bursts until completely melted. Stir to help melt.
- Add melted shea butter and cocoa butter into the bigger bowl.
- Add essential oils
- Add glycerin.
- Whisk everything together.
- Carefully pour mixture into mold and allow to dry for 24 hours.
- Gently pop lotion bars from mold.
- Store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag until ready for use.