This recipe for Homemade Lotion Bars is the other creation we made at the mini workshop, along with Raw Chocolate.
Conventional lotion in liquid form either needs to be kept in the fridge or have loads of additives. Enter the Lotion Bar!
These can also be used as lip chap! I have mine in a small bowl by the sink. It's been used for a while now. I didn't have any new bars, they'd all been given away to friends! So what you're seeing is one that's been used for months, they last a long time though!
Marius is obviously not a hand model. He'd just got home from work and he was making bamboo bow+arrows with Mac. I needed someone to hold it soooo...there he was.
Homemade Lotion Bars
When your dry skin needs ultra moisturizing, reach for a homemade lotion bar! They hydrate and lock in the moisture and last for a really long time!
Equipment
- Muffin Tins
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ ounce coconut oil
- 1 ounce beeswax
- 1 ounce cocoa butter
- 16 drops essential oil of choice
Instructions
- Melt together oil, wax and cocoa butter until just melted.
- Stir in essential oil.
- Pour into two muffin tin holes and put into the freezer to cool. That's it!
Notes
- I like to heat up the muffin tin at 350F for a few minutes so they settle nicely into the holes.
- If you want two different scents, don't stir in the essential oils, but pour them into the muffin tins, then individually scent each bar and stir well.
- Feel free to use a mini muffin pan for small ones to give away!
Tried this DIY?Let us know how it was!
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4littlefergusons
I love the soap in his big manly, work hands!!! Its a good sell for soap, too! 🙂
mamabuckwheat
Good juxtapostion eh!
Rachel
My five year old and I are making these to give away as Christmas gifts this year. Thanks for the simple lovely idea.
Jordan
Is it possible to use tallow or something else in place of the cocoa butter?
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I would say yes, give it a try. But I haven't tried it so couldn't guarantee the outcome.
Amy Stoops
I love lotion bars! Sadly, I've become super sensitive to coconut oil topically. Is there something you would suggest as an alternative? I would love to make these.
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Possibly shea butter. You are looking for an oil that is more solid at room temperature, like coconut oil is.