Soothing Shea Butter Lotion Recipe

Hydrate and rejuvenate dry, cracked skin with this easy shea butter lotion bar recipe... Mmmmm!

This lotion bar recipe makes a solid bar, much like a soap bar, which melts as you rub it into your skin. It's easy to make - just follow the basic instructions on how to make body butter outlined below.

The secret to maximizing the benefits of a lotion bar recipe like this one is to apply it to damp skin - it seals the moisture into your skin while also nourishing with vitamins and such.

Soothing Shea Butter Lotion Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (4.5oz) Cocoa butter
• 3/4 cup (4.5oz) Shea Butter
• 3/4 cup (4.5oz) unrefined Coconut oil or other carrier oil (see below for ideas)
• 3/4 cup (4.5oz) Beeswax
• 1/4 teaspoon Vitamin E (or 1 capsule)
• 5 drops Grapefruit Seed extract
• 30 drops essential oil - see below for blends

Directions

1. Put about an inch (2.5cm) of water in the bottom of a medium-sized pot and heat to a low simmer.


2. Place the Cocoa butter, Shea butter and Coconut oil in a large heat-proof glass measuring cup (such as Pyrex.) Place the measuring cup in the water and warm slowly over a low heat until the butters, wax and oil are melted.


3. Cook at a low heat for about 5 minutes. Do not allow to boil (or even simmer!)


4. Remove from the heat and add the Vitamin E, grapefruit seed extract and essential oils. Using a metal spoon, stir to combine. (A wooden spoon absorbs the scent of essential oils.)


5. Pour the liquid mixture into soap molds and let cool. (I personally use silicone muffin cups. You could even use the bottoms of individual sized yogurt cups or pretty much anything that's the size you want your finished lotion bar to be.) It will harden as it cools.


6. Remove from the molds. If the lotion bar sticks in the mold, set the mold into some warm water to melt the edges a bit, then tip the bar out of the mold.
   Update: On the subject of molds, I find the rigid plastic molds unbelievably frustrating to get anything out of. I've given up on them completely now and am using only silicone. Grrr!


7. Store each lotion bar individually in parchment paper, plastic wrap or ziplock bags to prevent them from getting dusty and losing their scent over time.


8. To use, simply rub the aromatherapy body butter bar into your skin - it melts as it warms up to skin temperature! Great for hands, feet, elbows and even lips!

Customizing Your Shea Butter Lotion Recipe

• I don't recommend putting your aromatherapy body butter bars into the freezer to harden as some recipes suggest - I find it reduces the scent, and it can also cause the bars to crack.


• Replace some or all of the coconut oil with other carrier oils specific for your skin type such as Sweet Almond or Jojoba oil. Browse through the aromatherapy carrier oils page to see which oils suit your skin the best.


• To make a softer lotion bar recipe, reduce the beeswax by half.

Where to Buy Shea Butter Lotion Bar Recipe Ingredients

Grapefruit essential oil

Lavender essential oil

Orange essential oil

Palmarosa essential oil

Patchouli essential oil

Rose Geranium essential oil

Rose essential oil

Sandalwood essential oil

Vetiver essential oil

Ylang Ylang essential oil

Where to Buy Organic Body Butter Products

Organic body butter with shea and mango butter, kukui nut oil and a sweet, natrual tropical scent. Amazing!

Organic face butter with almond, shea and mowrah butters, plus carrot seed essential oil to fix rough skin patches and blotches. Great for winter!

African American body butter with shea, mowrah, kokum and illipe butters (exotic and super-hydrating!) frankicense and carrot seed essential oils to erase wrinkles.

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