Lotion bars are excellent travel companions, whether in a purse or a carry-on. They are conveniently sized and easily carried. Additionally, the ingredients in lotion bars are all natural, and are known to be both moisturizing and easily absorbed into the skin. Using these will prevent our largest organ from being covered with ingredients that we don't want on our hair or scalp.
4 oz mango, cocoa or shea butter
4 oz beeswax, yellow or white, or carnauba, soy, or candelila wax
4 oz jojoba, grape seed, avocado, or sweet almond oil
2 tsps of essential or fragrance oils
Mold or molds of desired shape
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler, add your butter and allow it to melt down also. Add your oil(s). I've also seen recipes that include putting all of the ingredients in a crockpot (don't forget your liner), and leaving it on high until everything melts down. It should take about an hour. Keep an eye on your ingredients. Mix well, and stir in your fragrance or essential oil. Pour the liquid into molds for individual bars (lined muffin tins will work) or into a single mold that you will cut into bars after the mix has hardened. Allow 1-2 hours for the mixture to set before removing from the molds.
To use: Rub hands over bar 1-2 times. Rub onto dry skin. You don't need much, and although it may seem oily at first, it will absorb into your skin in a few minutes.
Sources: 1, 2
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4 oz mango, cocoa or shea butter
4 oz beeswax, yellow or white, or carnauba, soy, or candelila wax
4 oz jojoba, grape seed, avocado, or sweet almond oil
2 tsps of essential or fragrance oils
Mold or molds of desired shape
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler, add your butter and allow it to melt down also. Add your oil(s). I've also seen recipes that include putting all of the ingredients in a crockpot (don't forget your liner), and leaving it on high until everything melts down. It should take about an hour. Keep an eye on your ingredients. Mix well, and stir in your fragrance or essential oil. Pour the liquid into molds for individual bars (lined muffin tins will work) or into a single mold that you will cut into bars after the mix has hardened. Allow 1-2 hours for the mixture to set before removing from the molds.
To use: Rub hands over bar 1-2 times. Rub onto dry skin. You don't need much, and although it may seem oily at first, it will absorb into your skin in a few minutes.
Sources: 1, 2
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