I've been experimenting with lotion of late, and have found myself at both ends of the spectrum in terms of consistency on the skin. The massage butter that I made is amazing, but too oily for a daily lotion. And Jaxson's body butter is gorgeous, but just a little too hard to have in a container - it's difficult to dig it out and it doesn't melt quite as quickly as i'd like it to.
I decided, just for fun, to try making a lotion bar that I read about on Wellness Mama, another blog I really enjoy.
I chose these mostly because I wanted to make something else for my friend, Freddie, for her wedding as a nice way for her and her husband-to-be to reconnect for a romantic night. They're pregnant and I know that reconnecting with Adrian when I was pregnant, and after delivery, was both very difficult and very important. I also thought that these would be easy and transportable, since we're flying back to BC for the wedding.
To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of lotion bars, but after making these, i'm a convert!
I love them! I made the basic recipe and only used a single essential oil, so they would be baby and pregnancy-safe as well (I'm all for multi-use items!).
I tried to find silicone molds, as the blog suggests, but couldn't find them anywhere, so instead I just lined a cupcake tray with paper cupcake liners and that worked beautifully! Not as environmentally friendly, because I can't reuse the paper, but for now and until I find silicone molds, this will do!
Here's the recipe I made:
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup shea butter
1/4 cup cocoa butter
1/2 cup beeswax pellets
1 tsp vitamin e oil
25 drops lavender essential oil
I melted the coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter and beeswax in a double boiler, then removed it from the heat and added the vitamin e. I let it cool just a little bit, then added the essential oil, mixed it well and poured it into my cupcake tin. This recipe made 6 good-sized bars!
To help these set, I stuck the tray in the fridge. It didn't take long at all - because of the beeswax, it started setting almost as soon as I poured it into these cups! I left it till the morning, though, and then popped them out and gave one a try! I'm so impressed with it. It's not oily or greasy, but it's really nice and thick and I can still feel it on my skin, an hour later. Very moisturizing, they smell amazing and melt nicely - not too much, but enough to get a nice thin layer on your skin!
I know I say this a lot (I think it's a good sign of good recipes), but I'm going to be trying this again, for sure, and experimenting with different scents.
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