The Best Homemade Lotion
Believe me when I say this is the only homemade lotion recipe you'll ever need. It's the original "Perfect Cream," formulated by famous herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar. I link her original recipe and share how you can adapt it to your own preferences.
Equipment
- small saucepan
- quart mason jar
- smaller jars
- immersion blender
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz. beeswax
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon lanolin
- 1/3 cup grapeseed oil
- 1/3 cup avocado oil
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Gather your supplies and chosen ingredients.
- Create a double boiler with a small saucepan half filled with water and a quart mason jar setting in it. Heat to med-low.
- Melt the beeswax in the jar.
- Add the coconut oil and melt.
- Add liquid oils up to the 1 cup mark on the jar.
- Stir occasionally until completely melted. Let cool to room temperature.
- Using an immersion blender, start whipping the oils.
- Add 1 cup room temperature water slowly, blending as you go. Voila!
- Make it at a time when you need to use it on your body and it makes clean up super easily!
Notes
Remember that you can use any ingredients you have available and work well for you! The ratio is roughly a 3 : 2 : 1 ratio of water : liquid oil : solid oil.
The key is to make sure everything is at room temperature when you start blending.
Nutrition
Calories: 506kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gFat: 58gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 0.04mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.03mg
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