How to Make Lotion Bars
You can easily make your own lotion bars that can be kept inside of purses, backpacks, office desk drawers or anywhere else they can be tucked into. Lotion bar sizes can be customized by using any size and shape mold. Breath mint tins, old band aid tins, votive candle holders or any number of items can be used to make lotion bars. Cookie cutters used as molds would make bars shaped for charming gift ideas around the holidays.
Things You Will Need
Cocoa or shea butter
Beeswax
Carrier oil of choice (sunflower, almond, grape seed, etc.)
Essential oil of your choice
Double Boiler
Wooden spoon
Plastic wrap
Tissue paper
Something to mold the lotion bar in
Ladle
Gather all of your supplies so that they will be within easy reach.
Place 3 ounces of the beeswax into a double boiler. Add 2 ounces of your choice of cocoa or shea butter. Next, add 3 ounces of your choice of carrier oil. Carrier oils are used to dilute essential oils so they don't irritate skin.
Turn the stove on. Keep a close eye on the ingredients for your lotion bar. Continually stir as all of your ingredients begin to melt together. Do not let the mixture come to a boil. Once all of ingredients are done melting and thoroughly mixed, remove the double boiler from the heat.
Add 5 drops of your choice of essential oil to the lotion bar mixture at this time. Mix thoroughly. Set the pan aside and allow the mixture to cool while you prepare your molds.
Set up the mold you will be using for your lotion bars. Some ideas for molds are traveling soap containers, breath mint tins and Pringles containers cut down to about 3 inches in height. You can also use cookie cutters.
Place plastic wrap inside of your molds, ensuring that it is as wrinkle free as possible so they surface of the lotion bars will be smooth.
Use a ladle to scoop your lotion bar mixture out and pour into the molds. Once full, cover with plastic wrap and allow to harden for 24 hours.
Take the lotion bars out of their mold after 24 hours and transfer to the packaging they will be kept in. You can keep them in traveling soap dishes, breath mint tins or keep them wrapped in a plastic baggie. Wrapping them in tissue paper is also a nice touch especially if the lotion bars will be given in gift baskets.
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I love lotion bars. Not only are they wonderful for your skin they also last for a very long time. Now if I could just find someone to make me one. :)
This is awesome. I have a lotion idea, but didn't know how to do it. This makes the lotion hard though so it must soften when you apply it to your hands or somewhere else on the body? This sounds just about perfect!
Yes, when you apply it, it goes on like deodorant. That's the best way I can describe it anyway. The drier your skin is, the faster the lotion soaks in, but it won't leave behind the same film that deodorant does. Make sense?
Great recipe for lotion bars. It sounds so easy!
It is! And you can tweak it and customize it according to scent preference. I admit I have created some disaster scent combos though LOL. Oh well...I used the disaster scents when I had no intention of going out in public, still softened my skin.
You make this sound so easy that I will have to try it. I have always loved rose scented lotion bars but have a difficult time finding them. Now I can make my own --- thanks for sharing this.
Neat idea!
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