Easy Lotion Bars Recipe
A basic recipe for homemade natural lotion bars; see below for ideas on how to customize them.
Servings: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup shea butter (or cocoa butter or mango butter)
- 1 cup beeswax pellets
- essential oils (optional)
- 1 tsp vitamin E oil (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except essential oils and vitamin E in a quart-size glass mason jar.
- Place the jar in a small saucepan of water and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the ingredients are melted.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Stir in any desired essential oils and/or vitamin E.
- Carefully pour the mixture into molds or whatever you will be allowing the lotion bars to harden in (ideas below).
- Allow the lotion bars to cool completely before attempting to pop out of molds.
Notes
- This recipe can be adjusted to make any quantity that you'd like. I use equal 1 cup measurements as specified in the recipe which makes 12 lotion bars with my molds. For a small batch, this recipe could be cut in half or even one fourth.
- Make in different shaped molds for different holiday gifts (hearts for Valentine's Day, flowers for Mother's Day, etc.) or made in a square baking pan and then cut into actual bars.