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Is your skin feeling a little worn by the winter weather? If your heels, elbows, and hands are rough enough to cut someone then it’s time to lotion up! Instead of rushing to the nearest health and beauty aisle, how about making your own coconut oil lotion?
This coconut oil lotion is perfect for achieving soft skin without subjecting your body to the chemicals and unnatural ingredients found in many store bought products. The beauty and health benefits of coconut oil are numerous and this is just another way to take advantage of this awesome ingredient.
10 Homemade Recipes for Beauty Products: Homemade Coconut Oil Lotion Bars
To top it off, this homemade recipe for beauty for coconut oil lotion is easy and cheap to make. Feel like kicking it up a notch? Pair this lotion bar with a homemade DIY Lip Gloss and you’ll be on your way to feeling good and looking great without breaking the bank.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup coconut oil
½ cup Shea butter
1 cup beeswax
½ cup almond oil
Lavender essential oil
Basil essential oil
Square silicone mold
DIRECTIONS
1. Melt coconut oil, almond oil and beeswax in a microwave safe bowl by heating in 30 second increments, stirring in-between, until the mixture is liquid and smooth.
2. Stir in the Shea butter until melted.
3. Add essential oils a little at a time. Start with 10 drops of each and then add more until desired scent is reached.
4. Pour hot liquid carefully into a silicone mold.
5. Allow lotion bars to sit overnight.
6. Remove from the mold and store in a cool, dry place. Remember that coconut becomes liquid in warm temperatures.
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Homemade Coconut Oil Lotion Bars
Active Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Homemade Coconut Oil Lotion Bars - Moisturize your skin without chemicals and unnatural ingredients by using homemade coconut oil lotion bars. You can customize this easy DIY recipe by substituting your favorite essential oils. These homemade coconut oil lotion bars also make great DIY gifts
Materials
- 1 cup coconut oil
- ½ cup Shea butter
- 1 cup beeswax
- ½ cup almond oil
- Lavender essential oil
- Basil essential oil
- Square silicone mold
Instructions
- Melt coconut oil, almond oil and beeswax in a microwave safe bowl by heating in 30 second increments, stirring in-between, until the mixture is liquid and smooth.
- Stir in the Shea butter until melted.
- Add essential oils a little at a time. Start with 10 drops of each and then add more until desired scent is reached.
- Pour hot liquid carefully into a silicone mold.
- Allow lotion bars to sit overnight.
- Remove from the mold and store in a cool, dry place. Remember that coconut becomes liquid in warm temperatures.
About Kelli
Kelli Bhattacharjee is the owner of Freebie Finding Mom. When she's not goofing around with her son, she's busy blogging, or just hanging out with the family which usually involves listening to music too loud and having dance parties.
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christy says
Would love to try this. Where can I buy Shea butter? thank you
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Kelli says
Hi Christy,
You can find it on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=shea%20butter&linkCode=ur2&tag=monandsavhel-20&url=search-alias%3Daps&linkId=MP3OKOULU6S7JPEY.
Hope this helps!
Kelli
Kathy says
I bought some at Hobby Lobby.
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Casey says
Yes I would
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tanisha says
I would like to get more natural recipes for oily skin… And solution for pimples.
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Lr. says
Tried this recipe. There was way too much beeswax. They turned out so hard they did not deposit any oil on my skin. Are you sure about this measurement?
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Kelli says
Hi! Yep, that’s the correct amount that we used. It is hard but it melts on your skin. You can remelt it an add another 1/4 cup coconut oil, almond, and she then pour back into mold to reset.
Hope that helps.
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josefina says
Love it!! Can i use other oil instead of almond oil?? Extra virgin olive oil for example. And I can substitute the basil oil for another one??. Thanks in advance.
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Kelli says
Hi Josefina,
Yes you sure can! They beauty of diy beauty products is that you can customize to what you have on hand or your personal preferences.
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Vanessa says
Hi, I just tried this recipe and the consistency is not working for lotion bars.
Or there is way to much beeswax or too much shea butter but when you try to wash it off wont come out!
How can I fix the mix I already made?
Thankyou!Reply
Kelli says
Hi Vanessa, I think this is truly personal preference. I have very dry skin on my shoulders and upper arms and I use these regularly and enjoy the thickness of the lotion. This is meant for after shower not to be washed out and it will absorb into your skin as the day goes on, if you already have oily skin it may not be for you. You can add a bit more oil to your mixture, remelt and pour into molds again. Hope this helps!
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Francine says
Hi,
Is there an alternative substitute for almond oil? I’m allergic to nuts and would love to try this out, but obviously I’m held back by the almond oil.Thanks!
FrancineReply
Maureen says
I also have an allergy issue with the almond oil. Someone mentioned olive oil, but I am interested in other suggestions.
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Joyce Nelson says
where can I purchase the molds you used? Thanks
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Janita says
Hi,
Do you have to use silicone molds? Cause i have plastic ice trays and hate to go buy silicone molds if I can use the trays I have.
Janita James
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Kelli says
I’ve never used plastic ice trays, but I like silicone molds because it is easier to push out the bars. Hope that helps. 🙂
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Linda says
Your ingredient lists include almond oil, but it is not mentioned in the directions. Was it supposed to be included before microwaving??? I guess I’ll find out how it works without because mine are already in the mold.
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Kelli says
You are correct, Linda. Thanks for the heads up! 🙂
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Ally says
Is there anything else I could use to substitute the beeswax? Another type of wax maybe such as soy wax?
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Kerry says
Hi,
This is my second time trying to make this recipe and my beeswax won’t melt?!?
Is there a trick to this or something I’m missing?Reply
tim sartin says
add heat
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Donna Smythe says
coconut bar sounded interesting, but comments of it being hard and not coming off seems counter productive. Should wash off. Also approx. what is the cost of ingredients and how many bars of soap will you make using this recipe. Thanks.
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ThatGirl says
It’s a lotion bar, not soap. Do you normally wash off your lotion?
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andrea says
Hi They came out great, what temperature do you store them?
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Tina says
I found by microwaving the beeswax by itself first helps the process. Microwave for three 20 minute spurts in the microwave, checking it and rotating it each time. Then add the other ingredients. Hope that helps!
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Esther says
I think you mean 20 SECOND spurts.
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Wendie says
I love this recipe! I would love to try it, though the video commercials were painful as I was trying to read it.
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Deniz says
On what temperature do you store them? My melt too fast on skin and I tried to put more beeswax but it didnt work.
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Nicole says
I made these this weekend and they turned out perfectly. I made a makeshift double boiler with my pyrex measuring cup and a pan of simmering water to get the bees wax to melt. I used my immersion blender too which helped break up the pellets even more. It takes some patience but it finally all melted. I added some of my soap coloring and added some soap glitter for about half of the batch. It makes a lot. I added a darker green halfway through too so I have 2 colors. I did coconut lime scent. I think they melt perfectly on my hands. Thanks for the recipe!
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Kelli says
So glad, Nicole. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 Kelli
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