A lotion bar is a moisturizer that is solid at room temperature nut melts when you hold it in your hand before rubbing it on your body.
How to make lotion bars with shea butter.
Shea butter and coconut oil are the main ingredients in this recipe.
Lotion bars can be made with shea butter cocoa butter beeswax and countless other things but i opted for shea butter.
Combine beeswax shea butter jojoba sweet almond and coconut oil in a heavy duty sauce pan or double boiler set up gently heat until it s all melted remove from the heat and let cool until it s no longer too hot to touch mix in essential oil pour into mold i used silicon ice.
While melting lay out the molds and prepare freezer space for the molds.
When shea butter and beeswax are nearly melted add coconut oil which will melt very quickly.
Now when it comes to coconut oil it has anti bacterial anti fungal and moisturizing properties.
Shea butter lotion bar stick ingredients.
Heat gently stirring regularly until ingredients are melted.
Instructions place butter oil and wax in a heavy bottom pot or double boiler.
As i have already mentioned how soothing and moisturizing shea butter is.
Place all ingredients in a double boiler and warm until melted.
Allow to cool completely before removing from molds.
How to make your own shea butter lotion bars in a double boiler melt shea butter and beeswax over medium low heat.
Place beeswax shea butter coconut oil and cocoa butter in a water bath over low heat.
2 tablespoons raw organic shea butter 1 tablespoon unrefined coconut oil solid at room temp can use extra shea butter if allergic to coconut 2 teaspoons olive oil or castor oil.
You may also use an instant pot on the keep warm.
Once melted remove from heat and let to cool for a few minutes.
Once they are melted add the oils.
Add any essential oils and stir with a wooden skewer to distribute evenly.
Add cornstarch and keep stirring until it is completely dissolved.
You can chill the bars in the.