Comments on: Why Buy? DIY! Hand, Body, and Face Lotion

By: serum bioeffect

serum bioeffect — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:49:13 +0000

Esto es ¡genial! No he leído algo como esto desde hace mucho . Maravilloso hallar a alguien con algunas ideas nuevas sobre este tema. Este sitio web es algo que se necesita en Internet , alguien con un poco de dominio. Un trabajo útil para traer algo nuevo a la red. Gracias de todos lo que te leemos.

By: JSL

JSL — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 12:41:32 +0000

This recipe is perfect! My daughter and made 15, 4oz bottles of it last night for her 10th birthday spa party. I adjusted the recipe a bit given the comment here, and what I saw for other handmade lotion recipes and the water issue. We reduced the water and the beeswax.
To make large batches of peppermint lotion:
16 oz organic sunflower oil
5 TBS Beezwax pellets (found at Hobby Lobby)
5 oz Distilled water
30-40 drops of essential 100% peppermint oil
5 drops of natural color for bath/soap (used red to get pink) (found at Hobby Lobby)
We made about 2 batches to give us the 15 bottles.
We followed instructions after that. The lotion is fantastic! We poured it in 4 oz bottles that we ordered online with the flip caps. Voila!!! Fresh, natural, handmade lotion. the Sunflower oil is a bit heavy so a small amount will go a long way on the body. We are going to encourage our spa girls to use it as an aftershower moisterizer as it will aborb better on wet skin. Just love it, and we are so proud! Thank you so much, Lindsey!!!

By: Ann Lee

Ann Lee — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:54:40 +0000

Where did u purchase the lid with a pump?

By: Penny Bass

Penny Bass — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:37:15 +0000

Can castor oil be used for the oil

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 22:10:35 +0000

Beth,

Thank you! The “water-less moisturizer” is exactly what I’ve been looking for.

Sheila

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 00:45:39 +0000

As it cooled, the water separated to the bottom. How do I stop that? Thanks

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 19:47:27 +0000

Kudos for wanting to diy your own personal products! It is a great deal of fun and YOU get to choose what goes into them.

However, oil and water will not mix well or permanently, not even when adding beeswax as none of these are emulsifying ingredients. The emulsification done by the blender is temporary. Worse yet, water is a medium just itching to grow germs. The amount in these large bottles is troublesome because the water will be sitting there for a long time, the microbes multiplying like mad.

You’d be better served by making a waterless moisturizer; it’s very easy. You’ll need one part each beeswax, butter (cocoa butter, mango, shea) and one part liquid oil. Melt the beeswax and add the butter until it’s melted. Add the liquid oil and mix together. Pour into a mold (ie a cupcake tin lined with plastic) and let cool. It is now ready to use. If you find the end product is too hard, melt it down and add a little more oil. If it’s too soft, add a little beeswax.

Some b&b products are possible to make at home with what you have on hand or easily accessed ingredients, but lotion is not one of them.

By: Rmignuoli

Rmignuoli — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 07:40:30 +0000

Hi, When do you add the water into the jar?

Thanks

By: Jean Blount

Jean Blount — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:27:37 +0000

Thank-You so much for the trick with the canning jar! I never knew and I’m 53. Of course I had to immediately try it….Love it!!!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:28:06 +0000

Hi Angel! That’s ounces of water. 6 ounces of water is 3/4 cup and 8 ounces of water is 1 cup. Sorry for the confusion!