DIY Homemade Lotion: Intensive Body Moisturizer

Hey There, I recently made this wonderful intensive, natural moisturizing lotion. Its incredibly easy to make and it works great. And best of all, all the ingredients are safe for skin and natural. I just love it.

If you ask me why we should make the moisturizing cream when we can buy it easily in the stores.
Well……have you checked the ingredients list in your moisturizer? If you haven’t done that yet, I highly recommend you please do that, for your own health and safety.

The various parabens that are present in these store bought moisturizers are very harmful to your skin. They actually penetrate through your skin and affects your hormonal balance in your body. And we all know where the imbalanced hormones lead us to.

Why We Need To Moisturize

We need moisturizers for our skin especially in colder months since our skin gets very dry and itchy. You need to hydrate the skin. Apart from drinking plenty of fluids to do this, you also need a good harm-free moisturizing cream to give that natural glow. Luckily, you can make this simple yet intensive moisturizing lotion at home.

It’s pretty magical really. One minute you’ve got something that resembles oil and vinegar salad dressing, and the next you’ve got a luxurious lotion. Lets see how to make this natural moisturizing lotion.

I prefer to use unrefined Shea butter in my moisturizer since many refined types are extracted using hexane. I’ve given you the link at the end of this post for the Shea butter I use in this recipe.

I don’t use preservatives in my lotion, so I always make a small portion at a time, so that I can use all of it before it goes bad. First thing measure your ingredients. I typically measure twice the amount of water I plan to use because some will evaporate when it is boiled.

I use almond oil in my moisturizer. Some people use Coconut oil, it doesn’t work for me because it tends to thicken and make the lotion solid. I want it to be really soft lotion consistency.

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Grated, Tightly Packed Beeswax
1 Tablespoon Shea Butter
1/2 Cup Almond Oil
2/3 Cup Water

Method

Place the water you plan to use as a lotion ingredient in a pot and bring to a boil, then set aside and allow to reach the temperature of hot tea. (Hot, but not so hot that you can’t put your finger in it.)
While you’re waiting for the water to come to a boil, melt Shea butter and beeswax in a separate double boiler. (The word double boiler may sound a bit fancy, but its just a bowl set inside a pot of boiling water.)
Once the Shea butter and beeswax is melted, add the oil and allow to fully melt. After it’s fully melted, remove the pot from the burner and allow it to cool a little bit.
Add the beeswax mixture and water to a jar. Place immersion blender at the bottom of the jar and turn it on. Allow it to whir for 15-30 seconds without moving the immersion blender at all. Once the liquid at the bottom is emulsified (which means it has reached a smooth instead of separating like oil and water typically do), begin raising the immersion blender in the liquid to complete the immersion.
Once the lotion is fully emulsified, add few drops of essential oil and continue to blend every 5-7 minutes until the lotion has cooled to room temperature. Certain oils cool at a different rate than water, which can cause separation if they are not periodically mixed.

Troubleshooting

If you make up a batch and it separates, don’t worry! Just melt everything in a double boiler and blend it again, taking care to give it a whir with the immersion blender every 5-7 minutes until it is completely cool and you’ll have your super effective natural moisturizing lotion.

Make sure to check out my other DIY Homemade Cosmetics.

Good Luck 🙂