How To Make Lotion Bars Without Coconut Oil

Make sure that you are using plain 100 aloe vera gel without too many added ingredients.

How to make lotion bars without coconut oil. Wash and exfoliate skin. White chocolate peppermint add seventy to eighty five drops of peppermint essential oil though i m not typically a fan of peppermint this is my absolute favorite for lotion bars. Add any essential oils and stir with a wooden skewer to distribute evenly. Combine all ingredients except essential oils and vitamin e in a quart size glass mason jar.

Rub the bar between the palms. While melting lay out the molds and prepare freezer space for the molds. You don t need to dry the skin completely but make sure residual water has been. Place the jar in a small saucepan of water and heat over medium heat stirring constantly until the ingredients are melted.

Pour into a bowl i use my kitchen aid bowl. Stir in any desired essential oils and or vitamin e. Renee from made on hard lotion says greasy lotion bars have too much coconut oil and sticky bars have too much shea cocao butter. In a double boiler a glass bowl over a pot filled 1 4 the way full with water over medium low heat melt the shea butter.

For those who prefer not to use cocoa butter shea butter can be used instead. Place all ingredients in a double boiler and warm until melted. Instructions heat water in a double broiler or in a glass bowl placed over a pot filled 1 4 way with water over medium low heat. 1 4 cup aloe vera gel 1 4 cup sweet almond or avocado oil 1 tsp nourishing oil such as argan or jojoba oil 1 tsp emulsifying wax pellets 1 tsp raw shea butter 1 tsp leucidal liquid sf 5 7 drops each of other essential oils of your choosing like.

Other times the bars may feel a little tacky or sticky. Remove from heat and stir in the almond oil. Place mixture in the fridge until it hardens. Pat the skin dry with a clean towel.

Some preservatives are fine but avoid carrageenan fragrance oils parabens polysorbate 20 and retinyl palmitate. For the recommended smallest amount you will need. Creamsicle add seventy five drops of sweet orange essential oil and forty drops vanilla blended in jojoba oil. Turn off the heat.

Add in the nourishing skin oil. Then add the essential oils and whip the mixture until it becomes light. Add 2 tablespoons 30 milliliters of aloe vera gel. Using the lotion bar 1.

Sometimes the lotion bars have a greasy or slippery feel especially in warm weather. This will help make the lotion cool and soothing. Both cocoa butter and shea butter have amazing skin care and soothing properties. They also texturize lotion bars and body butters giving them more structure while still allowing them to melt when applied to the body.