Even when I don’t have a sunburn, I still like to apply an After Sun Lotion to my skin to hydrate it. If you do end up with a little sunburn, this isn’t going to preform any miracles, but it is going to provide a bit of relief and some much needed hydration to your skin.
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We use a lot of water in lotions, which is so important for hydrating our skin. Our skin absorbs the water to hydrate it’s self. If you really want to maximize the hydration, put the lotion on right after you get out of the shower.
What ingredients should you use in an After Sun Lotion?
We use the Aloe Vera Powder (200X) because it is an excellent moisturizer and soothing agent. It improves the appearance of ageing and makes our skin feel more supple.
I also added a bit of Collagen Protein for it’s moisturizing properties. It can improve the appearance of aged skin.
We add some Vegetable Glycerin to this lotion because it is a humectant that draws moisture to your skin and holds it there.
For the emulsifier, I went with Olivem 1000. The Olivem 1000 adds a moisturizing component and leaves skin feeling silky smooth.
Argon oil is added because it helps to protect our skin from sun damage, it’s soothing properties and to help to moisturize. The Shea Butter has some anti-inflammatory and softening properties. Personally, I do not like the earthy smell of the unrefined shea butter, so I went with refined, but you can go with whichever you prefer.
Anytime you are adding water to a recipe, it is essential to add a preservative, otherwise you are going to wind up growing all kinds of bacteria in it. For this lotion, I used Germall Plus Preservative.
The Coconut Lime Verbena has top notes of coconut and lime, a fruity middle note and a low note with a hint of musk. It truly smells just like summer.
Making After Sun Lotion
Prepare Ingredients – Weigh out all of your ingredients.
Water Phase – Put the distilled water, collagen protein, aloe powder and vegetable glycerin in a heat safe container. Mix it up a little bit, but don’t worry about mixing it all in as it will mix when heated.
Oil Phase – Put the olivem 1000, argon oil and shea butter into a separate heat safe container.
Heat – Place both the oil phase and the water phase on a double boiler until the oil phase is completely melted.
Mixing – Put the heated water phase in your mixing container. Add the oil phase into the same container. Mix with you immersion blender. You are going to want to start in small bursts so it doesn’t all fly out of the container. As it starts to thicken up, you can mix for longer periods.
Fragrance – Add the Coconut Lime Verbena fragrance oil and mix well.
Preservative – After your lotion has cooled to below 120°F add you preservative and mix well.
Packaging – The lotion will probably be too thick to pour into your bottle, so you will want to use a piping bag. Be sure not to put the top on the bottle until the lotion is completely cooled down.
After Sun Lotion
Equipment
- Scale
Ingredients
Water Phase
- 6.35 ounce | 70.5% Distilled Water
- 0.09 ounce | 1% Aloe Vera Powder
- 0.18 ounce | 2% Collagen Protein
- 0.90 ounce | 10% Vegetable Glycerin
Oil Phase
- 0.45 ounce | 5% Olivem 1000
- 0.45 ounce | 5% Argon oil
- 0.45 ounce | 5% Shea Butter
Cool Down
- 0.05 ounce | 0.5% Germall Plus Preservative
- 0.09 ounce | 1% Coconut Lime Verbena Fragrance Oil
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients – Weigh out all of your ingredients.
- Water Phase – Put the distilled water, collagen protein, aloe powder and vegetable glycerin in a heat safe container. Mix it up a little bit, but don't worry about mixing it all in as it will mix when heated.
- Oil Phase – Put the olivem 1000, argon oil and shea butter into a separate heat safe container.
- Heat – Place both the oil phase and the water phase on a double boiler until the oil phase is completely melted.
- Mixing – Put the heated water phase in your mixing container. Add the oil phase into the same container. Mix with you immersion blender. You are going to want to start in small bursts so it doesn't all fly out of the container. As it starts to thicken up, you can mix for longer periods.
- Fragrance – Add the Coconut Lime Verbena fragrance oil and mix well.
- Preservative – After your lotion has cooled to below 120°F add you preservative and mix well.
- Packaging – The lotion will probably be too thick to pour into your bottle, so you will want to use a piping bag. Be sure not to put the top on the bottle until the lotion is completely cooled down.