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DIY Lotion Bar

Learn how to make your own lotion bars right at home with this step by step guide. They can be made with as little as three ingredients.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 1 bar
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Double boiler
  • Scale
  • Silicone mold
  • Spatula
  • Metal tin or tube

Ingredients

Hard Oil Phase

  • | 45% Cocoa Butter
  • | 42% Shea Butter

Carrier Oil

  • | 10% Jojoba Oil

Optional Ingredients

  • | 1% Vitamin E Oil
  • | 2% Fragrance Oil

Instructions

  •  In a double boiler, melt all of your hard oils. Be sure to keep stirring while you are melting the ingredients and be careful not to overheat them . (Remember, we don't want any grainy lotion bars).
  • Once the hard oils are melted, remove them from the heat.
  •  Add the jojoba oil to the melted hard oils and mix well.
  • Next, add the fragrance oil and Vitamin E oil and mix thoroughly.
  • Fill molds and place in the fridge.
  • After the lotion bar has cooled, place it in a metal tin or whatever storage container you will be using.