Monday, January 27, 2020

Easy Lotion Bar Recipe

Some of you expressed interest in the lotion bars that I made the other day.  Here is the recipe that I use.  It's a simplified version of one that I found online.  It only uses three ingredients: coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax.

Smoky Beeswax Scented Lotion Bars
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup shea butter
2/3 cup grated beeswax or beeswax pastilles

Combine ingredients and heat over low heat in a heavy saucepan or double boiler.  Quickly pour into soap molds.  You can also use recycled margarine tubs or gelato containers.  Leave in molds four hours or overnight.  Freeze for a few hours to allow them to pop out of the molds easily.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!  I buy my beeswax at a local honey farm. 

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14 comments:

  1. BlessJanuary 27, 2020 at 10:01 PM

    Thank you for posting your recipe for the lotion bars, Stephenie. If I ever decide to try my hand at making them, I'll have to find a place from which to buy the shea butter and bees wax. All I have on hand is the coconut oil. :)

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    1. TheAwakenedSoulJanuary 28, 2020 at 1:33 PM

      Hi Bless, I order my shea butter from Amazon, and buy the beeswax at a bee farm off of the 126. Brambleberry probably sells both, as well.

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  2. CherieJanuary 28, 2020 at 12:44 AM

    Thanks for this Stephenie. I have just ordered some shea butter and as soon as it arrives I plan to make some.

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  3. sustainablemumJanuary 28, 2020 at 1:19 AM

    Thank you for sharing this

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  4. JulesJanuary 28, 2020 at 2:47 AM

    Thank you for the recipe, Stephenie. I'll see where I can source the ingredients and give it a try. X

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    1. TheAwakenedSoulJanuary 28, 2020 at 1:35 PM

      I think you will like them, Jules. Hope you can find the ingredients near you.

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  5. Anita in San DiegoJanuary 28, 2020 at 8:14 AM

    Thanks for the recipe. I like the idea of solid lotion-no waste!

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    1. TheAwakenedSoulJanuary 28, 2020 at 1:36 PM

      Me too, Anita. I reuse the muslin soap bags for them.

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  6. FaithJanuary 28, 2020 at 2:53 PM

    Hi, Thank you for popping over. It is a pretty crock pot, and still in good shape. Do you put the beeswax in another container, and then water in the crock pop? I wasn't sure I could do it, bee a long process. I've got my beeswax broken/melted into rosettes it should help.

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  7. selinaJanuary 29, 2020 at 2:30 AM

    been catching up with some of my reading; loved the Winchester mystery house, so beautiful & very practical!
    thanx for sharing

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  8. mamasmercantileJanuary 30, 2020 at 5:19 AM

    I am going to give it a go, thanks for sharing the recipe.

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