How To Make Lotion Bars With Coconut Oil

This will make a softer bar.

How to make lotion bars with coconut oil.

Start with 10 drops of each and then add more until desired scent is reached. Tor the recipe you would need 20 tsp coconut oil and 19 tsp beeswax. You can also place them in the refrigerator if you need to speed up the process. If you don t have a scale you can use a measuring cup to measure by volume.

When melted remove from heat and stir in essential oils if using. Let harden completely before using or moving them. For a firmer bar use one cup butter a half cup oil and a cup of wax or similar proportions. Heat them for 2 minutes or until they are melted.

Let them sit until cool. Add any essential oils and stir with a wooden skewer to distribute evenly. Add 10 to 20 drops of essential oil if you want to add a fragrance to your lotion bars. If you d like to give the lotion bars a more noticeable scent add 10 to 20 drops of your favorite essential oil and stir well.

Place all ingredients in a double boiler and warm until melted. Pour melted coconut oil and beeswax into lotion bar molds or muffin tins. Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler or in a glass bowl on top of a small saucepan of boiling water. Your lotion bars might have a slight fragrance to them depending on the type of carrier oil and butter you used.

Carefully pour into empty plastic tubes. You can also set up a double boiler and use that instead. Microwave the coconut oil and emulsifying wax. Place 4 ounces 127 grams of coconut oil and 1 ounces 42 52 grams emulsifying wax into a microwave safe bowl.

Lotion bars used on dry skin are a way to combine the most nourishing benefits of lotion without the need for a liquid which can be drying for skin to create an incredibly moisturizing bar. While melting lay out the molds and prepare freezer space for the molds. Add essential oils a little at a time. Once melted remove from heat and let to cool for a few minutes.

For instance as one cup cocoa butter one cup coconut oil and one cup beeswax. Since coconut oil naturally is solid at below 76 degrees it lends itself perfectly to making lotion bars.