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Making a non-greasy lotion bar WITHOUT beeswax is much easier than you think.
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It is so much more affordable, and you will know exactly what you will be putting on your skin.
In this article, I will share with you an incredibly simple DIY Non-Greasy Lotion Bar Recipe that smells like vanilla and works like a charm on moisturizing the skin.
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A lotion bar is a solid, concentrated moisturizing bar. It melts once it is in contact with the skin. Usually, “lotions” contain butter, oil, and water/liquids.
However, we will skip the liquid ingredients in this recipe to make the bar long-lasting. Because of that, the lotion bars do not require any preservatives and are shelf-stable for over a year.
Some lotion or body butter bars contain beeswax to stay solid. Unfortunately, where I live, I can’t easily find wax. Another thing is that it leaves a bit of a waxy, odd feeling, which isn’t my favorite.
Furthermore, beeswax isn’t vegan-friendly, so one more reason (for me) to avoid it. Using solid butter, like cocoa and shea, we can still create quite a firm and hard lotion bar.
The essential part is to use at least 80% butter to 20% oil ratio to ensure that the lotion bar will stay solid.
Important:
Before any DIY product, it is a good idea to perform a patch test to ensure your skin won’t react negatively to an ingredient. To do a patch test:
Ingredients:
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4 tbsp organic cocoa butter (52g) 2 tbsp pure refined organic shea butter (27g)1 and a half tsp safflower oil (19g) 1 tbsp tapioca starch (7g) or 1 ½ tbsp (~10g) for an even less greasy feeling35 drops of vanilla fragrance oil
Instructions:
1. Melt the cocoa butter and shea butter on low heat.
2. Then, add the safflower oil and the tapioca starch, and mix well.
3. Once the mixture cools down, add your preferred essential oil. (to cool it down faster, you can transfer it to another container or add it to the fridge for 5 – 10 min)
4. Next, pour the mixture into a silicone mold; if you don’t have it, you can use metal tins.*
5. Put in the freezer for an hour and a half (or a bit longer if you put it in the fridge), and then remove the silicone mold/tins.
Notes:
The lotion bar will melt upon contact with your skin. Rub between your hands and apply, or rub the lotion bar directly on any area of your body (arms, legs, elbows, knees, etc.).
The lotion bar can last up to 1 year since all the ingredients have long-shelf-life. You can check the expiration date of each ingredient, just in case, but it should last not less than 1 year. Just make sure you keep it away from water and other contaminants.
Make sure that you use more of the firm butter and less of the oil – the 80:20 ratio should be fine. If your bars come out too hard, remelt and add 1-2 tbsp more oil.
Yes. If you want to change the lotion bar, you can remelt it. Since most essential oils are heat-sensitive, the key is not to overheat when remelting on a double boiler.
If you feel the lotion bar has lost its scent during the remelting process, add a few extra drops of essential oil.
To make sure the lotion bar is less greasy, you can:
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Lotion bars can leave a bit of a greasy film on your skin because they are made of butter & oil.
Even though we will use ingredients that the skin absorbs faster, there might still be an oily sensation, at least at the beginning. If you want to make it even less greasy, add an additional half a tbsp of tapioca starch.
Yes – if you don’t have tapioca starch, you can use cornstarch or arrowroot powder.
The bars will start melting if you hold them too long, and they melt quickly once in contact with your skin.
Try to use them a bit faster, and avoid keeping them in your hands for too long.
Additionally, if you live in a very hot climate, you should keep the lotion bar:
Lastly, if your lotion bar ends up being too soft, you can remelt and add more of the cocoa butter since it is the main ingredient that keeps everything together.
If your lotion bar is too sticky/tacky, you probably have too much shea butter. Remelt it and add more oil (if it’s already hard) or cocoa butter (if it’s on the softer side).
It may be because of the shea or cocoa butter. Sometimes they become grainy. Often, it can happen due to the temperature and how fast (or slow) they cool down after being melted.
If the lotion bar feels grainy, remelt over low heat, and cool down quickly. To cool down the mixture fast, place the mixture in the fridge/freezer or in an ice bath (a bowl filled with ice).
Also, melt the butter over low heat for at least 10 minutes. (add the shea butter in the end).
All in all –
Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or have made any variations of the DIY recipe. 🙂
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