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Nourishing Body and Hand Cream

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October 10, 2016
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This lotion recipe uses essential oils. While they aren’t necessary, adding them can turn your lotion from being simply moisturizing to something that really addresses what is going on with your skin.

  • Dry or aging skin?  Try rose & geranium
  • Need to be energized and refreshed?  Try lavender, lemon, and grapefruit
  • Troubled skin like psoriasis or eczema?  Try helichrysum, frankincense, lavender, sandalwood, chamomile, rose or jasmine
  • Want to avoid Stretch Marks?  Try helichrysum, lavender, patchouli, neroli, rose, & geranium

 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup
    Coconut Oil
  • 1/8 Cup
    Shea Butter
  • 1/8 Cup
    Cocoa Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon
    Aloe Vera Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon
    liquid oil of choice (like sweet almond, jojoba, etc.)
  • 5 - 10 Drops
    Favorite Combination Essential Oil

Instructions

  1. Heat the shea butter, coconut oil, and cocoa butter over low heat until melted.

  2. Remove from heat.

  3. Add the aloe vera juice, liquid oil, and essential oils and stir to combine well.

  4. Store in container of your choice. I used small canning jars.


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  • 1.: For essential oils, use whatever you like with the suggestions above being good for different issues. Be careful of citrus oils as they are photosensitive and will cause you to burn when you are in the sun.
  • 2.: I love how versatile this recipe is. I used extra coconut oil and shea butter since I was out of cocoa butter and it still turned out great.
  • 3.: This makes a small amount–just enough for one of these small canning jars.
  • 4.: Please note that some (including me) who have made this have had issues with it not solidifying. I suspect it has to do with the type of shea butter used. I think if you use a raw shea butter, the resulting product is liquidy.

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