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Homemade Lotion Recipe for Dry Skin
Homemade lotion recipe for a body lotion that's perfect for dry skin.
Ingredients
* 3/4 cup of almond oil
* 1/3 cup of coconut oil
or cocoa butter
* 1 teaspoon lanolin
* 1/2 oz grated beeswax
* 2/3 cup rosewater
* 1/3 cup aloe vera gel
* 1 to 2 drops rose oil
* 1 vitamin E capsule
Directions
Melt almond oil, coconut oil, lanolin and beeswax over low heat. Mix well and let cool.
Mix rosewater, aloe vera gel and rose oil. Add the contents of the vitamin E capsule. Whip this mixture into the beeswax mixture until well blended. Store in a jar with a tight lid.
Homemade Almond Rose Body Lotion
* 1/4 cup sweet almond oilv
* Rose petals
* 3 tbsp vodka
* water
* 1 tbsp beeswax – grated
* 4 drops vitamin E oil
Start by filling a clean Mason jar ¾ of the way with rose petals. Add the vodka then fill the jar up with water. Stir well and set it aside for 1 to 2 weeks. Strain and keep in an airtight jar.
Combine the almond oil and beeswax in a double boiler, or put them in a glass bowl and microwave in 30 sec. intervals. Stir gently until the beeswax is melted.
Take the mixture of the heat and slowly add ¼ cup of the rosewater, stirring constantly. Let the mixture cool completely, then add the vitamin E oil.
Store the lotion in a clean container with a tight fitting lid.
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