Solid Lotion Bars Recipe

Solid lotion bars is a nice alternative for those who don't want to buy or use preservatives in a liquid lotion. 

But remember that that they are mostly oils so not only does a little go a long ways but some people may still find them too oily for their skin.


This is a recipe that I created for the members of Soaps-N-Lotions.

1. ~ 31% Beeswax
2. ~ 31.5% Cocoa Butter
3. ~ 14.5% Fractionated Coconut Oil
4. ~ 9% Sweet Almond Oil
5. ~ 8% Jojoba
6. ~ 1% Tocopherols, Vitamin E
7. ~ 5% Fragrance Oil or Essential Oil

You can make a small batch or a large batch.
If you need a calculator to do the math for you this is a good one to use.  Simply type in the ingredients and the percent of each to use and calculate it into weights.
 http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/Calculators/Batch_Size_Calculator.aspx

Select the mold or container that you will be pouring into.   Hard plastic molds that are cute shapes make really cute lotion bars.  Just remember that you really need to put that bar into a solid container for storage.   Twist up tubes also work really good for these lotion bars as well. 

It's Almost All Melted.........

Decide if you want to melt your ingredients using the microwave or the double boiler method. I put mine in a 4 cup glass measuring cup and heated it in the microwave.  Once you decide this select the container that you will be using and weigh out the first 5 ingredients that you will be using.  You don't want them overly hot, but if it's not hot enough it will cool off and harden.  It's really not that hard, and easy to know the difference.

 It's not fully hardened, you can see the color difference.

Once everything has melted and it's not too hot or too cold add your tocopherols and your the scent of your choice.  If you don't want it scented just replace that percent with a liquid oil of choice.  One that is already in the recipe or a different one.    Pour your mixture into your mold and let it set until it hardens.  Once it's hard pop out of the mold and it's ready to use.   If you made it in a mold have a container ready to store your lotion bar.  That keeps it clean and ready to use, but also makes it handy to take with you.

The Finished Lotion Bars!!! 

Any liquid oil can really be used for lotion bars.  Just change out for what you want to use or what you have on hand.  But keep in mind that some oils do feel oilier than others on the skin which is why I selected the oils that I did for this recipe.   It will still feel oils because after all they are oils, but just not as oily as other can feel.

Happy Crafting !!!!
Krissy

Shea Butter Lotion

06% Shea Butter
04% Jojoba Oil
05% Canola Oil
05% Avocado Oil
05% Emulsifying Wax
71% Aloe Vera Juice or Distilled Water
01% Liquid Germall Plus
03% Skin Safe Fragrance Oil Of Choice

to determine how much of each ingredient to use decide on how big you want your finished batch to be.
Once you know that simply multiply the total batch size by the percent given to figure out how much of each ingredient to use.   I recommend to think of your recipe size in terms of ounces, then convert that into grams to figure out your recipe in grams.  If you need help with that please check out the "Ounces vs Grams" link in the Categories column.