Friday, February 13, 2009

Homemade Dry Skin Lotion Recipe

As we all know the groundhog saw his shadow a few weeks ago, and you know what that means, SIX more weeks of winter! Yes, SIX miserable, dry, itchy, flaky, blotchy weeks. I seriously do not know how much more winter skin I can handle, it has been a bad winter for me so far, and I know that countless others are suffering the same horrific dermatological fate. Therefore, here is my attempt to help as many moisture challenged people as possible. This is a great lotion recipe that you can whip up in your kitchen, and it only takes about 10-15 minutes.

Moisturizing Beeswax and Almond Oil Lotion

½ cup distilled water
1/8 tsp. borax powder (acts as a preservative)
½ cup almond oil
1 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. grated beeswax
2 tablespoons of honey
2-3 drops of orange essential oil (or your choice)


In a Pyrex or glass bowl, mix almond oil, coconut oil, beeswax, and honey. Place the glass bowl inside of a medium to large size sauce pan, fill pan with approximately 1-2 inches of water (do not get water in the oil mixture). On the stovetop heat the mixture on low until the beeswax is melted.

In a separate glass bowl, mix water and borax powder together until well blended, microwave the borax mixture until boiling (about 1 minute)

Pour beeswax mixture into a blender or food processor; slowly mix in the hot borax mixture. Add essential oil, and blend until the entire mixture is whipped (the lotion will appear slightly thin until it cools).

Pour into a seal-able glass jar, let cool, and enjoy!

This recipe makes for a wonderfully thick and silky lotion that is great for dry sensitive skin. Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions to make this recipe better, or post a different mixture that has worked for you.

Happy lubricating!

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3 comments:

Frederick said...

Hello J. Johnson! Coconut oil for dry skin? Well absolutely!

Actually, long before it was discovered to possess incredible antimicrobial properties capable of killing even the HIV virus (AIDS), coconut oil was already busy giving countless communities healthy and beautiful skin AND hair as well.

Coconut oil's unique fatty acids will penetrate your pores, unclogging them to allow your skin to breathe freely. Just my two cents.

Cheers,
CoconutOilGuy
www.coconut-oil-central.com
Your Drugstore in a Bottle

Frederick said...

Hello J. Johnson! Coconut oil for dry skin? Well absolutely!

Actually, long before it was discovered to possess incredible antimicrobial properties capable of killing even the HIV virus (AIDS), coconut oil was already busy giving countless communities healthy and beautiful skin AND hair as well.

Coconut oil's unique fatty acids will penetrate your pores, unclogging them to allow your skin to breathe freely. Just my two cents.

Cheers,
CoconutOilGuy
www.coconut-oil-central.com
Your Drugstore in a Bottle

Anonymous said...

I love this recipe! I have struggled with dry skin all my life so its good to see an all natural lotion recipe that can cure that. I have also found great homemade lotion recipes here that have helped http://www.squidoo.com/homemade-lotion-recipe

Thanks again for this recipe!