If you’re interested in making your own lotion bars with essential oils, you’ve come to the right place.
In this article, I will provide you with a few step-by-step guides on how to make easy homemade lotion bars with essential oils.
Let’s get started.
What Is A Lotion Bar?
A lotion bar is a block of lotion that is used for moisturizing your skin. When rubbed over warm skin, the bar melts, allowing you to rub the lotion in and hydrate your skin.
Generally speaking, lotion bars are made out of a variety of different natural ingredients that remain solid at room temperature. They are great for incorporating into your skincare routine, and couldn’t be easier to make with just a few simple ingredients.
Lotion bars can be made at home in large batches with just a few pieces of equipment. In just a few minutes, you can melt down the ingredients and have them in molds, you then just need to wait for them to firm up.
The great thing about how convenient it is to make lotion bars in big batches is that they also make an ideal gift! This means that you can make a really special and personalized gift without having to spend a lot of time and money.
A Guide On How To Make Lemon Essential Oil Lotion Bars
A double boiler (or a saucepan filled with boiling water)
Ingredients
1 cup of coconut oil
1 cup of cocoa butter or shea butter (or you can use a combination of the two)
1 cup of beeswax
15-30 drops of lemon essential oil
Instructions
Step One – Add Your Ingredients To A Double Boiler
To begin, you will first need to add all the ingredients except the essential oil to a double boiler.
Add about 1 to 2 inches of water in the bottom pan of the double boiler, and place it on the stove on medium heat.
Step Two – Bring The Water To A Boil And Melt The Ingredients
Next, you will need to bring the water in the double boiler to a boil and melt the ingredients over the medium heat.
If you don’t have a double boiler, you can imitate the effect of a double boiler by placing a glass bowl over a medium-size saucepan filled with boiling water.
Step Three – Remove The Mixture From The Heat
Once the mixture has melted completely, you will need to remove the mixture from the heat.
Make sure that you turn the stove off.
Step Four – Allow The Mixture To Cool Down Slightly
Following this, you need to allow the mixture to cool down slightly. That being said, you don’t want it to solidify, so only allow it to cool for a few minutes.
Step Five – Add And Stir In Lemon Essential Oil
Once the mixture has cooled down slightly, you need to add and stir in the lemon essential oil.
Step Six – Pour The Mixture Into Silicone Or Metal Molds
Once the mixture is ready, it is now time to pour it into the silicone or metal molds.
Step Seven – Allow The Mixture To Cool Completely
Once you have poured the mixture into your molds, you will need to allow the mixture to cool completely and harden inside the molds.
Step Eight – Pop The Lotion Bars Out Of The Molds And Use
When the mixture has hardened completely, you can pop the lotion bars out of the molds.
Use as necessary by rubbing them on the area of skin that requires moisturizing.
Provided that you store them in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, these lotion bars will last for up to a year!
Guide On How To Make Lavender And Frankincense Essential Oils Lotion Bars
Equipment You’ll Need
A double boiler
Silicone molds
Ingredients
1 cup of coconut oil
1 cup of shea butter
1 cup of pure beeswax
Lavender essential oil
Frankincense essential oil
Instructions
Step One – Add Water To Your Double Boiler
To begin, you will need to add 1 to 2 inches of water to the bottom pan of your double boiler.
Step Two – Bring The Water To A Boil And Add Your Ingredients
Next, you will want to bring the water to a boil over a medium heat. Add the beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter to the top pan.
Step Three – Allow Your Ingredients To Melt Together
Stand over the stove, stirring now and then until your ingredients melt together.
Step Four – Remove From The Heat And Allow The Mixture To Slightly Cool
Once your mixture has completely melted, you will need to remove it from the heat and turn off the stove.
Allow the mixture to cool slightly for a couple of minutes.
Step One – Add Water To Your Double Boiler (Or Saucepan)
To begin, you will need to prepare your double boiler by adding water to the bottom of the pan.
Step Two – Add Your Ingredients To The Top Pan
Next, allow the water in the pan to come to a boil and add your ingredients into the top pan of the double boiler.
Step Three – Let The Ingredients Melt Completely
Allow the ingredients to melt completely, stirring every so often to ensure that the mixture is well combined.
Step Four – Remove The Pan From The Heat
Next, you will need to remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool down slightly.
That being said, you don’t want the mixture to harden at this stage, so only wait a couple of minutes.
Step Five – Stir In The Essential Oils
Once the mixture has been allowed to cool down slightly, you are ready to stir in both the peppermint and wintergreen essential oils.
Step Six – Pour The Mixture Into The Molds
Next, you will want to pour the mixture into the silicone molds.
Make sure that each mold is filled equally with mixture to ensure that you get equal lotion bars.
Step Seven – Allow The Mixture To Cool Completely
Once you have poured the mixture into the molds, you will need to allow the mixture to cool completely before you attempt to take the lotion bars out of the molds.
Step Eight – Use As Necessary And Store In An Airtight Container
Once the lotion bars have been allowed to cool, they are ready to use when necessary!
When it comes to using them, simply rub them over the area of your body that you would like to moisturize, and on particularly dry skin to nourish and moisturize.
Make sure that you store them in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
In Summary
Making lotion bars is easy once you know how! Once you’ve got a good base, you can experiment with all sorts of different essential oils to figure out your perfect scent.
Good luck making your lotion bars with essential oils!
Hi, my name is Hannah Shiftle, and I started using essential oils 15 years ago. At first, I was dubious of them, much like a lot of people. However, as I began to use them on a daily basis, I quickly discovered how much of a difference they had on both my physical and mental health.
Through Oil Health Benefits, I will be sharing my knowledge and passion for essential oils with you, providing readers with all the information they need to know. From the best oils to use for illnesses, to understanding what makes essential oils pure, I have covered all these topics.
