To make homemade body lotion, you need 1 bottle each.
By kraftykaren from Mobile, AL
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I was tired of spending so much money on small jars of face cream and not knowing what all those long names or harmful ingredients they have on the label.
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Does anyone have a recipe for a good moisturizing lotion made from everyday items in the kitchen?
Mari from Anaheim, CA
Olive oil, aloe vera gel. Mix 5 parts gel to 2 parts oil. Voila, lotion!
15 oz. bottle baby lotion
8 oz. tube of creamy vaseline
8 oz. jar of vitamin e cream
Mix all together with a mixer or spoon.
I use straight olive oil to moisturize. It works best if you put it in a small container that will give you a few drops at a time (otherwise you could make a real mess!) and if your skin is damp from a shower or a hand washing, but it works well if your skin is dry too. A little goes a LONG way, and there is no overwhelming perfume smell as with so many store bought lotions.
I have also been known to use a small amount of Vaseline on my legs after shaving....VERY NICE!
I work in a lab, so I'm constantly (20-30 times a day) washing my hands and normal lotions just get too greasy, the OO soaks in quickly and I can get back to work without fear of smudging things.
I use straight olive oil to moisturize. It works best if you put it in a small container that will give you a few drops at a time (otherwise you could make a real mess!) and if your skin is damp from a shower or a hand washing, but it works well if your skin is dry too. A little goes a LONG way, and there is no overwhelming perfume smell as with so many store bought lotions.
I have also been known to use a small amount of Vaseline on my legs after shaving....VERY NICE!
I work in a lab, so I'm constantly (20-30 times a day) washing my hands and normal lotions just get too greasy, the OO soaks in quickly and I can get back to work without fear of smudging things.
This sounds too crazy, but I read all these reviews of Crisco!!
Sounds like everyone who used it swears by it!
Here's the link to the reviews posted.
www.makeupalley.com/
Although I have always had oily skin, now that I am in my mid-50s I find my skin has started feeling dry. This winter I have started using a mixture of cheap moisturizer with olive oil and it is just great. I started using straight olive oil but it just needed something else so I decided to mix it with the moisturizer that I had on hand.
I use sweet almond oil that has vitamin e but you can find almond oil with out the vitamin e. I buy them at the health food store. I wash my face with a gentle cleanser rinse dry my face , take a cotton ball and apply my almond oil. A little goes a long way and it isn't that greasy at all. I've tried a lot of lotions and creams for my face and I either broke out or it made my face itch. So I decided to take a natural approach and it works. I hope this is useful. Thank you have a great 2009 everyone hugs and aloha from Hawaii. Note this might be expensive, but for me it is worth it.
Coconut Oil works great! It's really helped with my children's eczema, too! I buy it from tropical traditions.com when they have the BOGO specials. It ends up being cheaper than commercial lotions in the long run. I keep a container with a lid in the bathroom. It's a solid in the winter, so I let the closed container sit in a little bit of hot water in the sink while I take a shower.
Please tell me why my homemade lotion won't dispense through a lotion pump. I use baby lotion, vitamin E cream, and petroleum jelly. I prefer to use a dispenser/pump over an open Mason jar. Thanks for your help.
By Carmen
It's probably because of the petroleum jelly. It's very think. You may not be able to make this work but the jar sounds lovely, esp' decorated with some raffia around the lid?
Air enters the dispensing tube and the lotion hardens in the tube, usually close to the top.
How do you make homemade body lotion?
By Jen
You could research your own recipes for making homemade body lotion, by using search engines. Look for some videos on youtube.com and try ehow.com.
I found recipe this on Pinterest: pinterest.com/
My favorite fragrance is now available only in a spray. I hate spray colognes. I find them to be wasteful (I think this is the idea--so we'll buy more) and hard to control. Usually completely overpowering and impossible to wash off!
My guess would be to just simple spray a few squirts into a very basic/neutral type lotion and stir until smooth. The alcohol from the cologne might be a bit drying--so just make a small sample to test. *grins* I bet you already did! How did it turn out?
I work in a pharmacy and when we need to "reduce" the concentration of something we use glycerin or eucerin (withever you prefer) to cut it into the liquid. We have special equipement but you can start by taking a flat spatula or butter knife and laying out maybe an ounce of Eucerin on a flat surface. Make a indentation in the middle of the mound and slowly , little by little stir the smallest amount into the cream, stir and spread back and forth and add more when incorporated into the cream. Glycerin is a lot runnier but you can pour come of the perfume into the bottle and shake well.
