I have a recipe for hand lotion made from products found at Dollar General, but don't know the quantity of the products to use. Does anyone know the recipe?
By Marie
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I have made this lotion and it is nasty. It's beyond greasy, it's heavy feeling on the skin. A complete waste of time and money. I threw the whole batch in the trash. As vague as this recipe is I don't think I would make it again w/o more exact amounts
The recipe I've used for years is very satisfactory, and is not greasy at all. It has a very clean and pleasant fragrance in spite of the fact that the only real fragrance it contains is that of Johnson & Johnson's baby lotion.
I use 4 ounces of Vaseline, 8 oz of J&J's pink baby lotion and a 4 oz jar of Vitamin E cream that I buy at Walmart. I also have used the Walmart's brand (Equate) of baby lotion that is probably bottled by the same company making it for J&J. I don't know that, but I can tell no difference in it at all. It is a lot more economical as well.
I place all 3 ingredients in a large enough plastic bowl, so that I have plenty of room for mixing with my hand mixer. I mix it very well until it's entirely emulsified, light and fluffy, then using a flat blade spatula, scoop the cream into perfectly clean cosmetic jars with lids. Since I share my hand cream with family and friends who also enjoy it as much as I do. I seldom have any left over, but if and when I do, it's always kept in the refrigerator.
I only use 4 ounce jars (or smaller) and use it on feet and ankles, hands, arms and elbows. Knees benefit from a good cream rubbed into them after baths too. Moisture or cleansing creams should always be placed on warm, wet skin ...never dry skin. You want the pores to be open when you add a softening cream so that it goes into the skin. Then if you like, you can gently wipe off any excess although I just keep rubbing it in. This way the cream actually gets into the pores and is able to do the softening that you're wanting to accomplish.
If you want to make a larger batch at the time, just stick to the formula, and double or triple the amounts. I wash and reuse all the jars from the Vitamin E cream (which incidentally is very reasonably priced at Walmart) as well as any other small cosmetic jars that family and friends save for me. In a pinch, one could use the small baby food jars which have the nice lids. They're just about the right size. However, anytime you place creams
We all love the fragrance of sweet-clean babies, and the baby lotion lends the cream that same soft and gentle fragrance.
Pookarina
I use the same formula; only put the vaseline in the microwave for a bit to partially melt it. It blends with the baby lotion and vitamin e cream better that way. I love this stuff and so do all my friends and family
@ninny123 I use 1-4oz. tube of creamy vaseline, 1 oz. bottle of any baby lotion & 1-4oz. jar of vitamin E cream. Not at all greasy. The scent will be determined by the scent of the baby lotion.
This is the original recipe I copied years ago. I have made it many many times, however I only make a half batch because it makes so much. I don't find the exact brands called for, but adapt accordingly. The last time I even poured a Tbsp of Vit E oil in that I happened to have. I mix with my mixer till it is very creamy. I then store it in the Vaseline and Vit. E jars - which by now I have quite a supply of. Before that I bought some small plastic storage containers.
Note: In the recipe they comment about 10 minutes of stickiness, but I really never had that problem. Admittedly, it is oilier than most lotions, but it can be rubbed in.
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Miracle Hand & Body Lotion
1 Bottle of Baby Lotion, Sleepy Time, Chamomile and Lavender, $ Store Brand (16 ounces)
1 Jar of Delon Vitamin E Creme (16 ounces)
1 Jar of Petroleum Jelly, $ Store Brand (16 ounces)
Mix all together with an electric mixer and put in jars or in those plastic food storage containers. I can live with 10 minutes of stickiness after a shower for the feeling it gives me all day long.
I use cheap lotion as a base and add a jar of the dollar store vitamin e moisturizer creme and add 2 tablespoons of glycerin works better than the Vaseline.
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