I started by ordering raw, unrefined organic shea butter from Africa. Damn Fingers-where am I supposed to get that? Why Amazon.com that's where!
This is the label on the bag it came in.
Here it is, a pound of raw shea butter.
It gives you a link for recipes-I didn't really follow any of them, just the method of how to do it.
First I got a bunch of my used containers all washed up.
These are old lip balm tins and sample containers, all washed up.
The instructions call for a double boiler-here is my rigged version.
I got out my oils, which I had because I've been making my own cuticle oil as well.
This Wellspring company is awesome!
Here's some melting.
After the butter is melted, I then added the jojoba, Vitamin E, a bit of Apricot and Avocado oils. About 2 parts butter to one part oils. Then you put it in the fridge til it starts to solidify.
Here it is fresh from the fridge-then you beat it for at least 5 minutes.
Don't lick these beaters! Although my brain kept trying to tell me it was frosting! Then I added a few drops of sandalwood oil.
Here are the containers filled with the lotion.
Last but not least, the mess left over.
This was a pain to clean since it's oil and it didn't want to come off!
Was it worth it? Oh yeah people. It's a nice lotion-you need very little and so far I'm in love with my creation. Now I just wish I had written down what I put in it!
Have you ever made your own lotion?
Until next time people. Any thoughts out there?
