Lotion Bar, Lip Balm and Bath Salts Recipe

Here are some more recipes you may want to try from Herbal Accents.

Butter Bars - Lotion Bars

Ingredient List:

4 ounces cocoa butter, shea butter or mango butter
4 ounces beeswax, refined beads, yellow or white
4 or 5 ounces liquid vegetable oil such as refined jojoba, sunflower or sweet almond*
3 to 4 teaspoons of essential oil or fragrance oil of your choice
2 to 3 teaspoons colored wax jojoba beads (optional)

Melt first butter and pour 4 ounces into 8oz Pyrex measuring cup. Add 4 ounces of beeswax beads. (Total of 8 ounces in cup) Add colored jojoba beads if using. Melt together in microwave. Now add the liquid vegetable oil. Use 4 ounces for a hard bar, which would bring your total to 12 ounces or 5 ounces for a softer bar for a total of 13 ounces. Stir to mix thoroughly. Add essential oil or fragrance oil when mixture has cooled slightly. Pour into jars or small soap molds. Pop out when cool, about two hours. For best results, put in refrigerator for a few minutes before popping out of mold.

* Different carrier oils will give a different feel to your butter bars. Lighter oils will absorb in to the skin quicker, heavier oils will be more moisturizing, but will take longer to absorb into the skin. For more information see our Carrier Oils Page and also this Recipe Page.

Uses: Wet hands and rub with lotion bar
Rub on body when getting out of shower while still damp
Use as drawer sachet
Cut off a sliver and let melt in hot bath water
Massage into cuticles to soften them
Rub into elbows and knees
Massage - use softer bar recipe.

Lip Balm

Ingredients: 1/2 ounce beeswax beads
4 ounces sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon colored jojoba beads
2 teaspoons essential oil or food flavoring oil
We carry Cherry & Banana flavoring oils.

Some good essential oil choices that are nice are Tangerine, Lemon, Sweet Orange or Lime. The citrus oils seem to be popular for this application.

Utensils needed: 8 ounce glass measuring cup, teaspoon measuring spoon, stainless spoon for stirring and 1/4 ounce lip balm jars.
Put the 4 ounces of sweet almond oil in measuring cup, add beeswax beads and jojoba beads and melt in microwave. Stir with spoon, and when cooled a bit, add essential or flavoring oil. Pour into lip balm jars, and when cool, label.

Bath Salts

To each pound of salt add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil or essential oil. Mix with a spoon and put in glass jar. Use a glass or stainless steel bowl to do your mixing. Can add a little vegetable glycerin to give the salts a shine. Cosmetic grade colorants can be added. Our D & C liquid colors work well. The Ultramarines work but not the iron oxides for the most part. When using powders, put a teaspoon of colorant in 2 oz bottle, add 1 to 1-1/2 oz distilled water, a little Polysorbate 20 and shake. Sprinkle on your salts after you have added the scent. The Polysorbate keeps the solution emulsified.

Also, try our Dendritic Salts to help your scents to last longer. Use about 1/2 cup of dendritic salts to 8 to 10 cups of other salts. (You can add more, it won't hurt.) Add your scent to the dendritic salt first, and then add to rest of salts.

If you are looking for other recipes, check out some of the links in the side bar or check in my archive. There are alot of recipes in both places. I am always looking for new recipes to post on my blog, so please return in the future.


Source: http://www.herbalaccents.com/lipbalm,butter_lotionbars,bathbombs.htm