Gentle Homemade Lotion for Sensitive Skin {with emulsifying wax}
This version requires an accurate digital scale to make.
Ingredients
- 18 g sunflower (or other) oil
- 12 g shea or mango butter
- 7 g emulsifying wax
- 40 g aloe vera gel
- 33 g distilled water
- preservative of choice (see below)
Directions to Make
- Weigh the distilled water and aloe in a heatproof container.
- Weigh the sunflower oil, shea butter and vegetable emulsifying wax in a separate heatproof container. (I use two small 4 oz jelly/canning jars.)
- Place both jars down into a saucepan containing a couple inches of water, forming a double boiler of sorts.
- Turn the burner to medium low and heat until the wax is fully melted – about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Pour the hot water/aloe and melted wax/butter/oil together into a clean jar and stir briskly with a fork for several minutes.
- Stir frequently until the lotion starts to thicken as it cools. I usually place the container down into a bowl of ice water to help speed this step up.
- Once cool enough for your preservative of choice, stir that in and mix well.
- Pour into lotion containers or jars.
* There are many choices when it comes to preservatives. I currently like Leucidal SF Complete (ECOCERT/COSMOS approved, Lactobacillus & coconut ferment) used at 4% (or 4 grams in this recipe). Check LotionCrafter, The Herbarie & Formulator Sample Shop for more options.
