Homemade Lotion Bars
Do you want to know how to make homemade lotion bars? These homemade lotion bars are super easy to make! These homemade lotion bars are made with all natural, non-toxic ingredients that are super soothing to dry winter skin too!
The benefits of tallow for our skin are numerous! So for a homemade lotion bar, tallow is a great choice as one of the ingredients. But I also have added some very special essential oils to this particular homemade lotion bar recipe which are great for soothing winter skin: Lavender and Melrose! The other thing that is great about these homemade lotion bars is that they are travel friendly! No goopy lotions to deal with – just a nice homemade lotion bar you rub on your hands. You can easily store this homemade lotion bar in a tin in your purse or pack in your toiletry bag for a trip!
So let’s get to the recipe for these easy homemade lotion bars, shall we?!
Homemade Lotion Bars
(makes about 12 lotion bars)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (1 oz.) rendered beef tallow (or you can use coconut oil)
- 1/4 cup shea butter (I get it HERE)
- 1/4 cup grated beeswax, firmly packed (I get it HERE)
- 1/4 teaspoon Vitamin E oil (optional) (I get it HERE)
- 25 drops Lavender essential oil (I get my essential oils HERE)
- 25 drops Melrose essential oil (I get my essential oils HERE)
Directions
Using a glass bowl set over a simmering pot of water, gently melt beeswax, coconut oil/tallow, and shea butter. Stir ingredients until melted.
Remove from heat. Add essential oils and optional Vitamin E. Stir until blended, then pour into a mold. I like to use silicon molds.
Allow the mixture to cool until firm before removing from molds. You can place them in the fridge to speed things up a bit.
These bars will stay good for up to 6 months. Store in an airtight container (I love these tins).
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I love lotion bars, thanks for the recipe. I was beginning to think something was wrong because you hadn’t posted anything in a while. Hope all is well.
Hey Lindsey,
In your”Real Food Survival Guide” you mentioned that there are certain non-profits that will help you start a backyard garden. I live in Houston and am very interested in this idea. This will be my third try at a backyard garden. I haven’t been totally unsuccessful but my harvests haven’t been great either
I noticed that you have not mentioned rosehip seed oil in any of your ingredients list. Is there a reason for this omission ? I recently purchased it along with ylang-ylang. I am using the rosehip oil to combat fine lines on my face. I haven’the figured out yet how to use the y-y with this as I have only just begun my discoveries about essential oils.
Wish to purchase the starter kit in the near future.
Thank you in advance for your feedback . Downloaded your DID book…awesome recipes, looking forward to more. But where to start!
I have not used rose hip and it isn’t in any of my recipes. I have Rose essential oil and love that in my homemade face serum along with avocado oil!
I made these lotion bars Saturday morning, and was slathering them on my dry patches constantly over the weekend. This recipe is AWESOME! There is a noticeable difference and my dry, itchy patches (that have been there for several moths) are finally healing! I’ll make another batch tonight so I can keep a bar in every room, one in my desk at work, and another for my purse. Excellent recipe! Thank you for sharing it!