DIY Moisturizing Lemon And Coconut Oil Body Lotion

Now it is about time to skip your chemical-laden body lotion and make your own instead. This lemon and coconut oil body lotion is very soothing for the skin. It is deeply moisturizing and also helps exfoliate your skin. Therefore makes your skin clear and healthy. This lotion also has powerful antioxidant properties which help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Hence, you get youthful and naturally glowing skin. So why not whip your own lemon and coconut oil body lotion at home to make your skin healthy and beautiful?

Before getting to the recipe, let’s take a look at what are the benefits of Lemon and coconut oil body lotion.

Benefits Of DIY Moisturizing Lemon And Coconut Oil Body Lotion

Coconut Oil

• Coconut oil contains antibacterial and antifungal properties that kill harmful bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms living on your skin. This helps clear your skin and make your skin healthy.
• It is a rich source of saturated fat. Saturated fat helps moisturize skin and also keeps the moisture locked in. This makes your skin soft and smooth.
• It contains vitamin E which is a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin E neutralizes harmful free radicals and prevents skin cell damage.
• Coconut oil boosts collagen production which helps improve elasticity and firmness of your skin. Hence fades fine lines and wrinkles.

Grapeseed Oil

• Grapeseed oil is a rich source of oleic acid. Oleic acid can deeply moisturize your skin and help you get rid of dry and flaky skin.
• It contains vitamin C and vitamin E which are a powerful antioxidant. These vitamins are very effective in reducing wrinkles and scars.
• Grapeseed oil works great for oily and dry skin both. It has astringent properties which help tighten skin by contraction of skin cells.
• It also works great in toning your skin. This oil has the ability to penetrate the pores and clean off excess oil, dirt, and dead skin cells. This helps make your skin clean.

Lemon Essential Oil

• The lemon essential oil is very effective in removing excess oils clogging your pores. This helps detoxify your skin and prevent the formation of blackheads.
• It has antibacterial properties which help in treating acne. While its astringent properties help tighten pores.
• It contains citric acid which helps lighten acne scars and dark spots. This makes your skin tone even.
• Lemon oil also balances your skin’s natural pH. This protects your skin from various infections and diseases.

Procedure For DIY Moisturizing Lemon And Coconut Oil Body Lotion

DIY Moisturizing Lemon And Coconut Oil Body Lotion

 

Get moisturized and healthy skin with the nutrition of lemon and coconut oil body lotion. It helps to hydrate and exfoliate the skin with anti-aging benefits.

Author: Mamta

Recipe type: Body Lotion

Cuisine: DIY, Beauty

Ingredients

Heated Water Phase

• 110.75g Distilled Water (Buy From Here)

Heated Oil Phase

• 18g Coconut Oil (Buy From Here)
• 10g Grapeseed Oil (Buy From Here)
• 7.5g Emulsifying Wax NF(Buy From Here)
• 3g Cetyl Alcohol (Buy From Here)

Cool Down Phase

• 30 drops Lemon Essential Oil (Buy From Here)
• 0.75g Liquid Germall Plus (Buy From Here)

TOTAL-150 GRAMS

Instructions

How To Make

1. Prepare a double-boiler system by adding about 1 inch of water in a wide, flat-bottomed sauté pan. Put the pan on the stove and set the stove on low heat.
2. Weigh the water phase ingredients into a small heat-resistant glass measuring cup. Cover the container with aluminum foil to avoid evaporation of water content.
3. Weigh the oil phase ingredients into a second heat-resistant glass measuring cup.
4. Place both measuring cups in your prepared double boiler system to melt everything through.
5. After about 20–30 minutes the oil part should be completely melted and the water part should be warmed.
6. Remove the double boiler pan from the heat, remove the foil, and pour the oil part into the water part.
7. Mix the water and oil mixture with a spoon vigorously to combine them. Stir the spoon for 5-7 seconds.
8. Then, remove the mixture container from the double boiler pan.
9. Now, immediately grab your immersion blender (or milk frother for smaller quantities) and begin blending the lotion mixture.
10. Blend for about a minute, leave to cool for ten minutes.
11. After 10 minutes, blend for another minute or two, and repeat this blend-cool-blend cycle until the glass measuring cup is barely warm to the touch and the lotion mixture is thick and creamy.
12. When the lotion mixture is cool it’s time to incorporate cool-down phase ingredients.
13. Weigh down the liquid germall plus preservative and essential oil and add them to the lotion mixture.
14. Mix everything well and store it in an airtight jar.
15. Your DIY moisturizing lemon and coconut oil body lotion is ready.

Notes

1. Emulsifying Wax is an emulsifier that is extracted from the fatty acids of plant oils. It is used to combine oil and water in facial creams, body lotions, moisturizers, and other skincare products. There are no side effects in the use of products with emulsifying waxes as the main ingredient. These products are considered non-toxic even when used regularly.

2. Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol derived from vegetable oils, which is used as a thickener in creams and lotions. It has mild emollient and moisturizing properties without the feeling of tackiness. It also makes a lotion more slippery and easy to spread.

3. Be sure to do a patch test to make sure your skin does not have an adverse reaction to the oils. The inner forearm is a great place to do a test since the skin is delicate, similar to facial skin.

4. Additionally, pregnant women, infants, and young children should avoid certain essential oils. so be sure to do your homework beforehand.

5. Keep the cream container away from light.

6. Always apply sunscreen before going out in the sun.

3.5.3251