DIY Non-greasy Shea Butter Lotion Recipe

Applying body lotion is the most important element of any skin-care routine. Your skin tackles cold, heat, and dry weather every day which in result your skin gets dry, flaky, and dull. A body lotion doesn’t just add water back into your skin, it also makes skin soft, prevents premature aging, and plumps the skin. To give sufficient nutrients to your skin, I have made a non-greasy shea butter lotion. It moisturizes skin perfectly while giving anti-aging benefits because of effective essential oils.

Let’s take a look at what are the benefits of ingredients that are added in DIY non-greasy shea butter lotion.

Benefits Of DIY Non-greasy Shea Butter Lotion

Frankincense essential oil makes your skin soft and smooth. It can help in fading away acne, surgery marks, stretch marks, and other types of scars from the skin. Frankincense helps in reducing wrinkles and fine lines by regenerating healthy skin cells. It is also great for tightening up sagging skin, evening tone, and balancing the skin’s pH.

Shea butter boosts the skin’s natural collagen production and nourishes the skin to prevent drying. It also helps in skin softening and strengthening as well as wrinkle reduction. It is rich in vitamin E and A, and antioxidants which make skin soft, hydrated, and glowing.

Geranium essential oil has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antibacterial properties, which is why it was used in ancient herbal remedies for treating wounds, cuts, acne, and injuries. The astringent properties of the geranium essential oil are said to help tighten the skin, which can help minimize the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. It also contains fatty acids, the nutrient needed to help build healthy skin cells.

Vitamin E oil is rich in antioxidants that help in the regeneration of skin cells. It helps in lightening scars and dark spots and rejuvenates dull skin.

Emulsifying wax NF 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.

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Recipe For DIY Non-greasy Shea Butter Lotion

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DIY Non-greasy Shea Butter Lotion

 

Provide necessary nutrients to your body and also get anti-aging benefits with this DIY shea butter body lotion. It is non-greasy and makes skin soft and moisturized.

Author: Mamta

Recipe type: Shea Butter Body Lotion

Recipe Category: DIY, Beauty

Ingredients

Water Phase

• 105.75g distilled water (Buy From Here)

Oil Phase

• 33g shea butter (Buy From Here)
• 7.5g emulsifying wax NF (Buy From Here)

Cool Down Ingredients

• 0.75g liquid germall plus (Buy From Here)
• 3g vitamin e oil (Buy From Here)
• 15 drops frankincense essential oil (Buy From Here)
• 15 drops geranium essential oil (Buy From Here)

Total = 150 grams

Instructions

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.
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6. After about 20–30 minutes the oil part should be completely melted and the water part should be warmed.
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8. Remove the double boiler pan from the heat, remove the foil and pour the oil part into the water part.
9. Mix the water and oil mixture with a spoon vigorously to combine them. Stir the spoon for 20-30 seconds. Then, remove the mixture container from the double boiler pan.
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11. Now, immediately grab your immersion blender (or milk frother for smaller quantities) and begin blending the lotion.
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13. Blend for about a minute, leave to cool for ten minutes.
14. 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 is thick and creamy.
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16. When the lotion is cool it’s time to incorporate cool-down phase ingredients.
17. Weigh down the liquid germall plus preservative, vitamin e oil, and essential oils and add them into the cream.
18. Mix everything well and store it in an airtight jar.
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20. Your non-greasy shea butter lotion is ready. Apply it whenever needed.

Notes

1. 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.

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

3. Keep the shea butter lotion container away from light.

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