You might be wondering how you could have unbottled lotion. It is similar to the process of making melt and pour soap, and you won't need any additional equipment if you already have what you need for that process.
I recommend not using a plastic mold for this. Trust me, I learned the hard way and had a massive mess because of it. Beeswax gets extremely hot when it is melted, hot enough to melt plastic. So do yourself a favor and use a heat-resistant silicone mold instead. Or, if you don't want to risk it, you can check out my Etsy shop. Where I sell artisanal unbottled products including lotion bars.
There are only three ingredients required to make lotion bars: oil, beeswax, and shea or cocoa butter, you can add essential oils if you prefer scent.
I have used both coconut and avocado. I like the avocado oil for the lotion bars because I use a lot of lotion. The bars are softer and melt more with the avocado oil. This may sound weird if you have never used a lotion bar before, but it is a bar that looks like soap and melts on contact with your skin.
I use raw, unrefined shea butter when I make lotion bars. It has an earthy scent, but it also contains more vitamin E and antioxidants to nourish your skin than processed shea butter.
Measure out your ingredients. I use a 1:1:1 ratio. For a loaf I use 6 oz of beeswax, 6 oz of shea butter, and 6 oz of oil.
Melt the beeswax. I prefer to melt the beeswax before melting the other ingredients because it takes much longer. Microwave the beeswax in one minute increments, stirring after each minute until it is mostly melted.
Add the oil and shea butter and microwave in 30 second increments until melted, which should take one or two more cycles of microwaving/stirring.
Pour the combination into the silicone mold and allow to sit and harden for at least an hour.
Use your cutter to divide the loaf into individual bars.
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