The best part about this recipe is that you don't have to blend anything. I looked over a lot of recipes involving a blender and frankly, I didn't want a beeswax mess to clean up. This blog nailed the one container lotion. That's right, ONE container.
Supplies:
- Pint-size or larger jar with lid
- Grater if you are using a beeswax block instead of pastilles
- Pot of water and stovetop
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup beeswax pastilles or shavings from beeswax block
- 1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil (or liquid from 5 capsules) - optional
- 20 drops essential oil - optional
- Put olive oil, beeswax and coconut oil in your pint-size jar.
- Place the jar in the pot on the stove. Add water to the pot only, ensuring none enters the jar. The water should come 3/4 of the way up the jar. Heat over medium low heat until melted. Stir occasionally.
- Once melted, using a hot mitt, remove the jar from the heat and let cool completely. You can put the jar in the refrigerator to speed up the cooling. Stir the lotion every 15 minutes during the entire cooling process. You will see it progressively thicken.
- Once it has fully cooled, add the optional vitamin E and essential oils. Store in a cool dry place.
As you can see, mine is quite green. I used dark EVOO. This doesn't bother me, but if you are giving as gifts or displaying in a jar, you could use a lighter olive oil for appearance-sake. The coconut oil makes this smell phenomenal without any essential oils. Enjoy!
