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DIY Floral Lotion
Naturally scented with flowering quince, rose, calendula, and peony, this lotion takes inspiration from the garden while leaving your skin silky smooth. Makes 200g.
Cost
$12
Equipment
Beakers or other heatproof containers
Kitchen scale
Double boiler
Spatula
Electric mixer
Mixing bowl
Alcohol (to sterilize equipment and tools)
Supplies
Aqueous Phase Ingredients
110
g
distilled water
3
g
aloe vera gel
3
g
glycerine
Oil Phase Ingredients
20
g
grapeseed oil
20
g
sunflower oil
8
g
BTMS 25
8
g
cetyl alcohol
4
drops
Vitamin E oil
Cool Phase Ingredients
6
g
leucidal
4
g
panthenol (Vitamin B5)
8-12
drops
essential oil of choice
(optional)
Instructions
Sterilize all your equipment. Weigh out your ingredients. Combine all your oil ingredients together and the water ingredients together.
While keeping separate, heat the water and oil ingredients to 160 degrees. Let sit at this temperature for 20 minutes.
Pour the oil ingredients followed by the water ingredients into a mixing bowl. Combine with an electric mixer until the mixture thickens.
Once cooled to 80 degrees, add in the cool phase ingredients. Mix with the electric mixer until it reaches a fluffy consistency.
Pour into a sterilized pump using a piping bag. Use within 6 months.