Chocolate Lotion Bars

By MJH

These lotion bars will melt a bit when they come into contact with body heat. To apply, you can rub them directly on skin. You can also warm them by rubbing between your hands, then rub the lotion on your hands over parts of your body to moisturize.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup coconut oil
• 3/4 cup grated beeswax, or beeswax pastilles
• 1/2 cup cocoa butter
• 1/4 cup shea butter, or an extra 1/4 cup of cocoa butter can be substituted if you’re allergic to shea
• 20 drops essential oils
• 3 teaspoons Vitamin E oil
• Silicone muffin mold
• IDEAS FOR ESSENTIAL OILS
• Peppermint essential oil
• Lemon essential oil
• Lavender essential oil
• Orange essential oil
• Cinnamon OIL

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from diynatural.com

Preparation

Step 1

Measure out all of your ingredients.

Put the coconut oil, beeswax, cocoa butter and shea butter in a double boiler on medium heat until everything melts.

Remove from heat.

Allow to cool for a few minutes and stir in essential oils and Vitamin E oil.
Pour into silicone molds while it’s still liquid. Do it quickly, as it can harden pretty fast!

Use the spatula to scrape as much out of your pan as possible. It makes for much easier clean up.

Allow lotion bars to cool completely, then pop out of molds.

Store in a jar, a small tin, or in a small dish on your dresser or countertop.