Sunscreen – Water Resistant & Super Easy to Make

By Bailey1_

Ingredients

• (makes 1 cup homemade sunscreen)
• 2 ounces beeswax
• 2 ounces cocoa butter
• 2 ounces coconut oil
• 2 ounces liquid oil (I used these jojoba, carrot seed, argan oil)
• 2 ounces zinc
• Kitchen scale
• Double boiler (I use a metal bowl over a small pot of simmering water)
• Squeeze tubes, optional

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from holisticsquid.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make the sunscreen spreadable even on a cooler morning, I added a small amount of liquid oil – I chose a combination of jojoba, carrot seed, and argan oils. Jojoba has a fairly long shelf-life for a liquid seed oil. Carrot seed and argan oil are both super rich in antioxidants, and carrot seed oil is said to have a natural SPF of 38-40. You could use these, or simply use extra virgin olive oil or another cold-pressed oil.



Double boiler (I use a metal bowl over a small pot of simmering water)
Finely grate the beeswax and weigh the grated bits to 2 ounces.
In a double boiler, melt the beeswax, cocoa butter, and coconut oil until liquid. Remove from heat.

Slowing whisk in the zinc, stirring until all lumps are gone. When this mixture is slightly cooled, stir in the liquid oil until well combined.
Use a butter knife to scoop the sunscreen into the squeeze bottles. Or store in a glass jar with a lid.