3 Ingredient Lotion Bars

Many of the homemade bath & body recipes out there call for a whole slew of ingredients & supplies – not to mention the mess some of them can make! I love making my own soaps, lotions, & such but simplicity is definitely key.

That’s why I love these super simple lotion bars so much. 3 ingredients is all you need to make up a batch of them, and they last a really long time!

The recipe components are this:

• 1 cup coconut oil 
• 1 cup beeswax 
• 1 cup shea butter (you can also use cocoa butter or mango butter, or a combination of all 3)
• Optional – you can also slice open a couple of Vitamin E capsules & empty in the contents if you like – or you can add in a few drops of your favorite essential oil. (I recommend lavender!)

Combine all the ingredients in a double boiler or a glass bowl over a smaller saucepan with about an inch of water in it. Bring the water to a boil & whisk the ingredients together until they are all melted & combined. Remove from the heat. If you want, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil(s) at this point. Pour into molds of your choice.

I love these silicone muffin liners for individual bars – but I have to say my favorites are empty deodorant containers. You can buy them online these days empty & brand new. I like to use the lotion bars in the deodorant containers in the shower on wet skin after bathing. It’s ah-mazing!! 

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3 Ingredient Lotion Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup  coconut oil
• 1 cup  beeswax
• 1 cup  shea butter  you can also use cocoa butter or mango butter, or a combination of all 3
• Optional - you can also slice open a couple of Vitamin E capsules & empty in the contents if you like - or a few drops of your favorite essential oil I recommend lavender!

Instructions

• Combine all the ingredients in a double boiler or a glass bowl over a smaller saucepan with about an inch of water in it. Bring the water to a boil & whisk the ingredients together until they are all melted & combined. Remove from the heat. If you want, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil(s) at this point or the insides of a couple Vitamin E capsules. This is totally optional though! Pour into molds of your choice & let cool until set.