As we’re finally nearing the end of the longest winter I can remember, (blizzarding right into April) my hands could use some TLC. Between the cold weather, and the crazy amount of dishes I do everyday to keep up with my recipe testing, my hands are always dry if I don’t keep up on them. In fact they’ll start to crack whenever I do nothing at all. So I was trying to figure out what to do about this because it’s often inconvenient to use regular lotion. And I wondered if ‘solid lotion’ was a thing, sort of like chapstick for my hands. Of course a quick look online revealed that everyone else has known about the benefits of lotion bars for a long time! I tinkered around with different ratios for a while, and came up with this recipe which is just the first of more lotion bars to come. I personally love the smell of lemon, but if your skin reacts to citrus essential oils, feel free to use whatever you favorite is, or nothing at all as a scent. Coconut oil has always worked wonders for moisturizing my skin, but it seems to soak in quickly. So I added a little shea butter as well because it’s and incredible deep moisturizer. Then it’s only a little beeswax to hold it all together, and a touch of essential oil. One benefit of ordering some molds though is the cuteness factor. These lotion bars make great gifts, and the 100% homemade across the front just adds a little something extra. And if you do decide to give these as a gift, they’re really easy to wrap up with a bit of packing paper and jute twine. The wrapping I used in these photos is actually repurposed from a Christmas present from my sister. And she had repurposed that wrapping from some packing papers she had from online orders. It’s amazing how cute bits of what is essentially garbage looks with a little twine added in! No reviews
