Shea Butter Lotion Bar Stick

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I’m a natural skin care product addict.

In college, my bathroom was filled with dozens of hair products, skin products and make-up that were likely filled with hundreds of chemicals.

Natural Alternatives…

Since switching to natural options, I still have dozens of personal care products in my bathroom (much to my husband’s frustration) but now they are packaged in glass jars and contain ingredients like shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, honey and other edible and natural ingredients.

Lotion bars are typically some of my favorites and they are much easier to use than regular lotion, but I started making them in plastic deodorant containers, which makes them even easier to apply.

In the fall, I love using shea butter lotion, because it naturally protects skin from dry, cool weather and is said to help the skin naturally produce collagen. In many places, it is a revered remedy for keeping skin looking young and it really does make skin “softer than a baby’s bottom”

I love adding in my favorite essential oils to make this an all-over skin nourishing remedy. I don’t personally use it on my face, since my face tends to have plenty of natural oils, but I know many women who love to use shea butter on the face, and this would be an easy way to apply it.

Where to Get Ingredients…

Shea Butter Lotion Bar Stick Ingredients:

What to Do:

  1. Slowly melt all ingredients, except essential oils, down in a double boiler or sturdy glass bowl over a small pan of boiling water. (TIP: I found an old double boiler at a thrift store that I use for skin products only).
  2. Remove from heat and add essential oils.
  3. Pour in to lotion bar tube.
  4. Let cool for several hours or overnight. I put mine in the fridge to speed the cooling process.

Note: This recipe makes enough for one 4-ounce lotion bar tube. For a firmer lotion bar stick, use more beeswax. For a smoother lotion bar stick, use less beeswax and more coconut oil or olive oil.

Other DIY Natural Skin Care Products:

Here are a few of my other favorite skin care recipes made from natural ingredients…

Ever made your own skin care products? What did you make?

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Co-founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

Comments

53 responses to “Shea Butter Lotion Bar Stick”

  1. Kait Avatar

    Hello, I was wondering; can the beeswax be omitted completely, with no replacement? Or does some other wax have to be used to get the finished product as you’ve made?

    1. Katie - Wellness Mama Avatar

      If you are putting it in a stick like this, it can, it will just be smoother and less solid that with the beeswax. It will work, but you’d want to be careful to keep it away from heat.

  2. tamara Avatar

    Hi Katie! I love/use a lot of your beauty recipes- thank you!! 🙂 I have a question though….when I use shea butter (twice now), my essential oils just don’t ever mask the shea butter smell, even after re-melting and adding more. From what I read, the smell is natural (and ok) but it kinda bugs me. Any tips?? I found the same with cocoa butter…..Maybe I just need to use coconut oil more, but I was trying to get away from it. Thanks!

    1. cristy Avatar

      You can also use mango butter, alvacado butter, kokum butter, or purchase refined shea butter, it has less scent. 🙂

  3. Christa Avatar

    Hello,
    I’m wondering what the beeswax can be replaced with as I am vegan. Any ideas?

    1. cristy Avatar

      Candalill wax is plant derivative, and has a great texture. Also there are soy waxes 🙂 Hope that helps 🙂
      Cristy

    1. cristy Avatar

      Hi! yes you could, just omit wax:) I make a loc butter raw unrefined coco butter, shea butter, hemp seed oil and vitamin e. Use on scalp, hair, face, body. ..:)

  4. vian Avatar

    Hello Katie,I am from Indonesia.I really love your web and your amazing natural skin care recipes.all about home made! But sometimes it difficults to find some ingredients.I try to replace it with my country’s tropical plant/herb..do you mind someday create some recipes with tropical herb / plant for people here ? Thankyou

  5. Natalie Avatar

    I recently started using cocoa butter from Sunfood. I just roll the block onto my skin after a shower. My boys say I smell like chocolate. Happy Nesting.

  6. Nicola Avatar

    I’m new to making my own skin care range, I’ve just made some lotion (I don’t think I added enough essential oil though) and from the company I bought the beeswax and oils, on a whim I bought honey powder. I have no idea how to use it or in what quantities, could you help me please!! I love everything about your website and am introducing as much as I can for a better lifestyle.

    x

  7. Emily S. Avatar

    Hi Katie! Listening to the Wellness Family Summit as I type and loving it!! 🙂 I love all your recipes and tried making this one last night in a reused Primal Pit Paste container. Well, I don’t know why I didn’t think this through….I poured it in the container and it just went straight through it and poured all over the counter. Did I miss a step somehow? Or did I just use a bad container?

  8. brent Avatar

    My wife uses coconut oil straight up as a moisturizer. She doesn’t use sunscreen and does not burn even in the hot AZ sun. It doesn’t work that well for me, but I’m not as religious about applying it as she is. I will say that her face looks younger since she has been using it. She has a cute little ceramic bowl that she keeps it in on our bathroom. She will usually apply it twice a day. I use it two to three times per week.

  9. Heather Avatar

    I’ve been wanting to try to make these. But I’m much more of a visual learner. Would u ever be willing to make a video tutorial on how u make these?

  10. Debbie Avatar

    You listed where to get some of the ingredients, but you skipped over the beeswax. Where do you obtain your beeswax from? Is it organic? I can’t help thinking all beeswax should be organic.

  11. suri Avatar

    Dear madam,
    Could you please let me know face cream recipe using rose water.
    I am happy if you email me.
    Thanks
    Regards, Surinder.

  12. Maureen Avatar

    Is there another oil instead of olive oil that can be substituted in this recipe (or all other skincare recipes that you post)?

  13. Krista Avatar

    My husband brought shea butter home from West Africa this summer. I use it straight up on body/face and ends of hair.

    1. Diane Pritchard Avatar
      Diane Pritchard

      I just received my Shea butter. I would like put it in my hair. Does it make your hair greasy and do you have to wash it out?

  14. jake Avatar

    Both lipid/fats and plastic are electrically polar, which means that their positive and negative poles line up in the same direction. So, they easily exchange electrons, which means that the oils absorb some plastic and vice-versa. This may be less of a problem in skin care products than in foods you eat, but I’m still wary of mixing oily products and plastic.

  15. RoAnna Avatar

    Hi Katie, I just made the lotion bars last night. I see the post today with the deordorant container. I really like the idea of having the lotion in these containers. Could I melt my lotion bars down and put them in the deodorant containers?
    I have been making quite a few of your diy beauty recipes. Love your site. 🙂

  16. Megan Avatar

    That is awesome! I am slowly clearing out my collection of toxic products and replacing them with my own home-made. Thank you for the recipe!!!

  17. Alicia Fraser Stanley Avatar
    Alicia Fraser Stanley

    I can’t wait to try this! What a great idea! I love your blog so much…I don’t know how you come up with so many amazing ideas! Thanks for posting so much inspiring content!

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