I’m still learning to love winter. As a southern girl originally from Texas, I’ve had to adjust to cold weather, but I’m finally starting to make the best of it by filling the house with cozy and natural touches that celebrate the season.
This Winter Bliss Lotion Bar recipe is a recipe I first made years ago and an absolute must-try DIY project even for beginners. Not only are these bars deeply moisturizing, but they are scented with natural oils like wintergreen and peppermint.
Imagine what a great gift basket these would make along with some hot chocolate mix, a bottle of wine (or wassail), and some simple homemade bath salts!
How to Make Winter Bliss Lotion Bars
I wanted to find a lotion recipe that tied in my favorite smells and flavors of winter while nourishing my skin. I’d made many variations of lotion bars before but I wanted one that would be perfect for winter and make a great (and great-smelling) gift for winter. These lotion bars were the result.
The Recipe
This recipe is so simple! Just melt and mix coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax. Add essential oils. Pour into molds and let harden. What could be easier?
The “secret sauce” here is the wintry blend of essential oil scents that make the bar extra special for the season.
The Equipment
Unlike my standard lotion bar recipe, I usually make/gift my Winter Bliss Bars in some kind of tube (to keep the peppermint oil off hands and away from eyes). Any empty deodorant tube works beautifully, but if you’re making this for friends and want it to look extra nice, try:
- A standard push-up deodorant tube (I recommend one like this that fills from the bottom so the top is smooth like a new deodorant would be)
- A plastic-free cardboard push-up tube (very attractive and seems sturdy, but I haven’t tried personally yet)
- Amazingly… silicone wine glasses also work well! Just wrap in gift wrap or tissue paper and tie with twine for a nice presentation. Bonus, it’s reusable 🙂
You can also simply use a silicone mold like this and use the lotion bars without the tube.
Here’s how to make it!
Winter Bliss Lotion Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- ⅓ cup shea butter
- ⅓ cup beeswax pellets
- 10 drops each of essential oils (I used wintergreen, peppermint, lavender, and orange)
Instructions
- In a double boiler, melt the shea butter, beeswax, and coconut oil.
- When everything is melted, remove it from the heat and add the essential oils.
- Carefully pour into empty deodorant containers and let set until hardened. If using bottom-fill containers, I found that a plastic dropper or tiny funnel (like a flask funnel) helps a lot.
- To use, rub carefully on dry skin to nourish and moisturize.
Notes
Also try these other easy beauty DIYs, perfect for gifting:
- Homemade Lip Chap Recipe
- Aromatherapy Shower Melts
- Homemade Bath Bombs Recipe
- Decadent Vanilla Mint Chocolate Massage Butter Recipe
- Vanilla Latte Sugar Scrub Recipe
- DIY Sugar Cookie Lip Scrub Recipe
You’ll find my full list of homemade natural beauty DIYs here!
Ever made lotion bars? What was your favorite?
I can see them, they read:
1/3 cup coconut oil
1/3 cup Shea butter
1/3 cup beeswax
10 drops essential oils
thank you!
How much coconut oil, beeswax,, and shea butter do you use? The recipe is showing ? Rather than amt. I would like to use silicon molds, what type of container would you use to protect the lotion bar? I think this is a great gift idea I have the molds but not sure how to package. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for all you do and the help you provide.
Therese
1/3 cup of each
My computer sees 1/3 cup each of the shea, coconut oil and beeswax, and 10 drops EACH of the essential oils you choose, I’m guessing for a total of 40 for whatever essential oils you choose.
Maybe it’s my browser (Chrome) but the ingredients are reading as “? cup coconut oil, ? cup Shea butter, ? cup beeswax, 10 drops each of essential oils”. Would love to know the exact proportions 🙂 Oh and is that 40 drops of oils since you used four different kinds or 10 drops total? Thank you! And I love your site!
What are the ratios of the coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax? I only see “?” Thank you for publishing recipes like this.
I really wish there was a way I could just purchase most of this stuff you make. I don’t have time or room to make my own DIY Beauty Products but want to try your stuff so much.
Hi, Katie. I love your site. It’s one of my favorites. I just love all the DYI cosmetics. I learnt a lot from your page. I am a loner paleo at my house. But lately my mother started using oils to moisturize her skin too. I love this sticks. They are just brilliant. By the way, it’s not related but I really wanted to know your opinion about laser depilation. I have very sensitive skin. My skin is very white-rosy but my hair is dark and very think. So I can’t use any razor and I always do wax. The problem with my skin is later on the hairs don’t come out easily. Many times they get infected. And right now I have two bumps in my under arm. Today I went to see the doctor just in case because you never know and he told me to reconsider doing laser. I am all into it but at the same time do you think it’s natural?? Thank you very much. I appreciate your opinion.
What are the measurements? Equal parts?
oops! the recipe seems to be incomplete…unless the question marks mean I can choose how much of each ingredient I use depending on how much I want to make?
Sounds fun butp the ingredients have question marks instead of the quantities.
1/3 cup each coconut, shea and beeswax is what the recipe states
This sounds lovely! I’d love to make these, if I can get the ratios right, of course 🙂