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Homemade Sunscreen Recipe
Make your own sunscreen at home with natural ingredients and avoid the chemicals in commercial brands. Make sure to check out the notes at the end of the recipe for tips.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Cooling time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Remedy
Servings:
1
cup
Author:
Katie Wells
Ingredients
½
cup
almond or olive oil
(can infuse with herbs first if desired)
¼
cup
coconut oil
¼
cup
beeswax pellets
2
TBSP
zinc oxide
1
tsp
red raspberry seed oil
(or less, optional)
1
tsp
carrot seed oil
(or less, optional)
2
TBSP
shea butter
(optional)
Optional Ingredients
essential oils
vanilla extract
other natural extracts
(not citrus)
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients except zinc oxide in a pint-sized or larger glass jar.
Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and place on the stove over medium heat.
Put a lid loosely on the jar and place it in the pan with the water.
Shake or stir the jar occasionally to mix the ingredients as the melt.
When all the ingredients are completely melted, stir in the zinc oxide, and pour into whatever jar or tin you will use for storage.
Stir a few times as it cools to make sure zinc oxide is incorporated.
Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator to increase shelf life.
Notes
This sunscreen is not waterproof and will need to be reapplied after sweating or swimming.
Make sure not to inhale the zinc oxide. Use a mask if necessary!
Add more beeswax to make thicker sunscreen, less to make smooth sunscreen.
Store in a cool, dry place or in the fridge.
I prefer to store in a small canning jar and apply like a body butter. It will be thicker, especially if you use coconut oil in the recipe.
Remove the zinc oxide and this makes an excellent lotion recipe!