Homemade Sunscreen Sticks
These DIY sunscreen sticks are easy to apply, even for little ones! Use silicone molds for fun designs, or use tubes for even less mess.
Servings: 0
Equipment
- Small silicone molds (optional)
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup shea butter (or cocoa butter, or mango butter)
- ½ cup beeswax pellets
- 1-3 TBSP zinc oxide
- 1 tsp vitamin E oil
- 30 drops essential oils (do not use phototoxic ones!)
Instructions
- Combine the coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax in a double boiler. You can also use a glass bowl over a smaller saucepan filled with a few inches of water.
- Bring the water to a boil and stir ingredients until melted.
- Remove from the heat and add the zinc oxide powder, vitamin E oil, and essential oils. More zinc oxide gives you more sun protection, but it also makes a thicker layer on the skin.
- Pour into your molds or tubes and allow to cool completely.
- Store at room temperature or in the fridge. Keep below 80 degrees or they'll start to melt.
Notes
- You can use different shaped molds for different designs or use a square baking pan and cut them into bars.
- You can use any amount of shea, cocoa, or mango butter you want as long as they total 1/2 cup.
- Experiment with how much zinc oxide you need to use for your skin type and sun exposure needs.