How Do You Make Homemade Body Lotions?
You don’t have to be a chemist to begin experimenting with creating personal care products in your home. Get started making homemade body lotion today with a few simple ingredients. Be creative, but most of all make a lotion you’ll love. Just be prepared to make more when all your friends smell your new creation. Step 1 Make basic homemade lotion. Mix borax and water in a medium bowl. Use a whisk or hand mixer. Warm the olive oil in a small bowl in the microwave. Using a hand mixer slowly add warmed olive oil. Mix until all ingredients are added and an emulsion forms. Step 2 Make lavender water. Infuse two handfuls of lavender flowers into 2 cups boiling water. Stir flowers in water for 15 minutes. Pour water through a strainer to remove flowers. Step 3 Add lavender water to the emulsified lotion mixture. Mix and let stand for about 1 hour. Strain the mixture and put into a container for future use. Step 4 Pick a different scent. Consider using rose petals, orange peels, cinnamon stick
