Since my wife and I are expecting our first child, due in early Summer, I’ve been poking through my books taking a look at some homemade items we can make instead of buying at the local store. I ran across this recipe for Creamy Baby Lotion in Dr. Myles H. Bader’s book 1,001 Secret Household Formulas and Money Saving Tips. The book has hundreds of ideas and homemade products you can put together yourself.
Because you’re making this lotion yourself, it’s not loaded with dozens of chemical preservatives to make it have a longer shelf life. So, don’t expect this lotion to last a long time if it goes unused.
Ingredients for Creamy Baby Lotion:
- 1 cup of pure distilled water
- 2 Tbsp. beeswax (grated)
- 1/2 cup of vigin olive oil
- 20 drops of essential lavender oil
- 4 drops of essential rose oil
Place the water in the top of a double boilers and add the wax. Heat until all the wax has melted, then transfer the mixture to a blender. Slowly add the olive oil while blending on a low speed. As soon as all the olive oil has been blended, add the essential oils and blend for a few seconds. Allow the mixture to cool in a heat-safe dish until it is creamy. Store in a well-sealed container and use just like any other lotion.
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Wow, I didn’t know you could even make home made lotion! The thing I noticed with my boys when they were babies was their skin was super sensitive, so I had to really watch what I bathed and lathered them in as well as what I washed their clothes in.
Now that they’re 2 and 3 I don’t have to be so careful, so I think I might try this!
Thanks N!
Oh, and I can re-use my old lotion bottle!!! Recycle!
Neat! Thanks for sharing. My “baby” is 2.5 but still gets dry skin, and she might really like “making” this with me! Going to add it to my “make it yourself” list.
I also know there are good “recipes” out there for make your own baby wipes, both using traditional paper towels (goodish), and using rag squares (much better).
The best enviro-tip I would have for washing and keeping of baby’s skin though is infrequent baths. I don’t know where people get the idea that babies are soooo dirty and need to be washed every day. We washed ours once a week, tops, and now that she is getting into her own messes, we still keep it to 2-3 times a week, with just quick wipe-downs in between. Save lots of water, time, and lotions, soaps, etc. that way.