Natural Homemade Body Lotion
The most of the skin care products that you find at the store have ingredients that are known carcinogens or have developmental toxins. More than 1/3 of all personal care products contain at least one ingredient linked to cancer. These chemicals can kill all the beneficial bacteria in your skin and can penetrate the skin to access the blood stream.
The Top Skin Care Ingredients you want to avoid:
Fragrance
Alpha and Beta Hydroxy Acids (AHA’s, BHA’s, lactic acid, glycolic acid)
Parabens (methylparaben, propylparaben, etc)
Triethanolamine
Iodopropynl butylcarbamate
Triclosan
Phthalates
Propylene Glycol
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)
Formaldehyde
It is really easy and affordable to start changing your Body lotion. And it only takes 5 minutes to prepare it!!!
HOMEMADE BODY LOTION RECIPE
1/2 cup cold-pressed unrefined organic coconut oil
2 tablespoons unrefined Shea butter
1/4 cup beeswax
Essential oils of your choice (optional): Lavender, Frankincense, Myrrh, lemon,...
Add Coconut oil, Shea butter and beeswax to a pot and stir all ingredients at medium heat. When the ingredients are melted, add the essential oils and transfer to a glass jar. Put in the refrigerator until turns solid. Then you can store at room temperature.
Let me tell you one secret....... Coconut oil is the antidote to look young forever!
Leave a Comment below and let me know how did it go preparing your lotion!
Keep your body Healthy.
Warmly,
Elena