Stretch Mark Body Lotion Recipe

 litsea cubeba 

These bars have a high emollient content and can help you minimize stretch marks during your pregnancy.

Ingredients
1 ounce sweet almond oil
1.5 ounces mango butter
1.5 ounces jojoba oil
2 ounces beeswax
2 ounces shea butter
2 ounces cocoa butter
1/2 teaspoon litsea cubeba essential oil
1 teaspoon ylang ylang essential oil

Place all ingredients into pot
Melt on a low to medium heat just until melted
Let cool down but not until mixture begins to solidify
Add the litsea cubeba and ylang ylang oil
Mix well and pour into 4 - 2.5 oz. sticks
Allow to set until mixture begins to solidify then close and cover

Moisturizing Vitamin E Cream

4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax 
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil

Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add water, and stir thoroughly. 
Add your Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool. This cream is very moisturizing and emollient. 
It is nice for rough, dry, or chapped complexions and should help promote healthy looking skin. 
After you have added the essential oil and the cream is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins

Antiseptic Balm ( Use instead of antiseptic ointment, this is far superior! )

Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil 
20 drops Wheatgerm Oil
20 drops Myrrh Essential Oil 
20 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil 

( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )

A rule of thumb is 2 parts oil to one part beeswax. Simply heat the Sweet Almond and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. These essential oils can be found in our Essential Oil List.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or Metal Tins.

Solid Perfume

Ingredients:
3 parts Sweet Almond or Jojoba oil
2 parts White beeswax
1 part Cosmetic Grade Fragrance Oil, choose from our huge line of Rachel's Cosmetic Grade Fragrance Oils 

Melt all ingredients over double boiler until well mixed and integrated. Pour into containers and let cool.

Basic Lotion Bar

From an email from Patti's Pleasures

Ingredients:
3 ounces beeswax
2 ounces cocoa butter
3 ounces sweet almond oil







Melt and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Mold into desired shape

HAND CREAM

2 ounces beeswax 
1 cup sweet almond oil
1 cup water
10 drops essential oil (if desired, for fragrance)

Heat beeswax and sweet almond oil until the wax melts. In another container, heat water until warm. Both mixtures should be warm, but not so hot as to be uncomfortable to the touch.
Place warm water in a blender. Cover the blender, leaving open the small opening in the cover. With the blender running on high speed, slowly pour in the beeswax-oil mixture in a thin stream. When most of the oil has been added, the mixture should begin to thicken. 
At this point, add the essential oil. Continue to add oil and blend until the mixture is sufficiently thickened. Turn off the blender. You should have a thick cream. Spoon into salve jars or metal tins. 

Coconut Butter Body Moisturizer ( Good for wind and sunburned skin )

Ingredients
2 tablespoons beeswax 
2 teaspoons distilled water 
4 oz. cocoa butter 
4 tablespoons sweet almond 
2 tablespoons coconut oil 











Melt the beeswax over low heat with the water. Spoon in cocoa butter and blend. Gradually blend in oils. Pour into glass jar.
The lotion will thicken as it cools.

Quick and Easy Lip Balm Recipe

Makes 8 to 10 tubes.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons beeswax, grated (or use pastilles)
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
1 tablespoon cocoa butter
15 drops essential oil (optional) 

Method

1. Measure all ingredients into a glass measuring cup.

2. Place cup into a small saucepan. Add a few inches of water to the pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir occasionally until ingredients have melted.

3. Add essential/flavoring oil, if using. Stir well.

4. Pour carefully into tubes straight from the measuring glass (be sure the handle is not hot). Or, use a medicine dropper.

The balm will shrink as it cools and hardens, so fill as high as possible. You may want to use the medicine dropper to top off each tube.

Let cool completely before covering with cap (about 10 minutes).

found on:http://savingnaturally.com/2010/11/natural-lip-balm-tutorial/