Easy Homemade Lotion

Reader Contribution by Amanda Sorell
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by Adobestock/maramorosz

Kick toxic chemicals to the curb by making an easy homemade lotion to ensure natural skincare ingredients.

In just a few days, I’ll have the exciting opportunity to be standing in front of MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR-goers and teaching them how to make lotion.

Exciting, yes, but I must admit — I’m a little nervous! Luckily, making lotion is a skill that’s easy to acquire, as it’s a simple, go-with-the-flow process. Much of what you add to your lotion recipe is entirely up to you — you can mix and match liquid oils, add herbs and herbal tinctures, and scent your lotion with any essential oil you choose. So whether I get shaky-leg up on that stage or not, I’m thrilled to pass along a process that I think is not only beneficial, but also a lot of fun.

The recipe I use to make my lotion is from a book titled Earthly Bodies and Heavenly Hair by Dina Falconi. Her recipe is quite detailed, and the book has all kinds of natural body care recipes, so I highly recommend taking a look if you’d like to find more information or experiment even further. Here’s my version of Falconi’s recipe.

Yield: 19 ounces of cream.

  • Updated on Feb 28, 2023
  • Originally Published on May 30, 2013
Tagged with: Amanda Sorell, homemade lotion, natural lotion, Reader Contributions, skin care
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