| Homemade lotion is gift idea that can be so easy it's | | | | more expensive, have a purer and less artificial scent |
| almost cheating. Combined with the other homemade | | | | than the fragrance oil. |
| gift ideas on this blog, such as the homemade soap, lip | | | | - Lotion Container |
| balm, and bath bombs, homemade lotion would make | | | | - Avery full sheet labels if you want to personalize the |
| an excellent additional gift idea to a homemade gift | | | | bottle |
| basket of bath products. Most people enjoy lotion, and | | | | Directions |
| it becomes almost a necessity for some during the | | | | This couldn't be any easier. |
| winter months as the air gets drier. Lotion can be a | | | | |
| potentially successful homemade gift for men as well if | | | | 1. Pour your desired amount of lotion into a Pyrex or |
| scented properly. The following tutorial uses a | | | | other heat-resistant container. |
| premade lotion base that takes a lot of the work out | | | | 2. Mix in your desired amount of essential oil or |
| this project. If you want to customize your lotion base | | | | fragrance. Start with adding a few drops. Nothing |
| check out this lotion making tutorial. You can purchase | | | | exhausts the olfactory sense than over-scented lotion. |
| this lotion-making kit with all of the ingredients to make | | | | 3. Pour into the lotion container. If the lotion will not pour |
| the lotion base from scratch. | | | | well, try heating up the lotion in 10-20 second intervals. |
| Ingredients. | | | | Don't get the lotion too hot as it might start to |
| As with many of the other bath products listed on this | | | | separate. |
| blog, all of the ingredients can be purchased through | | | | 4. Make your label and apply to the bottle and you are |
| They have an entire section on lotion-making products. | | | | done. |
| You can also purchase a pre-made lotion kit that | | | | Another way to dispense the lotion into the containers |
| contains everything you need to make 4 4-ounce | | | | is to pour the lotion into a Ziploc bag. Mix in the |
| bottles of lotion. Of course, you are stuck with the | | | | fragrance. Then, cut one of the corners out of the |
| scent and color that is in the kit. | | | | baggie, and squeeze into the container. This method |
| - Pre-made lotion base. If purchasing a gallon or more, | | | | will waste about 5% of the lotion however. |
| consider buying a pump for the top of the bottle. Some | | | | Also, you can add colorant in step 2 if you desire, but |
| health food stores actually carry lotion in bulk. Our local | | | | colored lotion just never seems natural to me. |
| grocery co-op carries bulk lotion in their health and | | | | I personally have not tried making these homemade |
| wellness section | | | | gifts, but I'm sure everybody on your list will be happy |
| - Fragrance oil or essential oil. Essential oils, though | | | | to receive them. |