Skin Softening Butter (Lotion) Bars

Skin Softening Butter Bars (Lotion Bars)

Butter Bar
1/4 c. sweet almond oil - or other carrier oil of choice
1/4 c. beeswax pearls/or grated beeswax, white or yellow
1/4 c. shea or cocoa butter (deodorized or the non-deodorized that has a chocolate scent)
.5% preservative of choice, (I use Liquipar Optima, though that's just my choice)
1 teaspoon or to your personal preference of scent, essential oil or a blend of them.

Using a double boiler, melt the beeswax. It will take awhile as it melts slowly. I don't use the microwave for any of these as the microwave not only irradiates natural products, but it also heats from the "inside" and you won't get the product melting at the same time. It can also ruin valuable properties that are needed for your skin.

Melt the beeswax, then add the butter, melting it in while stirring. Add in the sweet almond oil and stir till well-mixed. Remove from heat and add your preservative and your choice of essential oils - remembering that if you used non-deodorized cocoa butter, you'll need oils that are compatible with a slight chocolate scent.
Pour into the half-ounce lotion bar containers and let sit till cool. Cap and label.

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These were so much fun, as people had never seen them before, they were the part of the giftsets I made up to give to people, the hands-down favorite. It's funny as they're so easy to make and everyone had a ball with them. Off came the caps and they were using them right away. It was fun and funny to watch. Just thought you'd want to know which thing everyone liked best, in addition to the soaps that I matched up to everything else.
Though I have Christmas molds and used them, the popular molds were the animal ones - the pig, the cow, the cat, the dog and the smaller kid-sized critters.
I guess animals are just fun anytime of the year!

mn -2006