Homemade Magnesium Lotion Recipe
This homemade magnesium lotion recipe is simple and perfect for relaxing after a long day. It’s simple to make at home and nourishes your skin and body!
Yield: 2 4 ounce containers
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Double boiler
- Immersion Blender
- Amber Glass Jars
- Measuring cups and spoons
Materials
- 1/2 cup Magnesium Flakes
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1/4 cup Coconut oil
- 3 tips Shea butter
- 2 tbsp Beeswax
- 1 ml Vitamin E
- 20 drops Lavender essential oil
Instructions
- Heat a double boiler over low to medium heat. You want the water to just be simmering. I use a large pot with a glass bowl for this. Be sure that the bowl does not touch the water, but sits above it instead.
- Combine ½ cup Magnesium flakes with ¼ cup of hot water. Allow the flakes to dissolve while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Once the water is simmering, add ¼ cup coconut oil, 3 tbsps shea butter, and 2 tbsps beeswax to the bowl. Stir continuously until everything melts together.
- Remove the bowl from the heat. Be sure to wear oven mitts because the bowl will be hot.
- Allow the mixture to cool slightly so that the liquid is warm, but not beginning to solidify.
- Stir in 1 ml of vitamin E oil and 20 drops of Lavender essential oil. If you add the oil while the mixture is too hot, it will evaporate.
- Pour the liquid into glass containers. You can use mason jars for this. Allow it to cool and solidify.
- Store your lotion in a dark place.
Notes
Helpful Tip
Use cold-pressed coconut oil when making lotions. Fractionated coconut oil will not firm like a cold-pressed will.
Be sure to let the mixture cool to room temperature before whipping it with the immersion blender. The lotion will not firm up as easily if it’s very warm.
If you want a runnier, more liquid texture omit the beeswax entirely. You can also decrease the amount of beeswax you use in the recipe to get your desired consistency.
Store your lotion in a warm place if It gets too cool if will be very firm and hard to use.
Use a separate immersion blender when you make skin care products. This will keep your ingredients from entering your food.
Be sure to use a pure essential oil when you're making skin care products. Some oils can contain additives that aren't good for the skin.