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If you are struggling with the damage that winter has done on your skin, which is made even worst with frequent washes, your hands are dry and sensitive, then I have the perfect DIY beauty product to make: my homemade hand lotion. You can learn how to make your own hand moisturizer and easily whip up batches of homemade hand lotion with only 4 ingredients, beeswax, almond oil, rosewater and shea butter.
Homemade Hand Lotion Main Ingredients
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Almond oil
Made from bitter almonds, almond oil is one of nature’s many gifts. Not only does it have numerous health benefits (helping promote good heart health, maintaining a healthy weight and stabilizing blood sugar levels being some of them), it’s also an amazing moisturizer. It’s known to protect skin from sun damage and even helps prevent stretch marks.
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Rosewater
Extracted from roses through a steam distillation process, not only does rose water smell heavenly, but it also boasts a number of benefits. Full of antioxidants, it’s one of the best remedies for alleviating sensitive skin problems, and soothing skin irritation and redness. Another alternative for a homemade hand lotion is calendula hydrosol which is a great healing agent.
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Beeswax
Produced by nature’s fuzzy little workers, beeswax stands out because of its excellent moisturizing properties. Because it works to lock in moisture, it helps keep the skin firm and plump—every girl’s dream. Because of its anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory properties, it’s especially effective for people suffering from skin conditions like rosacea or eczema.
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Shea butter
Derived from the nuts of the shea tree, shea butter is one of the most coveted cosmetic ingredients out there. The high concentration of fatty acids coupled with a high dose of vitamins in it is what makes it such an amazing moisturizer. It also helps with inflammation and soothing irritated skin.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp beeswax pellets
- 16 tsp of sweet almond oil
- 1 tsp of refined shea butter
- 10 tsp rose hydrosol
- 15 drops Grapefruit seed extract as a natural preservative.
- 20 drops lavender essential oil optional
Instructions
- Combine all the oil, shea butter & beeswax to your double boiler on low to medium heat until they are melted.
- Add the hydrosol. Mix well and ensure all ingredients are melted and liquid.
- Take your double boiler out of the heat and place in another recipient filled with cold water. No need for ice. Make sure the water does not get inside your double boiler where the ingredients are.
- Start whipping with a hand whip until you get the creamy consistency desired.It should take 2 to 5 minutes max. Once the emulsion has appeared and your ingredients turned into a liquid cream, you are done. Make sure you can see traces of the whip in the cream when you turn it around.
- Add the essential oils and the grapefruit seed extract if you wish and mix well. This is optional but will help with preservation.
- Pour immediately in a glass jar container such as a pumpable lotion container and use within 1 month.
- Yield: 30 glass jar.
Homemade Hand Lotion with Essential oils
This is optional but will enhance your homemade hand lotion to another level and will leave your hands smelling great.
Comforting Hand lotion Essential Oil Blend
- Sweet orange essential oil: Extracted from oranges, sweet orange essential oil is highly effective at curbing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Cypress essential oil: Made from the stems and leaves of the cypress tree, cypress essential oil has rejuvenating properties and helps boost energy.
- Vanilla essential oil: Coming from fermented vanilla beans, vanilla essential oil is known for its therapeutic properties, and ability to induce relaxation.
Healing Hand lotion Essential Oil Blend
- Lavender essential oil: Made from lavender through the distillation process, lavender essential oil is known for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
- Rose geranium essential oil: Derived from the leaves and stem of the rose geranium plant, this essential oil is known for the soothing effect it has on people, making it valuable for aromatherapy.
- chamomile essential oil: Obtained from flower heads of Matricaria recutitia, this essential oil has potent anti-inflammatory properties helping to soothe irritated skin.
- Frankincense essential oil: Made from the resin of the Boswellia tree, Frankincense essential oil is an excellent pain and stress alleviator.
Uplifting hand lotion essential oil blend
- Grapefruit essential oil: Extracted from grapefruit peels, grapefruit essential oil helps boost energy and enhance mood.
- Bergamot: Extracted from the rinds of citrus fruit, bergamot is known to be an effective antiseptic and analgesic.
- Spearmint: A species of mint, spearmint oil is high in antioxidants and helps reduce stress.
Why use organic ingredients?
While organic ingredients might end up costing you a little more, their benefits far outweigh the cost.
- Organic ingredients are environment friendly and don’t have a negative impact on the environment (no use of pesticides, fungicides, insecticides).
- Your skin will thank you for using only organic ingredients on it. Being the largest organ in the body, your skin absorbs everything that you apply to it into your bloodstream. You don’t want it absorbing the nasty chemicals found in conventional and non-certified organic ingredients.
- Using organic materials means that you don’t run the risk of using GMOs, which can be potential health hazards.
- Organic means higher quality. And your skin deserves nothing less than that.
Why do our hands become dry?
During winter, the decreased levels of moisture in the air spell bad news for your skin, especially if you have a weak skin barrier and already struggle with dry skin. Frequent hand washing in winter (to avoid catching the flu) contributes to the problem and strips your skin of its natural oil, leading to parched, flaking skin. Check more info here.
How to make an emulsion with beeswax?
There is a lot of controversy on the internet about beeswax and how it cannot be used as an emulsifier to make a cream or lotion. Some claim that it does not work and that a chemical such as stearic acid or borax should be added to it. My tried and true opinion is that you CAN actually make a cream or lotion with beeswax if you follow precise instructions.
Instructions how to make a DIY hand lotion with beeswax
- Mix a carrier oil such as almond oil, a hydrosol, and beeswax in a double boiler. Shea butter is optional but helps with dry skin and with the overall texture of the homemade hand lotion.
- Once the beeswax has melted, take your mixture off the boiler and place it in a cold water container and start whipping for 2 to 5 minutes, until the cream begins to emulsify.
- Add essential oils if needed and mix well.
- Pour into containers.
Should you add glycerin to your hand cream?
Yes, you can, but it’s an optional ingredient. If you do decide to use it, make sure the glycerin is vegetable sourced.
Benefits of glycerin for skin
According to studies, glycerin is a great moisturizer for skin and can even promote skin health. It’s an excellent ingredient to help boost skin hydration and is very effective at soothing irritated skin, protecting against infection while also healing injuries.
(Source: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vegetable-glycerin#benefits )
How to make a Pumpable lotion?
If you change the recipe by substituting oil or butter by another or tweaking the ratios, you run the “risk” of not having the right pumpable consistency and your lotion would not emulsify. The ratio of 60% carrier oil, 40% hydrosol and 5% beeswax works well here for a homemade pumpable hand lotion.
Where to find a glass jar with pump?
You can find empty and non-toxic glass jar with pump on amazon here!
Can you use it on your body?
Yes, this “hand” lotion is actually a very versatile concoction and you’ll find it equally effective on other parts of your body.
Time to say goodbye to your dry skin now! Happy DIY-ing!
I hope you have enjoyed my recipe, please share the love and rate ***** in the comments below!
I’m Eve, a DIY organic skincare recipe creator since 2010 that loves to make a big mess in the kitchen!
I’ve embarked on a journey to empower women to ditch all the chemical-filled commercial beauty products and to share how to make your own organic beauty recipes at home towards a healthier lifestyle.
Homemade face & body creams, body butter, lips balms, face masks, shampoos, and all-natural perfume will have no more secret for you!
I am self-taught, read many books, and spend many hours in the kitchen creating brand new homemade beauty recipes. All my recipes are unique and are tested on humans!
In 2016, I studied Aromatherapy and became certified by the School of Natural Health Sciences.
Thank you for sharing this recipe – I can’t wait to try it!
I wondered,would it work as well to replace the rose hydrosol with neroli hydrosol? The smell of roses gives me migraines.
Hi Eve!
I hope you´re ok despite this pandemic year.
Thank you for your recipes and tips. I love your blog!!
Last year, during my fourth pregnancy, I developed a severe eczema (on the face); know, I’m ok but my skin has become intolerant to beeswax. How can I replace it? Do you know any other natural emulsifier?
Concerning the preservatives, do you know radish root ferment? What do you think about it?
Namaste!
Ana
Author
Hi Ana, thanks for stopping by and your kind words!
Yes there are other natural emulsifiers, I wrote a post about it: https://organic-beauty-recipes.com/top-5-natural-emulsifiers-in-diy-beauty-products/
I have heard about Radish root ferment but have not used it to date, so cannot comment!
Hi Eve, if there is water in it, ie the hydrosol, doesn’t there need to be a preservative?
I made this yesterday and added about 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable glycerin. Very nice lotion. I used by immersion blemder which over heated before reaching the right consistancy but survived ok anyway. My hands feel very silky and the lotion absoebed in a few minutes. Thanks.
Author
awesome sara, thank you for sharing!!!
I will definitely try it out.
Hi Eve:
Is rose hydrosol the same as rose oil? I’m figuring the answer is no. One is a mixed oil and the rose hydrosol is actually rose water…?
Also any recommendations for real beeswax pellets? I clicked your link and there are some reviews of a bad (chemical/plastic) smell.
Thank you.
Author
Hi Christine, no rose hydrosol is not the same as rose oil. Hydrosols, also known as “flower waters,” are produced by distilling the rose flowers and the end product is a water (not the essential oil).
For the beeswax, I recommend this one: https://amzn.to/35akbSW
I have never made the lotion, when you liquify the butters and whisk everything together won’t the butters and bees wax turn solid? So the shelf life for this lotion is 30 days, I’m just curious? I make my body butters for me but I try and make for a year for winter and summer. I would like to make my lotions so I can use them as well.