These simple to make homemade rose lotion bars are perfect for dry skin and also make a great handmade gift.
Rose Lotion Bars
These rose themed lotion bars are a lovely way to moisturise your skin, leaving it smooth and nourished while providing anti-inflammatory benefits for soothing dry and irritated skin.
What exactly is a lotion bar?
A lotion bar is a great alternative to a liquid water-based body lotion. They contain oil and are solid which makes them great for the whole family to use. They are also very cost effective since they melt on contact with your skin, therefore less of the bar is used.
Using Lotion Bars
When ready to use, simply rub the lotion bar on your body and allow it to absorb into your skin. I love to use it in the morning after my shower.
I made quite a few of these bars to try, some with shea butter and others using cocoa butter. It is really up to you which one you choose. I found they both work really well, but the shea butter took quicker to melt and set, but a tad longer to absorb into my skin. I like the cocoa butter ones better as I love the smell. They did take a bit longer to melt and set, but I think it was worth the wait.
Storing Lotion Bars
Store in an airtight container, out of direct sunlight, in a cool room for up to one year.
These lotion bars will stay solid, though they may start to melt in hot temperatures. If you are in a warmer climate, you may need to keep the bars in the fridge.
Tips
- If they come out a little to greasy, then try increasing the amount of shea butter while decreasing the amount of infused oil.
- If your rose lotion bars come out a little sticky, remelt and add more infused oil to the mixture.
- Store these lotion bars at room temperature in a glass jar or metal tin. Though if you live in a very hot climate, you may need to put them in the fridge in the warmer months of the year.
- These lotion bars will last up to one year.
- Be careful when using essential oils. Make sure to do your research first and use with extreme care, especially when using oils in products that children under 12 may use.
More Lotion Bar Recipes
- Lime Lotion Bars
- Sweet Orange and Vanilla Lotion Bars
- Dandelion Lotion Bars
- Lemongrass Lotion Bars
- Hard Lotion Bars
- Calamine Lotion Soap Bars
- Snowflake Lotion Bars
Ingredients for Making Rose Lotion Bars
To make around 12 lotion bars, if using the same mould, you will need:
- Rose Petals
- Carrier Oil
- ½ Cup Rose Infused Oil
- ½ Cup Shea Butter
- ½ Cup Beeswax
- 1 tsp Rose Pink Kaolin Clay – Optional
- 15 Drops Essential Oils – Optional
- Rose Lotion Bars Mould
Rose Infused Oil
Rose salve is made using rose infused oil. You can make your own rose infused oil following the directions here, just swap out rose petals for the calendula petals, or you could purchase some.
To make rose infused oil, you will need to make an infusion using dried rose petals and a carrier oil. This will then set for a few weeks, before the rose petals are strained out and the oil saved to use in this salve.
The best carrier oil to use to make the infused oil depends on your skin type. you can find out more information about carrier oils here.
Using Rose Salve
This amazing smelling salve can be used in multiple ways, including:
- as a cuticle oil
- to help smooth dry, fizzy hair
- gives a rosy glow when a small amount is used as a blush
- for healing minor wounds and scrapes
- as a lip balm
- as a highlighter when a small amount is rubbed over the cheekbones, brow area, nose and forehead
- as a moisturiser, especially for those areas that have dry skin patches
- healing minor wounds and scrapes
Making Rose Lotion Bars
To make rose lotion bars, first you will need to make rose infused oil.
Make a rose-infused oil by adding rose petals in a glass jar with a carrier oil of your choice. This recipe uses olive oil, but any will work. Let sit for 4-6 weeks in a dark cupboard. Then strain your oil.
Pour the infused rose oil, shea butter and beeswax into a glass container and heat up in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each heating session, until the beeswax has melted. The double boiler method works for this as well.
Allow to mixture to cool slightly before adding essential oils, if adding.
Thoroughly stir through the pink clay until well combined.
Pour into the moulds and leave overnight until hard.
When set, remove from moulds and store in an airtight container.
To Use – When ready to use, rub a lotion bar onto your hands to warm it up slightly and it will start to melt. Rub into your skin making sure the lotion is distributed all over.
Rose Lotion Bars
Equipment
Ingredients
Rose Infused Oil
- Rose Petals
- Carrier Oil Such as avocado oil, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil.
Rose Lotion Bars
- ½ Cup Rose Infused Oil
- ½ Cup Shea Butter
- ½ Cup Beeswax
- 1 tsp Rose Pink Kaolin Clay Optional - Could also use pink mica
- 15 Drops Essential Oil Optional
Instructions
Making Rose Infused Oil
- Rose salve is made using rose infused oil. You can make your own rose infused oil following the directions here, just swap out rose petals for the calendula petals, or you could purchase some.
- Make a rose-infused oil by adding rose petals in a glass jar with a carrier oil of your choice. This recipe uses olive oil, but any will work. Let sit for 4-6 weeks in a dark cupboard. Then strain your oil.
Making Rose Lotion Bars
- Once the rose infused oil is ready, you can make the rose lotion bars.
- Pour the infused rose oil, shea butter and beeswax into a glass container and heat up in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each heating session, until the beeswax has melted. The double boiler method works for this as well.
- Allow to mixture to cool slightly before adding essential oils, if adding.
- Thoroughly stir through the pink clay until well combined.
- Pour into the moulds and leave overnight until hard.
- When set, remove from moulds and store in an airtight container.
- To Use – When ready to use, rub a lotion bar onto your hands to warm it up slightly and it will start to melt. Rub into your skin making sure the lotion is distributed all over.
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