Spring Time Body Lotion

I recently ran out of body lotion and was so desperate to get some moisture into my skin that I used my face cream all over my body the other night! While I'm sure the rest of me enjoyed that very much, you need considerably more cream for your entire body than you do for your face, so it's not the most economical. It was high time I made myself a new body lotion, and I'm enjoying this one a lot, so I thought I'd share the recipe with you as well.

I would usually reserve the expensive broccoli seed oil for hair conditioners, but it's rather lovely to condition your skin as well, so give it a try! Or stick to the cheaper oils, your choice.

I added some conditioning panthenol, a hydrolyzed protein, as well as Vitamin E to give your skin an extra boost. A little added inulin keeps the skin's microbiome happy too.

Essential oils like geranium, or lemon tea tree evoke a sense of Spring, and you could even add some colour and shimmer with mica powder if you like! Feel free to play around with different scents and colours.

This recipe has specifically been designed for use with the emulsifier glyceryl stearate & PEG 100 stearate. You will not be able to substitute it for another emulsifier without needing to tweak the formula quite a bit.

Spring Body Lotion

Let your skin glow with this lovely body lotion, designed to nourish and bring your skin back to life after the winter.

Heated water phase

• 71% water/hydrosol
• 0.5% panthenol
• 2% propanediol

Heated oil phase

• 3% glyceryl stearate & PEG 100 stearate
• 10% lightweight oil such as safflower, sunflower, jojoba, almond, grapeseed or squalane OR if you wanted to make this ultra conditioning and luxurious you could use broccoli seed oil
• 3% avocado, mango or shea butter
• 4% cetyl alcohol
• 0.5% Vitamin E

Cool down phase

• 2% hydrolyzed protein of choice
• 2% heated water
• 1% inulin
• 1% Geogard 221
• 2 beakers + 1 small beaker
• Spatula
• Soup blender
• Scale
• Pump bottle

Optional:

• Essential oils such as: orange, mint, rose, geranium, lemon tea tree, lemon, etc
• Add a touch of glow: try adding in some mica powder for shimmer and colour!