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Learn how to make and use the best homemade Calendula Lotion Bars in this easy DIY beauty recipe.
Calendula is one of my favorite ingredients to incorporate into homemade beauty products. It is so soothing and gentle, and it leaves a nice, light fragrance behind.
Since I have dry skin, I need to moisturize my skin every day. While I love my Calendula Lavender Salve for concentrated areas of my skin that need extra love and attention, I wanted something I could use on my whole body.
So I decided to make Calendula Solid Lotion Bars to pamper my skin. They are so soothing and nourishing to the skin! If calendula isn’t your thing, you can make solid lotion bars in other scents like lavender petal or lemon basil.
I like to keep some solid lotion bars on hand for my personal use, but I love giving them as gifts as well.
DIY Calendula Solid Lotion Bars Recipe
Supplies
- ½ cup beeswax pastilles
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ¼ cup shea butter
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoon dried calendula
Tools
- Sauce Pan
- Mason jars
- Cheesecloth
- Double Boiler
- Silicone mold
Instructions
- Infuse olive oil with calendula using one of these two techniques. Place a few tablespoons of calendula in a mason jar and cover with at least 3 tablespoons of avocado oil. Either let sit in the sun for two weeks to infuse or use the warm infusion method. To infuse the oil using the warm infusion method, place the jar on top of a mason jar ring in a pan of water. Fill the pan with enough water to cover the oil, but be careful that no water gets in the jar or your lotion bars will spoil quickly. Heat on medium-low to medium for two hours. Strain out the herbs with cheesecloth and discard them, reserving the infused oil.
- Combine beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter and the infused calendula oil in a double boiler. Heat until completely melted, stirring occasionally, until it's clear.
- While it’s melting, use a mortar and pestle to grind the calendula flowers. It doesn’t have to be a fine powder, but you don’t want any large chunks either.
- When the lotion mixture is melted, carefully remove the double boiler from the heat. Add the ground calendula and stir well. Allow it to begin to cool just until the top starts to harden. Stir again then pour the hot lotion mixture into a silicone mold.
- Allow your calendula lotion bars to cool undisturbed for an hour or until completely hardened. You can feel the bottom center of the molds to see if they're still warm at all. You can also put them in the fridge to harden more quickly. Once they're completely hardened, pop them out of the silicone molds and store in an airtight jar.
