Homemade Sunscreen With Cocoa And Lavender
Summer is coming, which means a lot more time outside and the potential for sunburns. Learn how to make an all natural lavender cocoa sunscreen that is perfect for the protecting your skin from the Summer sun.
Servings: 1
Cost: 5
Equipment
- Glass bowl
- Saucepan
- Whisk
- Silicon spatula
- Storage jars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup shea butter
- 1/4 cup beeswax
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup non-nano zinc oxide
- 1/4 cup cocoa butter optional
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
Instructions
- Put all ingredients, except zinc oxide and lavender essential oil, in a glass bowl and place over a pot with a little boiling water in the bottom.
- Heat until melted.
- Allow to cool before adding in zinc oxide and lavender.
- Whisk in the remaining ingredients. I just left mine out on the counter for a few hours, going over occasionally to give it a whisk. This gave it a whipped effect without me actually having to use my mixer.
- Pour ingredients into a glass jar and seal with an airtight lid.
Notes
- Try to use as few dishes as possible because this stuff is very water resistant and hard to clean.
- It's great when your kids jumps in the pool and it doesn't wash right off, but not so great when you are making a batch.
- I love adding lavender essential oil to this recipe, but you can use a different essential oil like peppermint (for a cooling effect, but only use a few drops). Don't use any photosensitive oils like orange, lemon, etc.
- Apply every few hours to help ensure protection.