I told Melody I'd post the recipe for the lotion I "made" for folks for CHRISTmas. My Elders have excruciatingly dry winter skin. So when I saw the recipe calling for E cream, petroleum jelly & baby lotion, I though, not only would that be great in the ladies' smelly good baskets, but that *I* would LOVE to have some around the house. Unfortunately when I went looking at the last minute (I didn't find the recipe til the last minute) I couldn't find E cream. So here is *my* version of the lotion. A little goes a LONG way, trust me!!!
Now a couple sidenotes..... I looked like a loon, I'm sure standing in the middle of Big Lots holding 2 open things of lotions under my nose, sniffin' away. BUT, I got a LOVELY crisp garden fresh scented lotion. That was after holding about 3 different lotions and 4 different sheas under my nose at the same time. So I suggest you smell the 2 scents (if you are using scented) together. You don't want a cocoa scented shea & a lemon scented lotion. Well, you might, but....... I ended up using Baby Botanicals by baby Magic and a coconut shea.
This also does work GREAT on my feet and on the Elders' super scaly hands.
Lotion Blend by Kayla:
* 15oz bottle baby lotion
* 8oz petroleum jelly
* 4-5oz shea butter (this comes in a small tub, usually scented and is not the plain straight shea, but I'm sure that would work as well)
Plop your ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix on low til slightly blended, then on medium til light and fluffy, scraping and folding every minute or so with a rubber spatula, to ensure total incorporation and blending. Scoop into small jars. For gift giving, tie ribbons around the neck of the jars and attach a tag (baby food jars work great. You can either use fabric squares cut with pinking shears or paint the lids for prettiness).
Now a couple sidenotes..... I looked like a loon, I'm sure standing in the middle of Big Lots holding 2 open things of lotions under my nose, sniffin' away. BUT, I got a LOVELY crisp garden fresh scented lotion. That was after holding about 3 different lotions and 4 different sheas under my nose at the same time. So I suggest you smell the 2 scents (if you are using scented) together. You don't want a cocoa scented shea & a lemon scented lotion. Well, you might, but....... I ended up using Baby Botanicals by baby Magic and a coconut shea.
This also does work GREAT on my feet and on the Elders' super scaly hands.
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