Are Your Hands Suffering From The Effects Of Winter? How To Make Yourself Beautiful Hand Lotion That You Will Love!

Make Your Own Hand Lotion

It's been a cold, biting wind all the way into work on a winter morning, and when you arrive at the office you are in a dry air-conditioned atmosphere all day before fighting through freezing, cold air on your way home in the evening. Unless you are really careful, your hands and nails will dry out and become lined, flaky and unattractive.

Although there are lots of good hand lotions on the shelves, ranging from the £1 tubes that offer a basic degree of moisturisation to those costing upwards of £20 to £30 which are full of the latest technological skincare ingredients, it's just nice and rewarding to make your own lotion, which you can tailor with your own individual perfume and store in your own fantastic designer bottle or jar.

Ingredients You Will Need To Make Your Hand Lotion

  • 1 tablespoon of bee's wax (this can be obtained from internet suppliers for about £1.50 for 30 grams)
  • 6 tablespoons of almond or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of jojoba or castor oil
  • 1 teaspoon of essential oil of your own choice - this is where you can add your own special signature to your hand lotion.

How To Make Up Your Hand Lotion

  • Put the bee's wax into a clean, microwave proof bowl and melt in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir.
  • Keep stirring and putting back in the microwave for 30 seconds on high until the bee's wax has just melted.
  • Then add the oils of your choice as above to the bee's wax (not the essential oil at this point).
  • Using a normal egg-whisk, beat the mixture until you have a rich creamy texture.
  • Start slowly adding drops of your chosen essential oil and beat until blended in.
  • You will now have a lovely, basic lotion which should be stored in an airtight container - of course this is where you can be creative and look for antique style glass jars or whatever takes your fancy to store your hand cream in and which will look smart and decorative in your bathroom.
  • Other moisturising products can be added to the mixture by exchanging one of the tablespoons of olive or almond oil for cocoa butter or shea butter.

If you have any tips for making your own hand lotions or other products let us know about them x