Here’s a very simple, easy to make skin care product: body butter sticks and bars. All you need is oil and wax! For the winter, my favorite recipe uses 15% (by weight) beeswax and 85% coconut oil. Note that coconut oil has a room temperature melting point of about 75 °F, so this stick may be too soft to hold up in hotter weather. But it glides on great in colder climates!
- Ingredients by weight for a 2 oz tube:
- 0.3 oz (15% by weight) beeswax
- 1.7 oz (85% by weight) coconut oil
Combine oil and wax and melt in a water bath. Once melted, immediately pour into container. Optionally refrigerate to solidify quicker. For more details, please see the related post: Winter Dry Skin Relief with Body Bars.
As for packaging, my favorite container is the round, twist-up tubes. They work much better than the push-up sticks. The only drawback is quite a bit of body butter gets left at the bottom. And if you’re like me and want to use up every last bit, then simply remelt in the microwave (I turn the stick upside-down fitted over a small shot glass and let the melted wax/oil drip down). Pour the melted mixture into candy molds or small soap molds. Though not as portable, these body butter pastilles are very convenient to use around the house. Just remember it’s not soap or candy!
