How to Make Body Oil

Body oils can nourish the skin. You can use your body oil as a massage oil, add it to a bath to heal dry skin or rub light amounts into your body to replace your regular moisturizer. You can mix up a batch in seconds flat.

Things You'll Need

• 8-oz. dark glass bottle
• Small pot water
• 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
• 1/2 cup sweet almond oil
• 2 (400 IU) vitamin E capsules
• 8 to 10 drops essential oils

Instructions

1. Mix your body oil into an 8-oz. dark glass bottle and store it in a cool, dark place. For best results, keep your body oil in the refrigerator.

2. Sterilize your glass bottle in a small pot of water. Slowly bring the water to a boil. Let the boiling continue for about 1 minute, and then turn off the heat. Once cool, remove the bottle and leave it upside down to dry.

3. Mix 1/2 cup of grapeseed oil and 1/2 cup of sweet almond oil in your bottle. To preserve freshness, add the contents of 2 (400 IU) vitamin E capsules. Finish your body oil by adding your choice of essential oils, mixing in 8 to 10 drops of one or more essential oils.

4. Shake your body oil gently before each use and keep it in a cool dark place. If you use fresh, quality ingredients, your oil should remain fresh for up to 1 full year.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose fresh, high quality ingredients to make your body oil. You should store all oils, including essential oils, in a cool dark place in a dark or opaque bottle. Exposure to sunlight can destroy the healing properties.