How to Make Lotion

For baby soft skin, try this amazing lotion recipe!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Petroleum Jelly
• Baby Lotion
• Vitamin E oil/cream, opt.
• Vitamin A/D cream, opt.

1. Place 2 large containers of petroleum jelly in a pan of water on stove top (keep water on med heat) to soften -- be sure to remove the lids. While this is softening, begin emptying two of four (16 oz) bottles of baby lotion into a mixing bowl (a stand mixer is ideal for this project).

2. Slowly add one container of petroleum jelly that has softened. The bottom portion of the jar will be liquid, which is fine, so pour slowly into lotion, mixing at the same time.

3. Add the remaining two bottles of lotion, then the remaining jar of petroleum jelly, keeping your mixer on while doing so. Add vitamin E oil in small quantities but you can use larger quantities of the cream to your taste, as well as the vitamins A and D cream.

4. Continue whipping the lotion for another five minutes. This makes it very smooth and creamy. Place it in the container(s) of your choice. This makes a large mixing bowl full, approximately 10-12 cups.

Tips & Warnings

• Smooth over entire body (except face) after showering.
• Feels "greasy" at first but this disappears after about 5 min.
• Petroleum jelly protects skin from the elements.
• Baby lotion gives it a soft smell, without clashing with your cologne scent.
• I use ziploc plastic storage containers in various sizes. They make it easy to get a small scoop out to smooth over body, without wasting a lot of time filling squeeze bottles!
• Makes great gifts -- place in 1/2 pint jelly jars with the plastic lids with a "handmade by ??" label. Tie a pretty ribbon around the jar!!!
• Watch petroleum jelly closely while in hot pan of water -- it can get hot very quickly if you put it on a high temperature burner!

[pben60]

on 10/4/2009 Oh please, do not lighten the baby's skin. I have two boys -- their dad is Mississippi Choctaw Indian and has dark hair, eyes, and skin. I have a medium complexion and green eyes. My oldest has my skin and eyes and the youngest looks like his dad. I too dealt with the same kinds of questions. I divorced their father when they were 3 and 5 which made even more questions since they were always with just me!!! I would answer that the youngest looks like his dad and the oldest looks like me -- and they act just the opposite -- the oldest acts like his dad and the youngest acts like me. Dark skin is beautiful -- you need to explain this better to the kids so they can respond when asked. Don't bleach the skin -- that will just make it appear like you are ashamed!!!

[littlema]

on 10/2/2009 Help me out here ok?

[littlema]

on 10/2/2009 What can I add to this lotion to lighten the face and the body. I have 5 children and
4 of them are fair complexioned like their father and the youngest is dark like
I am, maybe a little darker? I have no problem with this but when all my children
are out together as a family, it never fails. Someone will make remarks like:
Is that your REAL brother? He is my baby and I can see the pain in his eyes and
the uneasiness in his brother's and sister as they try to-after that person
leaves start to praise him, and keep telling him how handsome he is and
reminding him that he looks just like them. That the person is just
color struck and refuses to see past the color thing.

My son, my baby tries to just shrug it off but I can tell that he is starting to feel that to be dark is not a very good thing in this world. Sometimes, I it gets so tense, so afraid for him so scare until ...