How to Make Homemade Cooling Lotion

You can prepare a homemade cooling gel as a simple, natural remedy for sunburned and irritated skin. Making your own cooling lotion can save you money over buying expensive, commercially produced products. These products often contain unnatural and possibly harmful or irritating additives and preservatives. This recipe makes enough cooling lotion for about one full-body application and several spot treatments. You should store homemade cooling lotion in the refrigerator between uses. It will last up to two months.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup aloe vera gel
• 8 drops chamomile essential oil
• 20 drops vitamin E oil
• ½ tsp. shea butter

Instructions

1. Put the aloe vera gel in a wide-mouth glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.

2. Add the chamomile essential oil and vitamin E cream and stir with a small wooden spoon or disposable stirrer.

3. Add the shea butter and mix thoroughly to combine. Store the jar in the refrigerator for 24 hours before first use.

4. Work the cooling lotion onto sunburned areas in gentle, circular strokes.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid mixing or storing any type of homemade skin or body care products in an aluminum container because of concerns about heavy metals entering the bloodstream through the pores.

References

• Natural Beauty Basics; Byers, Dorie; 2001

Resources

• All Natural Beauty: Homemade Beauty Recipes
• My Beauty Recipes: Homemade Beauty Recipes and Tips