How to Make Homemade Body Oil
Body oil is a great treatment for cracked and dry skin that needs extra attention and moisture. You can also use body oil as a massage or shaving aid as well. Commercial body oils many contain chemicals in the fragrances that are used, which introduce toxins into the body. You can easily make your own natural homemade body oil at home.
- Purchase all of the ingredients that you will need to make your own natural body oil. You will need a carrier oil such as almond or coconut oil, essential oils for fragrance, distilled water, and vitamin E in a liquid form. You can purchase all of these items from your local health food store.
- Combine fifty drops of essential oils of your choice into a small glass bottle that is sealable. You can choose to use only one scent if you like, or combine numerous scents to create a unique fragrance that you are sure to love; the choice is yours. Try experimenting with different essential oils until you find the ones you like the best.
- Allow the combined essential oils to sit for twenty-four hours so that the scents in the oils have a chance to fuse together forming a truly unique fragrant experience.
- Pour four ounces of distilled water into the glass bottle that contains your essential oils using a funnel if the opening is small.
- Add five ounces of coconut or almond oil into the bottle with your other ingredients using a funnel to ensure that all of the oils make it into the bottle. You can use either coconut or almond oil, or a combination of the two if you prefer.
- Add one teaspoon of liquid vitamin E into the container, and then place the lid on the top of the container and tightly secure it.
- Shake the bottle to thoroughly blend all of the ingredients together.