How to Make Mint Body Lotion
Mint has been used for many years because of its medicinal effects. It is found in many products such as body lotion. When used in body lotions, it soothes and helps the skin produce natural oils. You can make your own mint body lotion at home with a few ingredients.
How to Make Mint Body Lotion
Materials Needed
- Pot
- Distilled water
- Mint leaves
- Strainer
- Spoon
- Borax
- Beeswax
- Glass measuring cup
- Sunflower oil
- Almond oil
- Vitamin E capsules
- Blender
- Peppermint oil
- Fill a pot with 1 cup of distilled water. Place the pot on the stove and bring the water to a boil. When the water begins to boil, add 1 cup of mint leaves to the pot. Turn off the stove and allow the mint leaves to stew in the water for about 20 minutes. Allow the mint water to cool.
- Place a strainer over another pot and drain the mint water into it. Add 2 teaspoons of borax to the mint water and stir the ingredients with a spoon. Place the pot of mint water and borax to the side for use later.
- Add 2 teaspoons beeswax to a measuring cup made of glass. Make sure you use a cup that is large. Pour in 1 cup sunflower oil and 1 teaspoon almond oil to the beeswax. Next, add two vitamin E capsules to the cup.
- Fill a pot with enough water to cover half of the glass measuring cup. Turn on the stove and bring the water to a boil. Submerge the cup into the boiling water. Continue boiling the water and stirring the ingredients until they completely melts.
- Turn off the stove and remove the pot from the stove. Take out your blender and add the borax and mint water ingredients to it. Pour the ingredients from the measuring cup into the blender.
- Blend all of the ingredients until they are well mixed. The texture will be creamy. Allow the ingredients to sit in the blender until they are cool.
- When the ingredients are cooled, add 6 drops of peppermint oil and stir it with a spoon.
- Pour the mixture into a glass container that can be sealed. Store the jar in a cool dry area when not in use.