Ingredients

• To make a nice smelling and soothing lotion from coconut oil, you need several ingredients in addition to the coconut oil itself. How much of each ingredient you actually use will depend on how much lotion you want to make. But no matter the actual amount, the combination should be 25 percent coconut oil, 25 percent emulsifying wax like beeswax or carnauba wax and 50 percent water.
  
  

Preparation

• Combine the oil and the wax into a cup and place the cup into boiling water until it has melted and combined. Bring the 50 percent water that will be added to a boil separately.
  
  Once the oil and wax has melted, pour it directly into the boiling water so that it has a consistency roughly equivalent to non-fat milk. Allow it cool just enough so that it can be poured. If you wait too long, it will be come too hard to pour. Pour it into a plastic bottle like an emptied and cleaned suntan lotion bottle or shampoo bottle. Apply the bottle cap and shake vigorously for fifteen seconds, then remove the cap and let sit. Repeat this process a few times for the next hour.
  
  

Care

• Like any other lotion, the shelf life of your homemade coconut lotion will vary according to use and storage. There is no guarantee for shelf life, but to make it last longer keep it stored in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight and temperature extremes. Also make sure to always put the cap back on after use and keep it screwed tightly between uses.