Babies’ skin is very delicate. Baby products available in the market are made of chemicals. These are not good for the baby’s soft skin. These products may claim to be gentle and gentle, but they are not completely safe and sometimes contain harsh chemicals, which prove to be too harsh for your baby’s soft skin. These products often contain chemicals like parabens or phthalates, which later cause cancer.
So, if you want to protect your lovely baby from these harsh chemicals, you can make baby lotion at home. Two types of baby lotion-making methods have been described for you. This method uses gentle and natural ingredients to nourish and moisturize your baby’s delicate skin.
Baby Lotion is Made with Cocoa Butter and Shea Butter
- Cocoa butter is a high-fat butter extracted from the cocoa tree. This natural moisturizer contains a lot of antioxidants and fatty acids, which help in keeping the baby’s skin soft.
- This homemade baby lotion also contains shea butter, which is extracted from the seeds of the shea tree. Stearic acid is found in it, which nourishes the baby’s skin. Vitamin A and E are also found in large quantities in it.
- Pure olive oil and cold-pressed castor oil are used in this lotion, which keeps your baby’s skin protected and moisturized.
Make baby lotion for newborns at home using these things. Keep in mind that to make this lotion, use only unrefined, grade-A shea butter and cold-pressed, hexane-free castor oil.
Ingredients Required For Baby Lotion
- Cocoa butter – 2 teaspoons
- Shea butter – 2 teaspoons
- Olive oil – one teaspoon
- Cold pressed castor oil – half teaspoon
- Rose oil (for aroma) – six-seven drops
Method to make baby lotion:
First, make a double boiler.
Method of making a double boiler- To make a double boiler, pour some water in a pan and place five small stones in it. Now place a glass bowl on top of it. Now your double boiler is ready.
- Put two teaspoons of cocoa butter in a glass bowl.
- Add two teaspoons of shea butter to it.
- Now add one teaspoon of olive oil.
- Now add half a teaspoon of castor oil.
- Mix all the ingredients on medium flame.
- After melting, turn off the gas and keep the bowl aside to cool.
- After the mixture cools down, add six to seven drops of rose oil to it.
- When the mixture starts to set, beat it vigorously.
- Fill this material in a new glass container and leave it for three to four hours.
- You can also keep it in the refrigerator to set completely.
– Here your baby lotion is ready.
Massage your newborn baby with this homemade baby lotion. Made without the use of any artificial substance, you can use this lotion for three months.
Baby Lotion Made With Coconut And Almond Oil
This homemade baby lotion will not only make your baby’s skin healthy and soft but its use will also leave a slight coconut smell in the skin. Pure coconut oil contains immense nutrients, which are very beneficial for your baby’s skin. Almond oil is also used in this lotion, which is especially suitable for baby’s skin. Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, and E are also found in it.
The wax extracted from bees’ hive is called beeswax. This lotion combined with beeswax forms a protective shield on the skin. Vitamin E present in it provides nourishment to the skin. This lotion is considered best to protect a baby’s skin from becoming dry.
We have also added a few drops of lavender oil to it. Its smell keeps the mind calm and the child feels light.
Ingredients required for baby lotion:
• Pure coconut oil – two teaspoons
• Almond oil – four teaspoons
• Beeswax – two teaspoons
• Vitamin E oil – one capsule
• Lavender oil – two-three drops
Method to make baby lotion:
First, make a double boiler.
Method of making a double boiler- To make a double boiler, pour some water in a pan and place five small stones in it. Now place a glass bowl on top of it. Now your double boiler is ready.
- Take two teaspoons of beeswax in a glass bowl.
- Add two teaspoons of pure coconut oil to it.
- Then add four teaspoons of almond oil.
- Melt all the ingredients on medium flame.
- After this, keep the bowl to cool.
- After the mixture cools down, break the Vitamin E capsule and add it.
- Then add two to three drops of lavender oil.
- Beat it well.
- When it starts to set, whip it until it looks like cream.
- Fill this material in a new glass box and leave it for three to four hours.
- You can also keep it in the refrigerator to set it completely.
- Here your baby lotion is ready.
Massage your newborn baby with this homemade baby lotion. Made without using any artificial ingredients in this lotion, it can remain fresh for six months if kept in the refrigerator.