DIY Lotion

On my Friday off, my great friend and I pampered ourselves!

A new nail spa opened up near my house, so we tested it out and got pedicures!

(First time for her! I have converted her)

Then we walked over to Trader Joe's and got some snacks and Coconut Oil for our DIY Lotion Making!

This is super easy!!

(inspiration)

I have never used Coconut Oil before.

First - it comes in a jar...what?

Second - when I opened the jar it was a solid...

Yes, the oil was solid...ha!

I guess I was a coconut oil virgin ;-)

I scooped out about 1/2 of the jar into my handy-dandy red kitchen aid and then put the splash guard attachment on and whipped it on high until it was fluffy.

While it was whipping, we added a couple of drops of lavender essential oil and after about 5 -6  minutes we tested it out.

The heat from our hands when we got some on our fingers turned the "lotion" very oily and it still smelled very much like coconut.

We ended up adding more coconut oil and a lot more lavender. 

Then we scooped it out of the mixer and put it in saved jars.

This is very oily. 

The scent is very soothing, it still has a powerful coconut fragrance to it and a hint of lavender.

Rich says I smell like a tropical princess! 

ha!

(brownie points for him!)

I think that I will mainly use this right before I got to sleep on my hands and feet.

This was super easy and it is definitely nice to know exactly what is going in to the product that I put on my skin!