How to make cocoa butter lotion at home

Cocoa butter is an extremely soothing option for skincare products. However, it's even safer to get this made all on your own as well!

Cocoa butter is a soothing ingredient for the skin and works on younger looking skin, managing stretch marks and ageing skin better. However, there are many chemically scented cocoa butter creams and lotions available in the market. But here is an alternative to such creams, a homemade natural cocoa butter lotion.

Ingredients like coconut oil, beeswax and lavender essential oil are easily available in the market, you just have to mix them all together and heat them up. Once this mixture is completely melted, let it cool off and it's ready to use.

This video is hence, an eye opener to making such lotions on your own without much hassle, in less than an hour. Such an option is a safe one, especially if you have sensitive skin. Cocoa butter also possess healing properties and resolves scars, cuts and pigmentation. This ingredient is extremely useful as a moisturiser for the winter season, to keep the skin well-protected and soft. Here are some fruit packs of winter, you could try out.

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