Easy Lotion Bars

It's hard to believe I'm almost 29 weeks with this baby girl!! Time is going so fast and sometimes I just want to hold it still. I'm still in a bit of shock that I am blessed to carry out next child. I love feeling kicks and wiggles!!

When I started growing a bit bigger, I asked one of my good friends what she used to prevent stretch marks. Her answer was olive oil or coconut oil. I figure, since she's had four kids, she probably knows what she's talking about!  So I decided to make myself a lotion bar!! 

It's a pretty simple recipe. I started with a 1:1:1 ratio of beeswax, coconut oil, and cocoa butter, but since I wanted it to be very "oily" I add in extra coconut oil. Then I add in several popped and squeezed E capsules and a few drops of essential oil.

For about one bar, the quantities look like this: 

1 oz. bar of beeswax

2 tablespoons cocoa butter

2 tablespoons coconut oil (plus an extra scoop or two!)

3-4 E capsules

3-4 drops of essential oil

I put it in a glass jar in a pan of water and heat it all up slowly. It just needs to be melted. 

Then I pour it into my mold. I love using silicone, the bars just pop right out when they are done! 

And all finished!! This is my second batch of making these. I've made a similar bar a few years ago, but I like this recipe a lot better. And best of all... No stretch marks!! And baby sure is growing!! Here I am at 28 weeks!!