Homemade Beeswax Lotion for Dry Patches

This should work well on dry patches (elbows, knees, feet) and dry winter hands.

Ingredients:

-6 Tablespoons of grated beeswax

-5 oz of oil

(You can blend any oils you want. I used 2oz of olive oil, 1oz of grapeseed oil, 1oz of jojoba oil, and 1oz of sweet almond oil)

-4 Teaspoons of organic virgin coconut oil

-6 Tablespoons of water

-1/4 Teaspoon of borax

Add essential oils to create a fragrance, unless you enjoy the smell of beeswax (it's a mild smell but stays on your skin for a while).

Directions:

-Warm the 5oz of oil in a small pot, keep warm-hot (medium heat)

-Melt the coconut oil and beeswax using the double boiler method.

-Once the beeswax and coconut oil is melted, add the hot 5ounces of oil to the coconut oil and beeswax. Gently stir.

-Heat the water to near boiling.

-Add borax to water stir until sediments are dissolved. 

-In a blender, blend the oil and wax mixture while slowly pouring in the water. 

(Or use a hand blender, and if you can't do either of these then put everything in together).

-Blend for one minute once all the ingredients and water have been added.

-Allow it to cool and then blend again. (you may have to do this once or twice.)

-Allow the lotion to cool.

-Pour into containers and use.

And... here are the results! It has a pretty thick consistency, and a mild - but ever present - beeswax-y smell. It sort of smells like beeswax and warm milk, but there is no milk in it so...?