Making Lotion:

25 Lotion Recipe Guide

for your Hobby or

Business

A Thermal Mermaid Guide

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Collect All 3 Thermal Mermaid Lotion Books

1. Lotion Making: 25 Lotion Recipe Guide

for Beginners Hobby or Business

(Thermal Mermaid Lotion Book 1)

This volume covers 25 recipes for lightweight summer

time lotions. These are day wear, sun screens, and warm

weather cosmetics

2. Lotion Making: 25 Lotion Recipe Guide

for Beginners Hobby or Business

(Thermal Mermaid Lotion Book 2)

This volume covers 25 recipes for heavy weight

nourishing winter time lotions. These are night crème’s,

shaving lotion, and heavy moisturizers.

3. Lotion Making: 25 Lotion Recipe Guide

for Beginners Hobby or Business

(Thermal Mermaid Lotion Book 3)

This volume covers 25 recipes for thick body butters and

massage bars. These are solid lotions great for gift and

novelty.

Table of Contents

Introduction

What to expect in this Book

Safety & Preparation

Items you will need

Recipes

1. Scrumptious Vanilla Lotion

2. Goats Milk Lotion

3. Sun Block Lotion

4. Natural Light Lotion

5. Calming Lavender Lotion

6. Rosy Pink Layered Lotion

7. Aloe Vera Lotion (Burn Soother)

8. Coconut Tea Lotion

9. Complete Absorption Cocoa Lotion

10. Creamy Chamomile Lotion

11. Bare Bones Basic Moisturizer

12. Minty Lavender Summer Lotion

13. Dry Skin Soother

14. Creamy Coconut Lotion

15. Old Fashion Honey Lotion

16. Wild Rose Lotion

17. Tropical Fruit Salad Lotion

18. Cool Snap Frost Lotion

19. Lavender Facial Lotion

20. Creamy Magnesium Lotion

21. Calendula Bee Porridge

22. French Tea Lotion

23. Oatmeal Honey Lotion (For Dry & Itchy

Skin)

24. Milky Lavender Lotion

25. Lanoline Body Lotion

Where to get the Ingredients

About the Author

Sneak Peak

Additional Works from Thermal Mermaid

Introduction:

This short guide is meant for beginner to

medium-advanced. If you are a follower of the

Thermal Mermaid books you will know that the

recipes in this book are our own and the ones we use

when we take our crafts to our market tables. They

are not scavenged from the internet and shuffled

into a new book. Every recipe is something that we

have made and sold. We do constantly change and

tweak our recipes and sometimes invent brand new

ones. Also, we do not repeat recipes in our books.

Many other of our books will also offer lotion

recipes. We do try to offer creativity and variety, but

they are always different from the recipes in our

other books. We make recipes for those who want

to make lotion at home, but also those who want to

make products for those you make cosmetics as a

small business for their craft table or market. This

means, look at the recipe amounts and do your

reasoning accordingly. We may give a recipe for a

small personal amount, or for a batch of 8 bottles.

This is meant to be an example, and you will need

to adjust as you see fit.

Safety First: In our full volumes, we do go into

greater detail about safety and protection, but we

will repeat just a few points about safety and

preparation of your products. Please forgive this if

you are a loyal Thermal Mermaid reader, and

understand that if this is the first book one had

bought in our collection we feel that some things are

important enough not to leave out for those who

may just be starting.

Finally, you will see a few ingredients that

you may not recognize if you are a beginner. Don’t

let this scare you away. Our recipes are for real

lotions, not mock up lotion like products that you

can make out of the kitchen in some DIY tutorial.

Our recipes are products worth selling with your

name on it. All the ingredients are easily available

in small amounts online, so you don’t need to be a

big brand and buy bulks of materials. You can buy

some of these things in a small as 4 oz. quantities.

Most of these funny names are just waxes that help

blend the oils and waters together and keep things

feeling smooth without your product falling apart.

What to expect in this Book?

This book offers 25 lotion recipes of just light

weight daytime or summer time lotion. These are

the lotions that are easy to squeeze from your bottles

and can be used all throughout the day and are most

comfortable in warm weather. (There are different

types of lotions and these will be similar in texture

and weight.) These recipes are not thick night

crèmes, body butter, or salves, only light weight

lotions.

We will also talk about our observations and

pointers about some of these recipes. We will also

tell you what you need to gather to make your

products We will also offer you some pointers of

where to get the best supplies online at the best

costs.

Safety & Preparation

If you are a reader of Thermal Mermaid you

will know that we do spend a good amount of time

discussing our feelings about safety and preparing

your products. Some forethought goes into making

cosmetic before you even start. Unlike in soap

making, you are not using lye, a caustic chemical,

and you do not need the full break down on safety

prevention. However, we do recommend that you

use a preservative in your product, either Optiphen

or Liquid Germall Plus.

Here are our pointers about preservatives.

First, these are chemicals that will make up no more

than 2-5 percent of your recipe, but when you are

handling it, you are handling it in its concentrated

form so be a gem and wear gloves. It is a chemical.

Second, you may think to yourself, hmmm, I don’t

want to put a chemical in my products. The whole

reason that people will buy from me instead of from

the drug store is because my products are natural.

You’re probably correct. However, there are

preservative that are harsher than others and there

are some to steer clear away from. Those are

parabens, SLS, and formaldehydes. The two we use

are sold at your local soap supplier and do not

contain these chemicals. Do not ever sell an item to

a customer without a preservative. Lotions can grow

mold if not made or stored correctly and you never

want to risk someone rubbing bacteria into their

skin, especially if their skin is broken, and you never

know if someone’s health is already compromised.

Feel free to make any of these lotions for your own

personal use without preservatives. Just know that

they will expire like food and keeping your bottle in

the fridge will make it last longer. When I make a

small batch for myself I often do not use

preservative. (Because It is expensive and I use it in

my batches for sale. I have no qualms about using

the preservatives that I sell on my own skin.) When

I make my batch I never keep it for more than 2

weeks.

The final safety pointer is about your work space.

Since you already know that lotions can breed

bacteria, we must stress the sterilization of your jars,

lids, and table tops. You need to spray down your

packaging containers and utensils with a bottle of

rubbing alcohol, then wipe away the moisture. You

must wear gloves when making lotion. Remember,

anything that you make where you introduce water

into the ingredients can potentially breed bacteria.

Lotions contain water so we need to keep a sterile

environment. Never, never skip out on your

cleaning duties when selling or gifting to other

people.

One last note on packaging. Make sure your

products are labeled correctly. In many places, it is

not permitted to sell items without a list of

ingredients or labels. You need to do this if you plan

to sell your things.

Items You Will Need

Bowls and Utensils – You will need a collection of

bowls and whisks and spoons. You can expect that

some recipes will call for mixing liquid, or dry

materials, or setting one thing aside to cool while

you work on something else. Just make sure you

have a collection of bowls at hand.

Gloves – Don’t ever make lotion without wearing

gloves. This will reduce the risk of introducing

bacteria to your product. It’s a silly thing to not do

correctly because a box of 100 gloves is sitting at

your grocery store waiting for you for 5 dollars.

A spray bottle with rubbing alcohol – You need

to spray and wipe your jars and lids. I completely

trust you that your kitchen is well kept and sterile,

but hey, it doesn’t hurt to give your table top a once

over.

Jars & Lids – You can use as many types of plastic

jars and lids as you can find online to package. We

recommend you buy this online because you will

get the best prices. For the recipes in this book you

don’t really need the large mouth jars because the

recipes are light and runny. You will either need

pump bottles or squeeze bottles. One note: the

containers and lids are often sold separately. Just

pay attention when you are buying whether you

have to put the matching lid to any jar in your

shopping cart.

A stick blender – This will help emulsify your oils

and waters together. It makes a big difference

compared to a whisk.

Piping Bags – Plastic Piping bags that are meant for

cake icing will be used to make some of the lotions

with layered colors.

Clamps or Clothespins – I find these very useful

for closing bags and products in a pinch. You will

need these to pinch your piping bags when you are

using them. (AH, if we only had 4 arms…)

Recipes

1. Scrumptious Vanilla Lotion

What you will need:

• 9.6 oz. of sunflower oil

• 3 oz. of jojoba oil

• 3 oz. of e-wax

• 46 oz. of water

• 2 oz. Of Optiphen

• 1 oz. of Vanilla Bean Fragrance oil

Instructions & Notes: I’m not a huge fan of

vanilla, but I must tell you lots of people love it, and

there are always people who ask for vanilla at our

market tables. There are dozens of vanilla based

choices and the first thing you should know is that

anything with vanilla will tint your products brown

and over time they grow more brown. This is great

if that is the color you are going for, and I don’t

mind it, but if you want your lotion to stay white

you will need to look for a vanilla stabilizer when

you purchase vanilla scented oils.

First, get your gloves and clean your surfaces. Spray

down your bottles and pumps with rubbing alcohol.

Heat up your water over the stove. And add your e-

wax and oils. Into your simmering water and stand

over the simmering pot and stir continuously. Turn

off the heat after 10 minutes and continue stirring

until it begins to cool. Only add the preservative

after your lotion has cooled. Mix with your stick

blender and pour into your jars. This will make a

very light lotion with a rich moisturizing quality.

2. Goats Milk Lotion

What you will need:

• 36 oz. of fresh goat’s milk

• 36 oz. of distilled water

• 4 oz. of steric acid

• 5 oz. of E-wax

• .8 oz. of Optiphen

• 1 tsp. of vitamin E

• 2 tbsp. of glycerin

• 8 oz. of Olive Oil

• 8 oz. of Coconut oil

Instructions & Notes: This recipe is made to make

12/ 8 oz. bottles of lotion. First melt your oils

together and boil your water. Clean and bleach your

surfaces. Your goats milk can be from a powdered

source, but if you buy it fresh make sure you boil

your goats milk to pasteurize it to ensure there is no

bacteria.

Your glycerin is an emollient and helps retain

moisture in the skin.

Melt your waxes into your melted oils and stir. Put

this in the microwave with just enough time to melt

the wax without too much heat. Take the bowl out

and stir frequently. You can also do this on the stove

top on low heat. Keep watch over your oils and

waxes so that things don’t get too hot for too long.

Allow this to cool after it is well blended.

Add your water and your goats milk. Blend with

your stick blender. Add your vitamin E and glycerin

and your preservative. Blend well. Make sure when

you add the Optiphen the temperature is cool so that

you don’t make the preservative inactive. Keep the

temperature under the flash point of the preservative

(under 140 degrees). Blend with your stick blender.

Pour into your bottles and label accordingly.

3. Sun Block Lotion

What you will need:

• 22 ounces of water

• 2 oz. of E-wax

• 4 oz. of Coconut Oil

• 4 oz. of Olive Oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• 2 teaspoons of titanium dioxide

• 1 oz. of Coconut Beach Fragrance Oil

Instructions & Notes: The active ingredient in sun

block is often titanium dioxide. This is a thick white

mica that is put into paints and cosmetics. It is

relatively harmless and excellent when added to

your lotions to block the harmful rays from the sun.

This lotion will make 4 / 8 oz. bottles. It is not a big

batch, but it will make plenty of lotion for you to

really try it out and get a feel of the combination.

First, boil your water. Combine your oils and waxes

and melt them over low heat on the stove top just

until they are completely melted. Blend these well

with your stick blender. Take a few minutes to blend

even when it looks well blended. Remember, you

are trying to combine oil and water. Your e-wax is

going to help them stay together, but they want to

naturally separate so spend a couple of minutes at

this phase. Once your mixture is completely cool,

then add your titanium dioxide and Optiphen.

Continue to mix well. Add your fragrance oil. Now,

you have the perfect product to take to the beach.

4. Natural Light Lotion

What you will need:

• 5.5 ounces of water

• .5 oz. of E-wax

• 1 oz. of Apricot Kernel oil

• 1 oz. of Grapeseed Oil

• .15 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: Now there are three stages

to lotion making: the water phase, the oil phase, and

the cool down phase. This recipe is for 8 oz. of

lotion. This is a one bottle batch, so multiple

accordingly. First, boil your water. Melt your e-wax

into your oils over the stove top and set this aside to

cool down. Once these are cool mix them together

with your stick blender. Once these are cool add

your preservative. You can optionally add a

fragrance if you want to. This is a very light weight

lotion that sinks into your skin easily. Pour into your

bottles and label accordingly.

5. Calming Lavender Lotion

What you will need:

• 9.6 oz. of Coconut oil

• 1.5 oz. of jojoba oil

• 1.5 oz. of argon oil

• 3 oz. of e-wax

• 46 oz. of water

• 2 oz. Of Optiphen

• 1 oz. of Lavender Flowers Fragrance oil

• 1 teaspoon of blue mica

Instructions & Notes: Not all lavender fragrance

oils are the same lavender flowers is different from

French lavender. I prefer the lavender flowers

because it is a softer bouquet smell. This recipe

makes 62 oz. of lotion, so it will fill several 8 oz.

bottles.

Clean your space and wear your gloves and spray

your bottles and pumps down with rubbing alcohol.

Simmer your water in a pot and in another pot, melt

your waxes into your oils. Once these are melted

remove from heat and add your water. Blend well

with your stick blender. Once you feel like your

mixture is completely blended then continue to

blend for a solid two more minutes. This will give

the e-wax plenty of time to bod the oils and water

together. Allow this mixture to cool. Add your

fragrance oil, preservative, and colorant. Mix well.

Pour this lotion into your bottles and label

accordingly.

6. Rosy Pink Layered Lotion

What you will need:

• 9.6 oz. of Grapeseed oil

• 3 oz. of jojoba oil

• 3 oz. of e-wax

• 46 oz. of water

• 2 oz. Of Optiphen

• 1 oz. of Love Spell Fragrance oil

• 1 teaspoon of pink mica

Instructions & Notes: This recipe uses our favorite

base recipe for light lotion. The grapeseed is a very

light oil chock full of anti-oxidants and absorbs well

into the skin. With a light summer recipe, you want

to use oils that absorb more than oils that ride on top

of the skin because people will pull them out on the

go while they’re in the middle of the day and they

don’t want to feel sticky and wet for more than just

a few seconds. Grapeseed is a good oil for fast

absorption. The fragrance we use here is a dupe of

a very popular brand. It is a very floral bouquet

smell.

First, sanitize your work station. Wear your gloves.

Melt your waxes and oils together in a pot on the

stove. Boil your water for sanitary reasons. Blend

the two together and mix for several minutes. Allow

this to cool below 140 degrees before you add your

fragrance and preservative. The cooler the better.

Now, separate your mixture into two bowl and add

the pink mica to one bowl. Mix well. Now pour your

mixtures into plastic cake icing bags and seal the

tops well. This can get messy so you want to work

slowly and carefully. You do not need to put a metal

tip at the end of your icing bag. Snip the end of one

bag with a very small hole. By small, I mean only

one or two millimeters. The thickness of your lotion

will vary and it may be a very runny liquid at this

stage. If it is too thick then cut a slightly larger hole.

Pipe about 2 inches of lotion into the bottom of each

bottle. Now, when you finish pinch and twist the

end of the bag. Twist the ends and pinch then shut

with a clamp or clothespin. If you don’t when you

set it down it may untwist and pour out all over the

table, so place your bag down correctly. Now repeat

this step with the other batch and fill 2 inches into

the bottle. Repeat in alternating colors until you

have no more lotion left in your bags. Cap the tops

and label accordingly.

7. Aloe Vera Lotion

What you will need:

• 5.5 ounces of aloe vera juice

• 1 ounce of shea butter

• .5 ounce of coco butter

• .2 ounces of E-wax

• .2 ounces of steric acid

• .5 oz. of Cucumber Fragrance oil

• .2 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: The aloe lotion is a great

recipe for soothing raiser burns and sun burns. Aloe

is a well-known healing remedy for soothing burns.

You can always make this recipe with water instead

of aloe juice. Even though we are removing the

water from this recipe you must still use the same

sanitary precautions that you would as if it were

water. This recipe will make one 8 oz. bottle; so,

make sure to multiply by the number of bottles you

want to make.

First, melt your butters and waxes over a stove top.

Add this to your aloe vera juice and blend well.

Allow this to cool before you add your fragrance

and preservative. Blend again with your stick

blender. Finally, pour into your bottles and label.

8. Coconut Tea Lotion

What you will need:

• 11 ounces of coconut milk

• 6 green tea bags

• 3 oz. of shea butter

• .5 oz. of E-wax

• .5 oz. of steric acid

• .5 oz. of Coconut Fragrance oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: This is a creative recipe that

blends coconut milk into an infusion of green tea.

But your 11 oz. of coconut milk on the stove top. If

you have a little more, that’s ok. Some of the water

in the coconut milk is going to evaporate. You just

want this to simmer lightly. Put the 6 tea bags into

the milk and let it steep. In a separate bowl melt

your shea butter, e-wax, and steric acid. Remove

both from heat. Remove the tea bags from the

coconut milk and blend the two bowls together. Use

your stick blender and blend for 2 – 3 full minutes.

Allow this to cool. Once it has cooled add your

preservative and your fragrance. Blend again. Pour

into your sterilized bottles and label accordingly.

9. Complete Absorption Cocoa Lotion

What you will need:

• 22 ounces of water

• 8 ounce of coco butter

• .8 ounces of E-wax

• .4 ounces of steric acid

• 1.5 oz. of Chocolate Cake Fragrance Oil

• .7 oz. of Optiphen

• 3 grams of chocolate Suisse mica

Instructions & Notes: Cocoa butter is going to give

you a chocolate smell so you can color and

fragrance accordingly, but you can change the

fragrance and color as you wish. Cocoa butter is not

a choice oil for a light weight thin lotion because it

is a hard wax and it will thicken your recipe. It is

wonderful, however, for being one of those oils that

absorbs well into your skin and doesn’t keep the

skin oily for a long period.

This recipe makes 32 ounces of lotion, so it makes

four 8 oz. bottles, adjust your recipe accordingly.

Begin your lotion making with the first step of

sanitizing your station, wearing your gloves, and

boiling your water.

Next, melt your oils and waxes over the stove top.

Add the two and blend with your stick blender for a

full 2 – 3 minutes. Make sure you give your waxes

and water time to emulsify. Let this cool down to a

temperature below 140. Somewhere around 120 is a

good temperature. Add your preservative, colorant,

and fragrance. Pour this into your bottles and affix

your labels.

10. Creamy Chamomile Lotion

What you will need:

• 12 ounces of water

• 6 chamomile tea bags

• 3 oz. of shea butter

• .5 oz. of E-wax

• .5 oz. of steric acid

• .5 oz. of Coconut Fragrance oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: This makes 16 ounces of

lotion, so two 8 oz. bottles. Adjust your ingredients

based on how many bottles you want to fill. If

you’re wondering by now, you see steric acid in

every recipe. You can leave the steric acid out if

you are making a lotion for yourself, but this is an

ingredient that helps to harden your product and it

makes it more professional looking and feeling.

We wouldn’t recommend leaving this out for items

you want to sell or gift.

First, spray down your bottles and table with

rubbing alcohol. Next boil your water on the stove

top to a light simmer. Pop your chamomile tea

bags into the water and allow that to infuse. Melt

down your oils and waxes. Blend the two

thoroughly with your stick blender for a full 2-3

minutes. Now, allow this to cool. Do not add your

preservative and fragrance until the temperature is

close to 120 degrees. You don’t want to run the

risk of making your preservative inactive by

burning it. The fragrance will also burn off if you

add it too soon. Mix well, pour into your bottle and

affix your labels.

11. Bare Bones Basic Moisturizer

What you will need:

• 5.5 ounces of water

• .5 oz. of E-wax

• 2 oz. of Grapeseed Oil

• .15 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: If you were wondering the

best way to make a lotion with the fewest

ingredients as possible this is the best combination

we have come up with. Grapeseed oil really hold

up on its own when it comes to lotion. Without the

e-wax you won’t have lotion and without the

preservative you can’t keep it for more than a few

days. So here it is. Of course, you can always take

this base recipe and add to it as you like with any

of the other ingredients that you find in this book.

This recipe is for one bottle of lotion.

First sanitize your area, wash your hands, wear

gloves, and boil your water. Melt your oils and

waxes together. Blend these together for 2-3

minutes. Allow your lotion to cool and add your

preservative. Mix with your stick blender. Now it

is ready to use.

12. Minty Lavender Summer Lotion

What you will need:

• 36 oz. of water

• 4 oz. of steric acid

• 5 oz. of E-wax

• .8 oz. of Optiphen

• 1 tsp. of vitamin E

• 2 tbsp. of glycerin

• 8 oz. of Olive Oil

• 8 oz. of Coconut oil

• 1.5 oz. of Lavender Mint Fragrance Oil

Instructions & Notes: This recipe makes a

beautiful texture lotion. The difference in this recipe

is that we are using a little more coconut oil. You

might notice that some recipes use coconut milk but

not the oil. In soap making we do like to make our

recipes heavy in coconut oil, because it does have

wonderful properties. However, in our light day

lotions we go a little lighter in coconut oil use. This

is because coconut oil is one of those oils that

doesn’t sink into the skin immediately. It rides the

skin and give a bit of an oily sheen. It is great for a

moisture lock and keeps the hydration in the skin.

You can use it if you want a little bit of a richer

formula. We mix this with olive oil, because olive

oil is one of the most moisturizing oils you can

choose, and with the two of these together you get a

rich moisturizer and it locks in the skin.

Sanitize your work space, and spray down your

bottles and tops. Wear your gloves and boil your

water. Melt down your waxes and oils in a separate

pot. Once your water is at a light simmer add it to

your melted oils and mix with your stick blender for

a full 2 – 3 minutes. Allow this to cool to below 120

degrees. Add your vitamin E, glycerin, and

preservative. Fragrance is optional but with this one

we love mint and lavender. Add this now. Mix well.

This is ready to pour and bottle.

13. Dry Skin Soother

What you will need:

• 36 oz. of aloe vera juice

• 2 oz. of jojoba

• 1 oz. of vitamin E

• 1 oz. of tea tree oil

• 4 oz. of steric acid

• 5 oz. of E-wax

• .8 oz. of Optiphen

• 2 tbsp. of glycerin

• 11 oz. of Olive Oil

Instructions & Notes: This formula is for dry scaly

skin. There are many great vitamins and

antioxidants in these oils. Tea tree oil is known for

its healing properties on broken skin, and jojoba is

a natural anti-bacterial.

First clean your work space. Spray your bottles with

rubbing alcohol. Bring your aloe vera juice to a light

simmer on the stove top. Melt your waxes and oils

together. Mix these two together and blend well.

Give the stick blender a solid 2 – 3 minutes of

blending to allow the e-wax to do its job. Now, your

mixture must cool to below 120 degrees. Do not add

the final ingredients until you have cooled your

lotion. Add the vitamin e, tea tree oil, and

preservative. Mix well. Pour your lotion into the

bottles and label them accordingly.

14. Creamy Coconut Lotion

What you will need:

• 22 ounces of coconut milk

• 2 oz. of E-wax

• 2 oz. of Coco Butter

• 4 oz. of Olive Oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• .5 teaspoon of titanium dioxide

• 1 oz. of Summer Breeze Fragrance Oil

• .5 teaspoon of blue mica

Instructions & Notes: Here is another coconut

blend with a little sun protection without going full

sunscreen. When emptying the can of coconut milk

into the pot you may notice a thick film of fat inside

the can. Make sure to get that too, it’s all wonderful

coconut product.

Sterilize your area and spray down your bottles.

Boil the coconut milk to a light simmer. In a

separate pan melt your oils and waxes. Blend these

together with your stick blender. Allow your lotion

to cool. Add your micas, preservative, and

fragrance. Blend well again and pour into your

bottles.

15. Old Fashioned Honey Lotion

What you will need:

• 22 ounces of aloe juice

• 2 oz. of E-wax

• 2 oz. of steric acid.

• 2 oz. of Jojoba Oil

• 4 oz. of Olive Oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• 2 tablespoons of fresh honey

• 1 oz. of Oatmeal Milk & Honey Fragrance

Oil

• .5 teaspoon of yellow mica

Instructions & Notes: Honey is rich and luxurious

and will bring a little extra quality to your lotion.

Now, remember, all honey is different so you will

need to experiment with your variety before you

really get the hang of this one. The goal is to use just

enough honey to give it a rich thick quality without

any sticky feel. The e-wax and steric acid is

necessary in this recipe.

Sanitize your work space and your bottles. Bring the

aloe vera juice to a simmer and melt your oils and

waxes in a separate pot. Blend these together with

your stick blender and make sure to continue

blending for 2-3 minutes. Allow this to cool. Once

the entire batch has cooled to a temperature below

120 degrees, then add your honey, preservative,

fragrance oil, and mica. Pour into your bottles and

label accordingly.

16. Wild Rose Lotion

What you will need:

• 24 ounces of water

• 6 rose hips tea bags

• 6 oz. of shea butter

• 1 oz. of E-wax

• 1 oz. of steric acid

• .25 oz. of Sandalwood Fragrance oil

• .5 ounce of Geranium Fragrance Oil

• .5 ounce of Rose Fragrance Oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• .5 teaspoon of pink mica

Instructions & Notes: The wild rose smell comes

from our combination of flowers and sandalwood.

First, sanitize your work space. Bring the water to a

light simmer and add your rose hip tea bags. Allow

the tea bags to steep until you have a potent tea.

Melt your oils and waxes in a separate pant.

Remove the tea bags and blend the water and oils

together with your stick blender. Continue blending

for 2 – 3 minutes. Allow this mixture to cool to

under 120 degrees. Add your preservative,

fragrance oils, and mica. Pour your lotion into the

bottles and label accordingly.

17. Tropical Fruit Salad Lotion

What you will need:

• 10 oz. of coconut oil

• 6 oz. of she butter

• 10 drops of orange essential oil

• 10 drops of lime essential oil

• 5 drops of grapefruit essential oil

• 36 oz. of distilled water

• 1 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: I absolutely hands down

love everything citrus and I just refuse to accept that

anyone else doesn’t. This is an easy recipe and

essential oils can be a bit more expensive so you can

always substitute your favorite fragrance oil.

Remember, some essential oils aren’t suitable for

pregnant women so make sure to label all your

ingredients.

First, sanitize your work space. Bring the water to a

light simmer. Melt your oils and waxes in a separate

pant. Remove the tea bags and blend the water and

oils together with your stick blender. Continue

blending for 2 – 3 minutes. Allow this mixture to

cool to under 120 degrees. Add your preservative,

fragrance oils, and mica. Pour your lotion into the

bottles and label accordingly.

18. Cool Snap Frost Lotion

What you will need:

• 5.5 ounces of aloe vera juice

• 1 ounce of shea butter

• .5 ounce of coco butter

• .2 ounces of E-wax

• .2 ounces of steric acid

• 25 drops of peppermint essential oil

• .2 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: This lotion has a cool mint

smell and feels cool and tingly to the skin. The

combination of aloe and mint will offer a little

snap cool experience to your senses.

First, melt your butters and waxes over a stove top.

Add this to your aloe vera juice and blend well.

Allow this to cool before you add your fragrance

and preservative. Blend again with your stick

blender. Finally, pour into your bottles and label.

19. Lavender Facial Lotion

What you will need:

• 24 ounces of water

• 14 oz. of Olive Oil

• 1 oz. of jojoba Oil

• .5 oz. of vitamin E

• .6 oz. of E-wax

• .6 oz. of steric acid

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• 10 drops of Lavender Essential Oil

Instructions & Notes: Facial Lotions are tweaked

to have more rich oils for moisture and a little bit of

sun protectant. We use one of our favorite

fragrances Lavender Flowers. Out of all the facial

lotions that we have made lavender is the most

popular selling product and is the most widely liked

by others.

Sterilize your work area. Boil your water to a light

simmer and add your oils and waxes in a separate

pot. Melt these down with just enough heat to get

the waxes melted. Remove both from the heat and

blend well with your stick blender. Allow the

blending to last 2-3 full minutes. Let the lotion cool

down to below 120 degrees before adding your

preservative and lavender oil. Bottle and label

accordingly.

20. Creamy Magnesium Lotion

What you will need:

• 24 ounces of water

• ½ cup of Magnesium Flakes

• 14 oz. of grapeseed Oil

• 1 oz. of jojoba Oil

• .6 oz. of E-wax

• .6 oz. of steric acid

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• 1 oz. of cucumber fragrance oil

Instructions & Notes: Magnesium is a mineral

that is often found in bath flakes and salt

combinations. Its healing properties include claims

that it restores cellular magnesium levels, acts as a

cellular protectant, supports detoxification, relieves

aches and pains, improves mood and relieves

stress, encourages healthy skin tissue. That’s a lot!

Well, whatever the claims, it has been used as an

herbal remedy since the medieval times and we use

it too.

Sterilize your work area. Boil your water to a light

simmer and add your oils and waxes in a separate

pot. Add the magnesium flakes to the water until

they dissolve. Melt these down with just enough

heat to get the waxes melted. Remove both from

the heat and blend well with your stick blender.

Allow the blending to last 2-3 full minutes. Let the

lotion cool down to below 120 degrees before

adding your preservative and cucumber fragrance

oil. Pour the lotion into your bottles and affix your

labels.

21. Calendula Bee Porridge

What you will need:

• 24 ounces of water

• 1 cup of dried calendula flowers

• 14 oz. of grapeseed Oil

• 1 oz. of jojoba Oil

• .6 oz. of E-wax

• .6 oz. of steric acid

• 1 tablespoon of fresh honey

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: The calendula infusion is a

very well likes fragrance due to its light tea like

fragrance. It goes well with a light wearing lotion.

First, sterilize your work space and bottles. Next,

boil your water. (Expect, a little water will boil off

so it is ok to measure out 25 or 26 ounces.) Put the

dried flowers into the water and make a proper tea

with the herbs. With this recipe, you will pour the

water and flower petals into a clean glass mason jar

and put the water in the fridge. Allow this to sit

overnight. Get this water nice and potent. Next, the

next day, melt your waxes and oils. Blend these

fully with your stick blender. Continue blending for

2 -3 minutes. Allow this to cool. Make sure your

temperatures fall below 140 degrees, the closer to

100 degrees the better. Add your honey and your

preservative. You can give this a yellowish tint if

you like. Pour into your bottles and label

accordingly.

22. French Tea Lotion

What you will need:

• 24 ounces of water

• 6 English Breakfast tea bags

• 14 oz. of grapeseed Oil

• 1 oz. of jojoba Oil

• .6 oz. of E-wax

• .6 oz. of steric acid

• .5 oz. of Lavender Flowers Fragrance oil

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: Our French tea is the

combination of English Breakfast Tea and the smell

of Lavender oil. For this recipe, you will make an

infusion with your grapeseed oil and your tea water.

This recipe will make 40 oz. of lotion, so five 8 oz.

bottles.

First, sterilize your work space and bottles. Next,

boil your water. (Expect, a little water will boil off

so it is ok to measure out 25 or 26 ounces.) Put your

teabags into the water and make a proper tea with

the herbs. If you make tea a lot, you will know 6 tea

bags is a lot of tea for 24 ounces. Get this water nice

and potent. Next, melt your waxes and oils. Blend

these fully with your stick blender. Continue

blending for 2 -3 minutes. Allow this to cool. Make

sure your temperatures fall below 140 degrees, the

closer to 100 degrees the better. Add your Fragrance

Oil and your preservative. You can give this a bluish

tint if you like but the tea will also give it a pretty

herbal color. Pour into your bottles and label

accordingly.

23. Oatmeal Honey Lotion (For Dry & Itchy

Skin)

What you will need:

• 22 ounces of water

• 2 oz. of E-wax

• 4 oz. of Coconut Oil

• 4 oz. of Shea Butter

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• 2 Tablespoon of Colloidal Oatmeal

• 1 oz. of Oatmeal Milk & Honey Fragrance

Oil

Instructions & Notes: Colloidal oatmeal is a

product that you can get at your soap supply store.

It is an herbal remedy that is known for soothing

itchy dry skin and even eczema. Be careful not to

make claims of healing on your labels because in

the world of herbal remedies that could get you in

trouble. Some items do aid certain ailments,

however, so you can say things like your product

“aids dry skin or sooths itchiness.” This recipe

should make 32. Oz of lotion, so four 8 oz. bottles.

First boil your water in one pan and bring it to a light

simmer. Next, melt your waxes and oils in another

pan. Remove both from the heat and mix them

together. Mix with your stick blender for 2 -3 full

minutes. Allow this to cool. Once the temperature

has fallen below 140 degrees add the preservative,

mica, fragrance, and clay. Mix well and pour into

your bottles.

24. Milky Lavender Lotion

What you will need:

• 22 ounces of coconut milk

• 2 oz. of E-wax

• 4 oz. of Almond Kernel Oil

• 4 oz. of Shea Butter

• .4 oz. of Optiphen

• 2 Tablespoon of Bentonite Clay

• 1 oz. of Lavender Flowers Fragrance Oil

• 1 teaspoon of lilac mica

Instructions & Notes: This is a rich lavender lotion

with a touch of clay. If you are concerned about

using almond oil for anyone with nut allergies, then

you can substitute it with grapeseed oil. Remember

to sanitize your bottles and table top. This recipe

should make 32. Oz of lotion, so four 8 oz. bottles.

First boil your milk in one pan and bring it to a light

simmer. Next, melt your waxes and oils in another

pan. Remove both from the heat and mix them

together. Mix with your stick blender for 2 -3 full

minutes. Allow this to cool. Once the temperature

has fallen below 140 degrees add the preservative,

mica, fragrance, and clay. Mix well and pour into

your bottles.

25. Lanolin Body Lotion

What you will need:

• 5.5 ounces of aloe vera juice

• 1 ounce of shea butter

• .5 ounces of lanoline wax

• .2 ounces of E-wax

• .2 ounces of steric acid

• .5 oz. of White Linen oil

• .2 oz. of Optiphen

Instructions & Notes: If you have never used

lanoline, its natural smell is absolutely amazing and

I buy every cosmetic I ever come in contact with

that has lanoline. For those who don’t know, lanolin

is the natural wax that comes from sheep skin. I

especially love it in my lip balm. One thing you

should know is that this ingredient will sit on the

skin and create a sheen on the top of the skin. We

love it, but we use it sparingly so you don’t get a

waxy build up when you want a light moisturizer.

This recipe will make one 8 oz. bottle, so adjust

accordingly.

First, sanitize your environment, hands, bottles, and

put on your gloves. Heat up your aloe juice in a pot.

When you are working with small amounts, I find

that this is easier to do in the microwave. You will

need to melt your waxes into your oils. You can do

this in short bursts in the microwave as well. It is

easier to overheat in the microwave, so use good

care just to give it enough heat to melt your

ingredients.

Mix you aloe, waxes, and oils together with your

stick blender. Allow plenty of time for that e-wax to

bond the aloe and oils. You will find it is easier to

keep the aloe juice together with the oils. It doesn’t

separate as readily as water does.

Allow this to cool. Then, add your fragrance and

preservative. Mix well and pour into your bottles.

Where to Get the Ingredients

Please remember, in full disclosure, my

daughter and I own the store ThermalMermaid.com

which makes soaps and cosmetics. We are not

suppliers and we do not own these stores that we

recommend. This is the list of suppliers I use and

trust based on my experience. I am not related to

any of these store owners and have never met them,

so I can not 100% guarantee your experience but I

am happy to share my resources and information

with you.

TheSage.com – Majestic Mountain Sage – We buy

dried flowers and herbs here. I have bought from

other places online including overseas and the

quality is always the best along with the price from

this company. I have not bought anything other than

dried roses, calendula, and chamomile flower buds,

but I have watched many hours of videos from other

craft makers online and I have only heard excellent

recommendations from their products.

EssentialDepot.com – Essential Depot is a great

place to get items such as Essential Oils,

Fragrances, Oils, Butters, Molds. Essential Depot

offers some of the most competitive prices and best

shipping offers. This is the first website we shop at

before any others. The quality of their product has

never disappointed.

BulkApothecary.com – This website will provide

you with mica, colorant, and jars with lids

About the Author

Jennifer Tynan grew up on the New England

seaboard. She spent 10 years sub-contracting as an

archeological field tech for environmental

companies throughout the United States. She

received a bachelor in Anthropology from the

University of Connecticut.

With her daughter, Hannah, Jennifer spends

some of her time making handmade artisan soap for

her Bath and Body Company, Thermal Mermaid.

Thermal Mermaid is an outdoor market found at

summer vendors and renaissance fairs in New

England. For those who are far away, products from

Thermal Mermaid can be found on line. Many of

the same recipes in this book are found on their

product line.

Hannah is co-owner of Thermal Mermaid. At

sixteen years, old she is active in preparing and

creating new product as well as organizing and

developing her recipes. Hannah can often be found

proudly sitting behind her market tables on the

weekends while she studies her normal school work

during the week. Hannah is a natural artist and is

always working at designing creative packaging

along with her soap recipes.

Hannah Sits behind her market display on a cold

New England morning in early April.

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What you will find in this book:

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Soap making has become an increasingly

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This book is meant to be a resource to be kept

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this a small on the side business that could turn into

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