Comments on: Make your own hand lotion: a silky smooth lotion bar for those who love gardening with bare hands. https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/ Dive into a vast collection of free permaculture resources to help you get your permaculture life and edible gardens thriving with global permaculture educator & ambassador, Morag Gamble. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 02:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: iqra https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-241 Mon, 08 May 2017 12:40:12 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-241 nice post

]]> By: Donna Kalch https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-252 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:07:52 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-252 I think you could also use this as a face cleanser & moisturiser too as I make a similar one. The only problem, I would have to sub the coconut oil as strangely I come out in a pimply rash when I use it on my face or body. Very sad as I use it in foods and cooking as much as poss 🙁

]]> By: samia hussain https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-348 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:59:47 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-348 nice post

]]> By: localgreen https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1262 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:25:15 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1262 Awesome! I'll have to give it a try 🙂

]]> By: localgreen https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1263 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:25:15 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1263 Aweseome, thanks! I'll have to give it a try 🙂

]]> By: Morag Gamble https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1269 Sun, 28 Feb 2016 02:48:53 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1269 Hi Lisa, You can leave them on the shelf. This amount of beeswax holds them together in the hot weather (well and truly tested here this week!).Pretty sure Perfect Potion has organic essential oils – love the scent of that place as you walk in. I get my oils from the Maple Street Coop in Maleny. There are some Australian places you can find organic oils online if you google

]]> By: Lisa Michelle https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1273 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 23:27:19 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1273 Oh WoW! I bet that mandarin oil smells heavenly!
Do they need to be kept in the fridge or in a jar in case they melt, or does the beeswax hold them together in the hot weather?

Where do you get organic essential oils?
I used to shop at Perfect Potion years ago here in Brisbane but not sure they're organic

]]> By: Morag Gamble https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1274 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 02:11:25 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1274 Great question – and I love what you are doing aiming to live as locally as possible! Yes you can do it (leaving out the butter), but it becomes more of a salve/balm. I have tried with good quality local olive oil, and also macadamia and avocado oils which are local for me too. The proportion of oil to beeswax is also higher than in the recipe above – 10:1 for a soft balm and 4:1 for a stiffer blend. I typically use this mix when I am making comfrey or calendula infused healing salves.

]]> By: Dreams https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1275 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 01:54:09 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1275 Great to hear of such a simple recipe! Have you by any chance done any experimenting with using locally produced oils instead of the coconut and cocoa? I love the idea but I'm trying to live locally – maybe olive oil?

]]> By: Robyn at Chevallum https://ourpermaculturelife.com/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1279 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 22:50:33 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/26/make-your-own-hand-lotion-a-silky-smooth-lotion-bar-for-those-who-love-gardening-with-bare-hands/#comment-1279 Thanks Morag, I'm loving your short stories and practical ideas. They are thoughtful and achievable. Cheers. Robyn

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