Basic Lotion Recipe Basic Lotion Recipe

Basic Lotion Recipe

This simple recipe is designed for beginners or for crafters who need a quick and easy addition to their product line. The lotion absorbs well and ...
This simple recipe is designed for beginners or for crafters who need a quick and easy addition to their product line. The lotion absorbs well and leaves skin feeling smooth and soft. It’s also very easy to change the fragrance or add color to match your product line!
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By Michael A Crooks Aug 13, 2025

Yield: 15 Bottles

Est Time: 1 Hour

Level: Easy

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Directions

Step 1

Pour 64 oz. of Basic Lotion Base into large measuring cup.

Step 2

Microwave in 1 minute increments, stirring in between, until lotion is 130ºF. (Do not exceed 140ºF).

Step 3

Add fragrance and stir well.

Step 4

Using a funnel, pour half of the heated lotion back into the gallon jug. Screw cap back onto gallon jug and shake well until thoroughly incorporated. Repeat, adding the remaining heated lotion. The warm lotion will blend with the cold lotion still in the jug. You now have a full gallon of lotion fragranced and colored.

Step 5

Insert gallon pump and pump lotion into each bottle. Fill bottles to 8 oz. by weight. Any remaining product can be divided equally among the bottles.

Step 6

Allow to cool completely.

Step 7

Trim dip tubes to fit bottles and twist on pump tops.

Step 8

Label accordingly.

To Use

To Use: Massage onto skin as often as needed.

Ingredient Label

Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Proysorbate-60, Stearyl Alcohol, Sunflower Oil, Allantoin, Propylene Glycol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Petrolatum, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Carbomer, Benzophenone-4, Stearic Acid, Fragrance.

Tags: Lotion Making