The bathroom soap is about empty, the boys’ lips are chapped from playing in the snow, and the anticipation of spring and the sun’s rays have me in the kitchen making home-made soaps, lotions, and balms!
We make almost everything because of my youngest son’s allergies.
He can’t have wheat (gluten), or ANY corn by-product!
Of course… I have a few helpers!
The two older kids watched videos with me and then helped make our concoctions… my son wasn’t interested at first – till he realized its kinda fun 😉
The first thing we made was a face cream. I followed the directions in the video and LOVE it! I normally just use coconut oil as a face lotion, but I’m excited to have the added essential oils in this lotion!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91TJZ5luoHs
Then we made foaming hand soap for our pump at home.
We also made another batch and poured it into some travel size plastic bottle to keep in the car and my purse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXKWHQixLrA
Sunscreen
This is so important in my family… we are very fair skinned and two of my children are red-headed! We apply sunscreen liberally and often!
The video explains a simple recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtJ_BKHbV0
The next link is the recipe that we used last year and was VERY happy with!
It’s the sunscreen I am making now!
Homemade Coconut Oil Sunscreen Recipe
The next link is an article that gives the spf of different oils.
Natural Oil Sunscreens: What You Need to Know & Badger Balm for Fool Proof Sun Protection
This lip balm video is short with an easy recipe. Ours turned out great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlJq_n4z7og
I think it’s important to have children learn the art of making soaps and lotions.
I hope you enjoy making a few of these with your kiddos!
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