How to make a Homemade hand cream without beeswax

Now is the time of cold weather and rough hands. Which means everyone needs to find their favorite hand cream. Perfect timing to share my recipe for homemade hand cream without beeswax with you!

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Why a homemade hand cream without beeswax?

This is a recipe for people who have trouble finding a nice DIY recipe without the ingredient they are trying to avoid. Similar to my homemade face mask without honey. In this case, we are learning how to make an easy homemade lotion without beeswax.

No matter if you are a vegan, who does not want to use any animal products. Or if you simply don’t have beeswax at home, but need that hand cream RIGHT NOW. This is for you! (For everyone else: I also have this recipe for a homemade hand cream with ginger. It does contain beeswax though.)

So let’s get into the details of how to make this homemade lotion without beeswax!

Ingredients for the homemade hand cream without beeswax

For this homemade handcream you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 part shea butter (get organic shea butter here*)
• 2 parts cocoa butter (find some here*)
• 1 part jojoba oil (this version* comes in a handy dispenser)
• 1 part almond oil (find a hexane-free version here*)

You can replace the almond oil with another light oil, but I would really recommend using the jojoba oil*.

First of all, it is very similar to the sebum our skin naturally produces. So if your skin is dry, what would be better than moisturizing it with something as close to “the real deal” as possible?

Second of all, despite the name jojoba oil is actually a liquid wax. Not totally irrelevant for making a homemade hand cream without beeswax.

How to make the homemade hand cream without beeswax

Okay, not let’s find out how to make lotion without beeswax.

First, you want to melt the cocoa butter using a double-boiler. (If you like creating your own beauty products at home, you definitely need one of those. Find an affordable stainless steel version here*.)

Make sure to use water that’s just warm enough to melt the cocoa butter. Don’t heat it up too much!

Slowly but surely your butter should become a nice golden liquid and all chunks should disappear. Now you can add the oils and shea butter. Keep stirring continuously!

Soon all ingredients will have become fluid. Take the mixture off the heat, but keep stirring for a few minutes longer. This way your lotion will be nice and smooth later.

Even afterward, when you let the mixture cool, it is a good idea to stir it every now and then. Once your cream has reached room temperature, fill it into the container you want to keep it in.

Storing the handmade lotion without beeswax

Ball Quart Jar with Silver Lid, Wide Mouth, Set of 2

You can store your diy lotion without beeswax in pretty much anything. Just make sure that you can close the container as airtight as possible.

But if you want to use this as a DIY present, consider getting a cute container for it. These* are perfect for party favors, for example.

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To be honest, I also have to use pretty containers if it’s not a present. The jar will be around for a while after all. And if I’ve learned anything from the Konmari method of tidying, it’s that every item around you should bring you joy!

And that’s it! Smooth hands without the use of beeswax: here we come!

If you like this recipe for the DIY hand cream without beeswax, share it with someone. And if you’ve tried it, please let me know in the comments!

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