People love pumpable lotions. It’s so easy to just pump a little amount instead of having to dig your fingers into a jar. So that’s why I decided to share an easy DIY pumpable homemade body lotion recipe!
I noticed that people who make their own pumpable homemade body lotions use oatmeal water as the liquid ingredient. But this is so wrong. Oatmeal water can make your lotion grow mold so fast that you’ll have to throw it away ASAP. All that hard work gone to the bin! That’s sad news!
In this lotion recipe, I’ll be using an organic hydrosol that is very pure and won’t spoil your lotion. Before we look at the DIY pumpable lotion recipe, let me first go through the ingredients we shall be using and their benefits:
♥ Rose water – This is the liquid ingredient for your lotion to be a pumpable lotion. It’s also skin soothing and cooling for a fresh lotion!
♥ Almond oil – This oil is moisturizing without being greasy.
♥ Coconut oil – A creamy oil, coconut oil easily penetrates into skin and moisturizes it.
♥ Beeswax pastilles – Thickens the lotion and makes it more solid so it isn’t runny.
♥ Raw honey – This is the emulsifier that combines all the ingredients together. It’s also nourishing and medicinal so it’s good for skin!
♥ Essential oil – Gives the lotion a gorgeous scent! It also has antimicrobial properties to protect the lotion from germs. Essential oils also have their own skin saving properties! For a body lotion, I recommend you add lavender oil, geranium oil, ylang ylang oil, frankincense oil or jasmine oil. They all smell fantastic, I tell ya!
DIY Pumpable Homemade Body Lotion
What you need
- 1 cup rose water (where to get it)
- ½ cup sweet almond oil (where to get it)
- ½ cup coconut oil (where to get it)
- 3 tbsp shea butter (where to get it)
- 3 tbsp beeswax pastilles (where to get it)
- 1 tsp raw honey (where to get it)
- 20-40 drops essential oil
- Double boiler (where to get it)
- High speed blender (where to get it)
- Pump bottle (where to get it)
Directions
- Begin by melting the beeswax pastilles, shea butter, coconut oil and sweet almond oil in a double boiler.
- Once melted, pour it into the blender.
- Heat your rose water till warm. Don’t overheat just let it become warm.
- Now start blending the warm contents of the blender at a medium setting.
- While the blender is blending away, through the open end of your blender slowly pour in the warm rose water.
- Once all the rose water is poured, immediately add the raw honey. You’ll see a white creamy emulsion being formed.
- Blend on high for a few seconds then stop.
- Pour the creamy white lotion into your pump bottle using a funnel.
- Add the essential oil drops then stir well using a chopstick.
- Your DIY pumpable homemade body lotion is ready! Store in a cool dry place.
- Enjoy ~
If I wanted to use my regular blender or food processor, would this be okay for it? Is it easy to clean? Thanks!
Hi Bridget, I use my regular blender and it’s totally fine! It’s easy to clean when you add warm water and dish soap, let it sit for sometime then put the blender jar back and blend for a few seconds. Rinse off and voila! Clean blender!
Awesome, thank you so much! I’ve got so many empty lotion pump bottles to reuse and didn’t want to have to buy new equipment to make this possible, haha. Thanks again, and can’t wait to try it!
I made the lotion and it turned out great! I didn’t want to use the only blender my boyfriend and I share (which only has one speed anyway) so I used our ancient food processor. (I plan to buy a cheapo blender just for this type of thing.) I might’ve run the processor a little too long, as it came out a bit thick and whipped-like, but it was fairly easy to transfer. (Note: I have plastic funnels and am going to buy metal ones since I think that may make it easier to transfer into the pump bottles.)
The rose water makes it smell amaaaazing. I typically add essential oils to my lotions, etc., but didn’t feel the need to with this one since I love the scent so much. It feels great on (though, if someone is not into oily/greasy body moisturizers, they may want to avoid this recipe).
So, it’s been about a week since I made the lotion and it seems that the oils and the rose water are separating. The consistency has changed, and feels like I’m rubbing on the liquid rose water before the oils. Did you come across this issue? Do you know how it can be avoided?
Thanks!
Is there something else that could be used in place of the rose water. I don’t have that but have everything else. I’m really looking forward to making this recipe!
Hi there! Is it possible to replace the rose-water with something else? Would regular water work in its place?
Thanks so much for your recipe!