lotion recipe without water

[Guest guest]

hello,

I am trying to make a waterless lotion, any ideas?

and what preservative would I use for that?

I tried sunflower oi with a little beeswax, seems nice, but more like

petroleum jelly.

natasha

[Guest guest]

> hello,

> I am trying to make a waterless lotion, any ideas?

> and what preservative would I use for that? natasha

Natasha

I am wondering why you would want to make a waterless lotion, since,

By its very nature, lotions are about 78-90 % water based so it would

be impossible to make a waterless lotion. Creams are about 50-75 %

water based so again, impossible. Adding wax to oil makes jelly.

You can make a body butter, or a salve without any water based

ingredients and use an OIL based preservative.

You can however, use water based ingredients with no water [ H2O] in

a lotion or cream by using aloe vera juice, glycerine, witch hazel,

denatured alcohol, etc. The lotion will be heavier, than with adding

water but serviceable.

see my article I wrote for the list Mom on her website at

http://www.glenbrookfarm.com/makinglotions.htm

on how to make quality lotions.

hth

Sherry