Tallow Lotion Bar Recipe

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Create your own nourishing tallow lotion bars with this simple DIY recipe! Using natural ingredients; grass-fed tallow, beeswax, and a liquid carrier oil, these lotion bars provide deep hydration for your skin. Perfect for soothing dry skin and gentle enough for the whole family. Customize with your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils for a personal touch. Ideal for gifts or everyday use, these non-greasy bars absorb quickly, leaving your skin soft and moisturized.

Prep Time30

Cooling12

Total Time12 30

Yield: 8 bars

Author: Allyson Letal - Boreal Bloom Homestead

Cost: $10

Equipment

double boiler or heat proof bowl

Materials

100 g grass fed tallow
100 g beeswax
100 g carrier oil of choice
essential oils or fragrance oils optional

Instructions

Melt The Oils

To unscented tallow bars: Add 100g beeswax to a double boiler and melt over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and stir in 100g tallow, heat until completely melted and combined. Stir in 100g carrier oils and stir until all waxes and fats are combined.
To make scented tallow bars: Add 99g beeswax to a double boiler and melt over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and stir in 99g tallow, heat until completely melted and combined. Stir in 99g carrier oils and stir until all waxes and fats are combined.
Once completely melted, remove the melted oils and waxes from heat and add 3g chosen essential oils or fragrance oils, stirring well to combine.
Note: Make sure that the oils chosen are not skin irritants and are used in safe quantities. Check EO Calc for safe usage rates. If you're using fragrance oils, ensure that you're checking the IFRA safe usage percentage limits. You can find these by checking the supplier's website.

Fill Lotion Bar Molds

Set your lotion bar molds onto a cookie sheet.
Pour the lotion bar base into your prepared molds.
Transfer the baking sheet to the fridge to allow the oils to cool quickly. This ensures the best consistency and can prevent grittiness.

Unmold + Package The Lotion Bars

Remove bars from molds and place in storage containers.

Notes

Batch:

Although the ingredients seem like they are in small quantities this recipe gives about 8 lotion bars as pictured. I like working with this quantity because I'm not making these to sell, I just like to have small lotion bars around, and to gift it to friends and family.

That said, if you love the recipe, feel free to scale it up - the results will stay consistent across batch sizes because I have developed this recipe by weights versus volume.

Storage:

I find the shelf life of homemade tallow lotion bars to be about a year, so keep that in mind while you're making it - I try to only make up what I can use or gift within a reasonable timeframe.

I store mine anywhere and everywhere you may keep a tube of lotion. Pockets, nightstand, purse, car, computer bag, desk, makeup drawer. It doesn't require any special storage considerations beyond comfortable room temperature, though I'm sure the extras would last longer if stored in a cool, dark place until you're ready to use.