Body moisturizers bought in the store can be expensive, especially for those formulated with natural skin care ingredients. You are looking from $ 20 to $ 40 for a high quality moisturizing lotion or butter.
And although some of these recipes do not come with as many cost savings as other homemade beauty products that we have covered, keep in mind that all these are powerful and highly concentrated formulas, without any more filling. A little helps a lot with each one, so you will find that it ends up using less application by application than the conventional alternatives purchased in the store.
- Natural body butter recipe
- Karité butter: $ 8 for an 8 oz bath (~ $ 2.00 per ¼ cup)
- Coconut oil: $ 9 for a bath of 16 fl oz (~ $ 0.56 for 2 tablespoons)
- Sweet almond oil: $ 7 for an 8 fl oz bottle (~ $ 0.57 per 1 tablespoon)
- Jojoba oil: $ 7 for a bottle of 4 fl oz (~ $ 0.87 per 1 tablespoon)
- Honey: $ 11 for a 32 oz bottle (if non -organic) (~ $ 0.09 per 1/2 tablespoon)
- Essential oils: $ 7 per 1 bottle of fl oz (~ $ 0.05 for 5-10 drops)
Lot cost: ~ $ 4.59 (the recipe approximately 4 fl oz, equivalent to $ 1.14 per fl oz)
Equivalent purchased in the store: ~ $ 20 for an 8 fl oz bot
Savings by lot: $ 5.41
- DIY BODY
- Enrolled Avena: $ 9 for a 42 oz bath (~ $ 0.09 per 2 tablespoons)
- Aloe vera gel: $ 12 for a bottle of 12 fl oz (~ $ 1.00 per 2 tablespoons)
- Sweet almond oil: $ 7 for an 8 fl oz bottle (~ $ 1.14 per 2 tablespoons)
- Karité butter: $ 8 for an 8 oz bath (~ $ 0.25 per 1/2 tablespoon)
- Vitamin E oil: $ 6 for a 2 fl oz bottle (~ $ 0.25 per ½ teaspoon)
- Pure vanilla extract: $ 7 for a bottle of 2 fl oz (~ $ 0.25 for 1/4 teaspoons) or
- Essential oils: $ 7 per 1 bottle of fl oz (~ $ 0.05 for 5-10 drops)
Lot cost: ~ $ 2.98 (the recipe approximately 3 fl oz, equivalent to $ 0.99 per fl oz)
Equivalent purchased in the store: ~ $ 9 for an 18 fl oz bottle (for example, aveeno, jergins and similar marks)
Savings by lot: Technically, there are no cost savings here, but it is diffusion to compare since many lotions bought in the store include filling ingredients that will need to use more of them than this formula, for which a little helps a lot.
- Body DIY DIY
- Jojoba oil: $ 7 for a bottle of 4 fl oz (~ $ 1.74 per 2 tablespoons)
- Sweet almond oil: $ 7 for an 8 fl oz bottle (~ $ 1.14 per 2 tablespoons)
- Rose oil: $ 6 for a bottle of 1 fl oz (~ $ 1.5 per 1/2 tablespoon)
- Vitamin E oil: $ 6 for a 2 fl oz bottle (~ $ 0.25 per ½ teaspoon)
- Avocado oil: $ 7 for an 8 fl oz bottle (~ $ 0.43 per ½ tablespoon)
- Essential oils: $ 7 per 1 bottle of fl oz (~ $ 0.05 for 5-10 drops)
Lot cost: ~ $ 5.11 (the recipe approximately 3 fl oz, equivalent to $ 1.70 per fl oz)
Equivalent purchased in the store: ~ $ 20 for a bottle of 4 fl oz (EC, Saltair and similar natural skin care marks)
Savings by lot: $ 13.19
