Honey Almond Lotion

Filled bottles all lined up and ready for caps and labels

I made some honey almond lotion to give as gifts...it has been a while since I shared the love so I thought this might be fun.  You have to work quickly to fill the bottles.  I actually had a mini-catastrophe when a bottle spilled and got all over my lab notebook.  FYI the lab notebooks is where I write down all my recipes, tweaks and notes for all the bath and body products I make.  Fortunately, I wiped it off and and while some of the writing smeared, it is still pretty legible, and now I have one very moisturized sheet of paper!  Here are the bottles lined up and cooling. 

The toughest part about this project of course is sterilizing EVERYTHING before you get started!  Because of the effort it takes to clean everything, I tend to make larger batch sizes because it is a lot of trouble to go through for just 8 ounces!  I typically make a 30 to 40 ounce batch, and believe it or not, they are all accounted for or given away in 2 to 3 days time...I can't keep them around long enough, especially now that the colder weather has set in.  Why are these called honey almond?  Because they are scented with a blend of essential oils that together smell like honey and almond!  Oils used in this batch include olive, virgin coconut and grapeseed oils!

Creams Galore


 How did you spend your Saturday morning?  I'll tell you what I did if  you tell me what you did!  I taught a lotions and creams class today full of enthusiastic students who asked relevant questions.  While each class does take many hours of preparation (outside of class time), it's a wonderful feeling to be able to share your passion and hobby with others. We had a fun time making these luscious skin savers.  Each student got to customize their creations by choosing their scents and colors.  As you can see, green was a very popular color choice today, and there were several different shades.  Here are some of their creations!  Check out my upcoming classes sidebar to see where I will be next.


Jars of shea butter cream and lotion made in class



Students showing off their colorful body lotions

Dry skin/heel sticks

I made these dry skin/dry heel sticks over the weekend.  My skin was dry and I wanted to make a little something extra for the swap that I was in.  I've held onto the box for a long time (considering my first few posts on the honey almond cream!) These sticks are perfect for heels, elbows, knees, knuckles and other spots that get a little dry or cracked in the winter.  The essential oil blend is lavender, mint and tea tree.  As an added bonus, I've used organic tamanu oil, a "miracle" oil (click on the link to read more about it), and is known for its skin smoothing and softening properties.  Now, in our litigious society, I need to make a disclaimer -  I'm not medically claiming that this stick does anything, but it does contain tamanu oil which has healing properties. Tamanu has a spicy, nutty aroma which still comes through a little but has been slightly muted by the essential oil blend.  I hope the recipients enjoy this skin treat as much as I do.  Yes, I'm a messy pourer.  LRK, does the tray look familiar?

Yes, I'm on a cream roll...

So there are quite a few fans of my lavender cream.  When word got out that I made the honey almond cream for a swap, the peeps started clamoring for the lavender.  So I whipped up a batch.  Here are the 6 bottles I have left...the bulk of the batch is already spoken for.  Now, who is on the short list for the final six?  I may not get any of this batch.

Honey Almond Shea Butter

Here are 25 jars of my skin softening honey almond shea butter cream.  It's perfect for dry winter skin, and my contribution to a winter product swap that I am in.  I send 25 jars to the swap mistress, who in turn sends me a box back with 24 winter product goodies - I will post a pic when the box arrives.  Swaps are fun and a great way to get a variety of homemade goodness from others.  And also a great motivator as I have been wanting to make creams all winter, but nothing like a swap deadline to get you moving.  I may also make a batch of heel sticks as my heels are feeling dry.

Thanks to my wonderfully talented hubby for designing the cute labels, and taking this lovely picture!

Honey Almond Cream smells good enough to eat!