When the weather is cold and the sun is scarce, hydrating skin products are a must. This Burnt Sugar Shimmer Lotion soothes dry skin, while adding a soft sparkle that works for a wide variety of skin tones. The warm and inviting Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil lightly scents the skin with notes of coffee, smoked cedar, brown sugar and amber. As a bonus, Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil is 20% off this month! Looking for a bronzing lotion with a little more color? Check out the Beautiful Bronzing Lotion tutorial.
Easy to make, this is a great project for beginning crafters. Simply heat the lotion base, and add fragrance and colorant. Mixing the micas with the fragrance oil helps break up any clumps, and allows the colorant to blend into the lotion smoothly. If you’d like to learn to make your own lotion base from scratch, check out this Soap Queen TV episode!
What You’ll Need:
16 oz. Aloe Lotion
4.5 mL Burnt Sugar Fragrance
1 tsp. Lip Safe Copper Mica
1/8 tsp. Cappuccino Mica
6- 2 oz. Bottles with Black Disk Tops
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ONE: Disinfect a clean spoon and heat safe container by spritzing 99% rubbing alcohol on the surface and allowing it to air dry. Wear gloves throughout the whole process to avoid contaminating the lotion.
TWO: Scoop the Aloe Lotion into the disinfected container, and heat in the microwave in 10 second bursts, stirring between each heating burst. Be very careful to not heat the lotion above 130°F, or the preservative can become ineffective. The lotion should become slightly more liquid and pourable.
THREE: In a separate container, measure out 4.5ml (about 0.15 oz) of Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil. Add 1/8 tsp Cappuccino Mica, and 1 tsp Lip Safe Copper Shimmer Mica to the fragrance oil, and stir well.
FOUR: Add the colored fragrance oil to the warm lotion, and stir to combine.
FOUR: Carefully pour the lotion into 2 oz bottles, to just at the shoulder of the bottle. Allow the lotion to cool without a lid for 2 hours before capping and enjoy!
How do you keep your skin comfortable during the harsh winter weather? I have been loving the Pumpkin Spice Latte Scrub, followed by this lotion recipe. The scents blend wonderfully!
Burnt Sugar Shimmer Lotion
Ingredients
- 16 oz. Aloe Lotion
- 4.5 mL Burnt Sugar Fragrance
- 1 tsp. Lip Safe Copper Mica
- 1/8 tsp. Cappuccino Mica
- 6- 2 oz. Bottles with Black Disk Tops
Instructions
- Disinfect a clean spoon and heat safe container by spritzing 99% rubbing alcohol on the surface and allowing it to air dry. Wear gloves throughout the whole process to avoid contaminating the lotion.
- Scoop the Aloe Lotion into the disinfected container, and heat in the microwave in 10 second bursts, stirring between each heating burst. Be very careful to not heat the lotion above 115°F, or the preservative can become ineffective. The lotion should become slightly more liquid and pourable.
- In a seperate container, measure out 4.5ml (about 0.15 oz) of Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil. Add 1/8 tsp Cappuccino Mica, and 1 tsp Lip Safe Copper Shimmer Mica to the fragrance oil, and stir well.
- Add the colored fragrance oil to the warm lotion, and stir to combine.
- Carefully pour the lotion into 2 oz bottles, to just at the shoulder of the bottle. Allow the lotion to cool without a lid for 2 hours before capping and enjoy!
