How to Produce Nourishing Hand & Body Lotion — Made with Shea & Pomegranate Oil

Our lotion blends shea butter, pomegranate oil and natural extracts to hydrate and brighten skin. Made in small batches using a gentle double‑boiler emulsification method to preserve active benefits.

This recipe produces a stable, skin‑friendly lotion using borax as the emulsifier and natural butters and oils for nourishment. Follow safety notes and instructions below.

Ingredients (measured)

Water phase

4.0 L distilled water

200 g Borax (sodium borate)

Oil phase (double‑boiler)

100 g Stearic acid

70 g Cetyl alcohol

50 g E‑wax (emulsifying wax)

250 g Shea butter or cocoa butter

40 ml Glycerin

40 ml Rose water

Additives (post‑emulsion)

20 g Vitamin C powder (add only if properly stabilized and dissolved; note pH effect)

45 ml Pomegranate oil

10 ml Vitamin E oil

20 ml Giga White oil (or other brightening oil/active)

Fragrance or essential oil as desired (follow usage rates)

Procedure — step by step

1) Prepare the water phase

1. Pour 4.0 L distilled water into a large pot and warm over low to medium heat. Do not boil — heat only until warm (comfortable to touch, roughly 40–60°C).

2. Remove from heat and gradually stir in 200 g Borax until fully dissolved.

3. Allow the water/Borax mixture to cool to about 40–50°C (warm but not hot).

2) Prepare the oil phase (double boiler)

1. Set up a double boiler: simmer water in a pot and place a heat‑proof bowl or smaller pot on top (no direct flame to ingredients).

2. Add 100 g Stearic acid, 70 g Cetyl alcohol, 50 g E‑wax, 250 g Shea/Cocoa butter, 40 ml Glycerin and 40 ml Rose water into the top pot.

3. Heat gently and stir until everything melts into a homogeneous oily phase. Monitor temperature — target around 65–75°C for full melting.

4. Remove oil phase from heat and allow it to cool slightly (to roughly the same temperature range as the water phase — around 50–60°C is ideal for emulsification).

3) Emulsification

1. Slowly pour the warm oil phase into the warm water/Borax phase while stirring continuously.

2. Use a hand mixer or stick blender to mix thoroughly for several minutes until the mixture turns into a creamy, homogeneous emulsion.

3. Continue mixing while the lotion cools; mix intermittently to keep the emulsion uniform.

4) Add actives and oils

1. When the lotion has cooled to below 40°C, add the Vitamin C powder (if used and stable in your formulation), Pomegranate oil (45 ml), Vitamin E oil (10 ml), Giga White oil (20 ml) and any fragrance.

2. Mix gently but thoroughly with the hand mixer or spatula.

5) Final adjust and dilution

If you want a lighter lotion, add small amounts of cooled distilled water to reach the desired consistency — add gradually and mix well.

Check pH (recommended). Adjust if necessary to reach a skin‑friendly pH (about 4.5–6.0) — note: Borax raises pH, and Vitamin C is acidic.