FAIL!

Hmmmm.....homemade lotion? I'm in. After checking a few recipes we found the best looking one on http://frugallysustainable.com/ this website is genius. Our main motivation behind the recipe? It's lack of borax. It's great for cleaning but i don't wanna rub it into my skin. Side note: the store bought lotion I've been using my whole life contains much worse. So we tried it.

First things first, wash and sanitize your designated lotion jar or use and old plastic lotion bottle. Just make sure everything is thoroughly washed and dried.

Now group your ingredients:
1 cup Aloe Vera Gel
3/4 oz. Beeswax, grated
1/2 cup Grape seed Oil
1 tsp Vitamin E Oil
15 drops Lavender Oil

Melt the Beeswax into Grape Seed Oil in a double boiler. We used a Pyrex glass bowl placed inside your average pasta pot filled 1/3 of the way with water.

THIS IS WHERE WE SCREWED UP!!!! 

DO NOT MIX YOUR ALOE IN WHEN THE BEESWAX/ OIL IS STILL A LIQUID!!!!!

So to do this the correct way once the Grape seed oil and Beeswax combo has cooled slowly add your Aloe, Vitamin E oil and essential oil.We used lavender oil because its good for Eczema, Psoriasis, and skin issues in general. Our Problem? lack of patience. We didn't realize letting the oil cool meant like almost back to a solid, cool.

 So we ended up with this little beauty. We tested it on ourselves first. Results: A little sticky and a little grainy, but all in all, smells good and moisturizes. Aesthetically? Hideous. We'll update you with our second batch after I use up this lifetime supply of poison moisturizers

This particular batch is for our adorable pit bull Dexter. Poor Dex, he's got very dry skin and an oatmeal bath doesn't seem to do the trick. Plus, with dry skin you should wash him as little as possible. 

 Look how thankful our little man is for his first application of home made ugly lotion.