Luxurious Whipped Coconut Oil Lotion

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Coconut oil is amazing stuff. Truly. I’ve been using it as moisturizer for a while now with great success. I LOVE IT, actually. It’s natural, pure, free from scary chemicals, cheap and readily available, leaves my family’s skin glowing, heals acne and spots, smells great, I don’t need to buy sunscreen anymore (which is even scarier to me than facial lotion)….I could go on and on.

But in the winter I feel like I need a little something more. Which doesn’t make much sense since you would think oil would be enough to cure dry winter skin. But, it’s not. 🙂 I was left feeling itchy even after slathering the coconut oil on. Then I ran across this post at the Nourished Life. She had the exact same problem as me. (She also had problems getting the coconut oil out of the jar in the winter since it is solid when it’s really cold. But after a shower mine is pretty easy to get out, since I keep a jar in the bathroom.) Her solution left her with what she calls her “personal holy grail moisturizer”!! I knew I had to try it out.

Homemade Whipped Coconut Oil

What you need:

1 cup of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of Vitamin E oil (optional) (I opened about 10 capsules to equal 1 tsp)
A few drops of your favorite essential oil. I used Rocky Mountain Oils Citrus Passion. Perfect!

What you do:

Place coconut oil (doesn’t have to be melted) and Vitamin E oil in the mixer with the whisk attachment and whip for 6 or 7 minutes until it’s light an fluffy.
Put it in a jar.
Use it. 🙂

That’s it.

And it really does feel luxurious.

I’ve seen recipes for whipped body butter that use half coconut oil and half Shea butter. I might try that someday for fun, but as far as I’m concerned, I have found my moisturizer! I’m no longer plagued with the winter dry skin itch. I’m not sure if it’s the addition of air with whipping or the addition of the Vitamin E that does the trick, but I like it!

Let me know if you try it out.

If you’re interested in learning more about the health benefits of coconut oil I really like these two books by Bruce Fife. Very interesting reads. 🙂 The Coconut Oil Miracle and The Coconut Ketogenic Diet.

I do love the oils. I use them for everything. Even cooking.

Check out my other essential oil posts here.

Please note that not all essential oils are created equal.

When you are choosing your essential oils, please know that there are different grades available. You can find some low priced oils in your grocery store or health food store. I have chosen to purchase Rocky Mountain Oilsfor my family. They are amazing and of the highest quality. Bonus, they are not a MLM!

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