Natural Homemade lotion and body butter

What's Green?

[Note:  I wrote this in July of 2014! So, ignore any dead links but I'm going to upload it just to get it out there.  I refer to this recipe for my face cream all of the time so I still recommend the first recipe.  I'm off to make a double batch right now since one of my daughters has been asking for some. :) The only difference is that I usually use almond oil for the oil part.]

I wanted to add lotion to my choices at the local farmers market this upcoming Saturday.  As I was looking for a recipe to try I kept coming across body butter recipes. So... I'm posting some of those finds also

Hand/Body Lotion

What I want:  a lotion that can be used in a squeeze bottle or a pump with all natural 'edible' ingredients :).  I want to use only essential oils - no fragrances, no dyes.  I plan on making a small batch to see how it goes.  [UPDATE: I ditched the idea of a lotion in a pump or squeeze bottle and settled on lotion in small jars.  Much easier and the viscosity it just right!]

Some options that I found online for all natural homemade lotions:

*I'll try this one and double the oil to 4 Tbsp for a pump/squeeze bottle:
http://livesimply.me/2014/04/16/homemade-moisturizing-lotion-recipe-no-coconut-oil/
[UPDATE:  I was very pleased with this recipe and really didn't experiment further with other recipes.  I made lavender, wintergreen, and peppermint lotions.  I used 10 drops of essential oil per batch and it seems like a good strength.  I used the shea butter/grapeseed oil ratio the same as the recipe indicated.]

Here are some more that I have not tried yet but that looked promising:

Maybe tweak this to make it less thick (leave out beeswax, more shea?):
http://wellnessmama.com/3765/homemade-lotion-recipe/

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/our-favorite-handmade-lotions-plus-a-recipe-to-diy-your-own.html

http://newleafwellness.biz/2013/09/16/homemade-coconut-oil-lotion-recipe/


Body Butter

We're not in need of a body butter at our house.  I'm very happy using either coconut oil, Primal Body Whip, or straight shea butter for face cream or any other skin needs.  However, I wanted to experiment and come up with something for my children and customers. 

Here are some recipes that look good:

Whipped shea butter:
http://wholenewmom.com/health-concerns/why-i-stopped-using-moisturizer-from-stores-and-what-i-am-using-now/

http://holisticsquid.com/whipped-body-butter-homemade-lotion/

http://livesimply.me/2014/04/16/homemade-moisturizing-lotion-recipe-no-coconut-oil/

Antibacterial crème:
I may substitute out with Melrose:
http://livesimply.me/2014/01/20/homemade-neosporin-four-simple-steps-healing-salve-recipe/

Salves:
http://www.everythingessential.me/Hints/Lotions.html