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Homemade Sunscreen Recipe

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Ingredients

  1. ½ cup sweet almond oil (or avocado oil or olive oil)
  2. ¼ cup coconut oil
  3. ¼ cup beeswax pellets
  4. 2 TBSP non-nano zinc oxide powder
  5. 1 tsp red raspberry seed oil (or less, optional)
  6. 1 tsp carrot seed oil (or less, optional)
  7. 2 TBSP shea butter (optional)
  8. 25 drops essential oils (not phototoxic ones)
  9. ¼ tsp vanilla extract (optional, for scent)
  10. ½ tsp vitamin E oil (optional, to extend shelf life)

Instructions

  1. Combine all the ingredients except zinc oxide and essential oil in a pint-sized or larger glass jar. You can also use a double boiler instead of a jar.
  2. Fill a medium saucepan with a few inches of water and place on the stove over medium heat.
  3. Put a lid loosely on the jar and place it in the pan with the water.
  4. Stir occasionally to mix the ingredients as they melt.
  5. When all the ingredients are completely melted, remove from heat and stir in the zinc oxide and essential oils. This will take some stirring to incorporate.
  6. Pour into whatever jar or tin you’ll use for storage.
  7. Stir a few times as it cools to make sure the zinc oxide is incorporated.
  8. Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator to increase shelf life.