They really aren’t. Lotions are all about the percentages. Some commercial lotions’ percentage of water to oil may be as high as 90%. You won’t get that with my hand crafted lotions. I don’t even use water anymore, I’m using aloe vera juice. So, you might think you are getting a great deal on a buy one get one free special at your local big box shop, but you are really paying for a lot of water and chemicals and a little bit of the good stuff.
I combine aloe vera juice with high quality oils and butters to get a very creamy moisturizing body lotion. I also feel this extends the life of the product and I can use less preservative. I use certified pure essential oils, but can also scent my products with fragrance oils, if that’s preferred. I have a very large selection to choose from. Some of my favorite essential oils are chamomile and neroli, almond and honey and lavender mint. My current favorite recipe combines aloe vera juice, olive oil, rice bran oil, sunflower oil and vitamin E.
My 4 ounce bottle of lotion is $1o. This might sound like a lot compared to the petroleum based product you can get at the dollar store, but my lotions are made in very small batches and contain about 95% natural ingredients and you aren’t paying for mostly water.
