Soft Skin Solution: DIY Lavender Lotion with a Cream Base for Radiant Results

About the author: Jinane Doughan is a professional make-up artist with a degree from the French Fashion Institute ESMOD Dubai. She specialized in natural handmade skincare and haircare products.
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Are you tired of using lotions that just don’t seem to work for you? It’s time to try something new – and it’s easier than you think!

This guide, DIY lavender lotion with a cream base, will show you in simple terms how to make a lotion that’s perfect for your skin. Making your own lavender lotion is a fun and rewarding experience. Not only will you be able to control the ingredients that go into your lotion, but you’ll also be able to enjoy the soothing benefits of lavender essential oil.

Items Needed

Cream base. It is described as base because it is raw and pure, with no additives added to it. So it has no oils, extracts, color or fragrance added to it. It is meant to be a base to which you add your own additives to make the cream or lotion that you desire. For example, if you wish to make an anti-aging cream, you just add to it the oils and extracts that help to reduce wrinkles and fine lines like this cream here.

Cream base. Raw and pure with no additives

Lavender hydrosol. This is a botanical water made from the distillation of the lavender plant. It is colorless and has a lighter scent than lavender essential oil.
Vitamin E
Argan oil
Frankincense oil. We prepared it here
Avocado Oil
Purple oil color powder. The oil color powders are soluble in oils.
Essential oil

Unit of Measurement: Gram

100 grams of cream base = 3.52 ounces
2-5 grams of lavender hydrosol = 0.07-0.17 ounces. See below for the proper quantity to add.
5 grams of argan oil = 0.17 ounces
2 grams of frankincense oil = 0.07 ounces
2 grams of avocado oil = 0.07 ounces
1 gram of vitamin E = 0.03 ounces
3 grams of essential oil = 0.10 ounces

Steps to DIY Lavender Lotion With a Cream Base

1- In a glass beaker, measure out 100 grams of cream base.

2- Now, we will add the lavender hydrosol onto the cream base. For 100 grams of the cream base, you may add 2-5 grams of lavender hydrosol. 5g is the maximum quantity that you could add. If the cream base that you are using is rather thick, like the one I have, add 5g of the lavender hydrosol. However, if the cream base is soft, use 2 or 3g of the hydrosol. In any case, you should not exceed 5g.

3-Add 5 grams of argan oil

Adding the cream base
Adding the lavender hydrosol
Adding the argan oil

4- Add 2 grams of frankincense oil into the beaker
5- Add 2 grams of avocado oil
6- Add 1 gram of vitamin E

Adding the frankincense oil
Adding the avocado oil
Finally, we add the vitamin E

7- Mix well

8- Now, we will add color. As mentioned above, we will use oil color powder. However, since the cream is water-based, the oil color powder will not dissolve properly and might form clumps in the final lotion. This is why we will first dissolve the oil color powder into a little quantity of argan oil in a separate bowl.

In a separate glass bowl, add a little argan oil
Scoop out a little oil color powder
Mix the argan oil and the oil color powder fully

9- Add the coloring into your lotion and mix.
10- Finally, it is time for the essential oil. For 100 grams of cream base, you may add 3 grams of essential oil.