Semi-Homemade Body Lotion Mixture
This recipe has been around for a few years and is popular not only because it’s a quick and easy semi-homemade way to make your own lotion, but also because it’s an extremely moisturizing combination that lots of folks really love!
This mixture uses three ingredients and you don’t even have to measure them. You simply combine three store-bought lotions – a baby lotion, a vitamin E cream, and a vaseline cream. These three items mixed together create a very moisturizing mixture.
Because the sizes available for products can change as the years go by, I decided to measure how much of each ingredient was in these containers and learned it comes out like this:
15 oz bottle of Baby Lotion = about 1½ cups
4 oz jar of Vitamin E cream = a generous 1/3 cup
4.5 tube of Vaseline Jelly Cream = about a ½ cup
If you can’t find the ingredients in these exact same container sizes, then we can also learn from these measurements that you need about three parts baby lotion, to about one part vitamin E cream, and one part jelly cream. This can help you improvise if needed with whatever size containers you are stirring together.
It could also be helpful to know these measurements in case you wish to substitute. For instance if you would like to substitute something like cocoa butter instead of the Vaseline cream in this recipe, you would have to use about a 1/2 cup.
When you’re done mixing everything together, the final result is a good-sized batch of lotion that should last you for some time – OR – is perfect for dividing up into smaller containers for gift giving. Whenever I’ve given this mixture as a gift, people always tell me how moisturizing it really is, and I’ve found this to be true by using it myself too!
Semi-Homemade Body Lotion
Materials:
- 1 bottle baby lotion – 15 oz (I like Johnson’s Shea & Cocoa Butter)
- 1 jar vitamin E cream – 4 oz
- 1 tube Vaseline jelly cream – 4.5 oz
Instructions:
- Empty the entire bottle of baby lotion, the entire jar of Vitamin E Cream, and the entire tube of Vaseline jelly cream into a large mixing bowl.
- Stir until all three lotions are mixed well together.
- Store in a jar or other covered container, or divide into smaller jars for gift giving.
Notes:
Will mixing in pomegranate seed oil work for this recipe? I have made a variation of this for years and love this lotion.
Because it’s an oil (rather than a lotion like the other ingredients), I would try adding just a very small amount first and see what changes it might have on the texture and consistency of the mixture.
A friend gave me this recipe years ago. Since then, I have made and gifted many batches. People always ask for more when they finish their container. Dollar General used to carry the ingredients, but don’t any more, so I purchase them from Amazon.
I have a hard time finding vitamin E, what can I substitute for the vitamin E cream?
Sometimes you can find Vitamin E oil (sold in small bottles) in the vitamin/pharmacy section of most larger stores. You could try making this cream with just the baby lotion and Vaseline jelly, and then add maybe a teaspoon of the vitamin E oil to the mixture to get that extra moisturizing benefit too.
My daughter in law made this over Christmas. Her granny has been making it for some time. I’ve been using it since and it’s an excellent combo. I’m 68 and my sun damaged legs are looking much better. 5 stars!
Yes, this mixture can be a very moisturizing combo for older skin!
I’ve used your recipe for a year now. My family loves this so much they bring me the ingredients to make it up for them. Thank you so much.
This is a recipe I still make on a regular basis too!
When my mom passed we found among her things(at the nursing home) a small canning jar with lotion in it. My mom was diabetic and was forevermore using some form of lotion to fight dry skin.
The label just read the 3 ingredients under a heading of hand cream. I did a Google search and found your post. I’ve saved that jar and replenished it from the container I’ve made of your recipe.
Now every time I use it it brings up good memories of her.
Oh, thank you so much for sharing your sweet story Tracy. I’m so glad you were able to recreate this lotion that your Mom enjoyed!
A friend gave me a small glass canning jar of this lotion The scent is wonderful! It does stay fresh a long time when kept by the bedside out of direct light. Mine is almost two years old, as I do not often use lotion, and its fragrance and consistency remain the same. Thank you for sharing this great idea and recipe!
Can I use any type of baby lotion. They have a cottontouch one I was thinking of using?
Yes, any type of baby lotion will work and the Cottontouch looks like a nice option if you want one without dyes or fragrances.