DIY Foot Lotion For Dry Feet With Castor Oil

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Are your feet dry? Do you struggle to keep them moisturised? Then this DIY foot lotion with castor oil is for you! It is light, absorbs quickly and smells great too! Made with nourishing castor oil, avocado oil, shea butter and other gorgeous ingredients, slathering it on your feet will help restore the skin's natural moisture balance, reduce dryness, give you softer skin, and keep your feet smelling fresh. Here is what you'll need to prepare it.

To make 100 grams:

Ingredients

Phase A (oil phase)

2.50g beeswax
6.00g shea butter
3.00g cupuacu butter
6.50g unrefined avocado oil
5.00g castor oil
6.00g emulsifier olivem1000

Phase B (water phase)
62.50g distilled water
5.00g vegetable glycerin
0.30g xanthan gum

Phase C (cooling phase)
1.00g vitamin E
0.80g peppermint essential oil
0.25g patchouli essential oil
0.15g melissa lemon balm essential oil

Phase D
1.00g preservative ECO

Method
Step 1: Bring 2-3 cm of water to a simmer over medium-low heat in a small saucepan.

Step 2: Weigh all phase A ingredients (oil phase) in a heatproof glass beaker, and place it into the hot water bath.

Step 3: Weigh distilled water (water phase) in the second glass beaker and place it in the hot water bath.

Step 4: Mix xanthan gum and glycerine in a third beaker and set aside.

Step 5: Once the oil phase in the first beaker and the water phase in the second beaker reach 70°C, slowly pour the oil phase into the water phase, stirring continually. Add glycerin and xanthan gum mix.

Step 6: Keep stirring until the emulsion cools down to under 40°C. Add vitamin E and essential oils.

Step 7: Check the pH of the lotion is between 4.5 to 5.5. If it's over 5.5 or below 4.5, adjust before moving to step 8. You can check it by diluting 10% of the emulsion in distilled water (10% emulsion/90% distilled water). Suppose the pH of the emulsion is over 5.5. In that case, you can lower it using a drop or two of citric acid solution( 10% citric acid to 90% distilled water). Subsequently, you can increase pH by adding a drop or two sodium bicarbonate solutions (10% sodium bicarbonate to 90% distilled water).

Step 8: Add the Preservative Eco and recheck the ph. Adjust if needed, just like described in step 7.

Step 9: Transfer lotion into a lotion dispenser and allow it to set overnight.

To use: Lather castor foot lotion on your feet, massaging it into the heels and soles for about a minute or two until fully absorbed. It will help restore the skin's natural moisture balance, reduce dryness and irritation, and give you softer skin. You can follow up with your homemade Castor Foot Massage Oil or Castor Foot Balm.

For more details on what castor oil can do for your feet, tips on caring for feet and DIY remedies, visit:

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