tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post7681325851227255316..comments2024-02-23T05:26:35.037-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Making Lotion Bars - A Winter Beekeeper's JoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-6588708771485493562011-12-24T14:46:19.694-05:002011-12-24T14:46:19.694-05:00Linda, thanks so much for this! I'm a new beek...Linda, thanks so much for this! I'm a new beekeeper this year and enjoyed making something from the precious scraps of beeswax I collected this year -- mostly brace comb --since I didn't harvest any honey. Love your blog; i enjoy all the tips!MJ Russellhttp://mjrussellart.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-52529718954625241192011-12-16T15:28:28.758-05:002011-12-16T15:28:28.758-05:00It's not soap, but looks like soap. It's ...It's not soap, but looks like soap. It's lotion in a bar. So you rub your hands on it or put it between your two hands as one would a bar of soap but it's lotion so you rub it in rather than wash it off as you would soap.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-17956923505492436522011-12-16T08:56:23.348-05:002011-12-16T08:56:23.348-05:00I am unclear as to what a lotion bar is. Is it so...I am unclear as to what a lotion bar is. Is it sort of like a "chapstick" for your skin or more like a soap? I am searching for gifts for the kids' teachers and this looks lie something we could make together. I just want to be clear on what i am making!<br />Thanks for all your help throughout the year. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your family and the new grandba-bee!Barbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977711518704494231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-41536942910256245992011-12-15T22:28:45.019-05:002011-12-15T22:28:45.019-05:00It's proportion - I used 4 oz melted beeswax, ...It's proportion - I used 4 oz melted beeswax, 4 oz avocado oil and 2 oz shea butter + 2 oz cocoa butter. You could also do 1/3 cup, 1/3 cup, etc.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-26878326328380363602011-12-15T20:33:52.020-05:002011-12-15T20:33:52.020-05:00I'm guessing you mean a 1/3 cup of each? I won...I'm guessing you mean a 1/3 cup of each? I wonder if I could do it by weight...<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-5044019428066676472011-12-15T19:22:11.165-05:002011-12-15T19:22:11.165-05:00It was really wonderful to see that you are making...It was really wonderful to see that you are making cosmetics. I have been making similar lotion bars for several years now and they are one of my biggest sellers at the arts and crafts shows I do.<br /><br />Keep up the fun stuff. Have you tried candles yet?? I am getting closer to trying soap<br /><br />Take care<br />Your Fan<br />Annette from Placerville CaiforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-8534080984501329392011-12-15T11:39:01.903-05:002011-12-15T11:39:01.903-05:00Thanks so much for sharing. We are first year bee...Thanks so much for sharing. We are first year bee keepers. What is the source of the shea and cocoa butters?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471657662173507262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-14582921149465241462011-12-15T09:44:45.740-05:002011-12-15T09:44:45.740-05:00I really like your topic about making lotion bars ...I really like your topic about making lotion bars from bees. I think that it would be healthy for the skin. I think that it would be very helpful for us.Shelly Keeganhttp://www.nakedbodycare.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-53829506553924635462011-12-14T13:42:40.361-05:002011-12-14T13:42:40.361-05:00Thanks so much for the recipe! We bagan beekeepin...Thanks so much for the recipe! We bagan beekeeping this past spring and our bees didn't really produce enough but I just purchased some wax from a local fella to play with. I'm going to try this one.Dianehttp://speedkin.comnoreply@blogger.com