Natural Homemade Sunscreen

DIY sunscreen is a simple, natural, and effective way to stay safe in the sun.
Homemade sunscreen takes a few ingredients and has a bug repellent option.

Servings:

Author: Amy

Prep Time:
5 minutes

Cook Time:
10 minutes

Cooling Time:
59 minutes

Total Time:
15 minutes

Course:

Skincare

Keywords:

diy sunscreen homemade sunscreen natural skincare

🧂 Ingredients

1/2 cup Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
1/4 cup Shea Butter
1/4 cup bees wax

grated and packed
2 Tbs Non nano Zinc Oxide Powder
few drops Vitamin E Oil

optional
10-20 drops essential oils

for bug repellant option use Citronella, Cedar Wood, Lavender, Peppermint

Instructions

1 Place first 3 ingredients into a double boiler or mason jar and lightly twist
lid. Place jar into a pot with a few inches of simmering water and let
ingredients melt stirring occasionally. Once melted, take mason jar out of the
water, and mix in Zinc oxide and vitamin E (be careful NOT TO INHALE ZINC
OXIDE). Allow to cool for a few minutes and stir in essential oils. Pour
sunscreen into a squeeze bottle like this one, an old deodorant tube, or a mason
jar. Keep stored in a cook dry place!

Natural Homemade Sunscreen

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