Suitable for all body lotions and normal-dry facial skin. Almond oil, apricot kernel and macadamia oil fall into this category. Mango and shea butter also fall into this range, but tend to make the lotion more cream-like. These oils include jojoba and avocado oil. Water Tap water, both from a well and a city water system, contains a lot of bacteria.
Distilled water is better.
Wax Older recipes contained either stearic acid or a combination of beeswax and borax to create a temporary emulsion. The problem was that after a few hours or days the lotion would separate leaving an unusable mess. Then along came emulsifying wax which creates a true emulsion and allows us to use a much higher percentage of water than we could with either stearic acid or beeswax. A simple lotion can be nothing more than oil, water and emulsifying wax. However, there are ingredients that can be added to change the texture of the lotion or make it feel better to the skin.