body butter and lotion bar for mom to be

[Milla]

My friend is pregnant with her first child and I want to make her a body butter and lotion bar to help with stretch mark prevention.

I want to make sure I give her stuff that's safe. I'm going to use natural cocoa butter for one of the lotion bars and then shea and mango for other stuff.

Should I avoid fragrances? I know they are skin safe and I have no problems using fragrances, but I want to make sure everything I give her is safe.

Any opinions? Thanks!

 

[dagmar88]

Just watch for EO's, or FO's containing EO's.
Good choice for the cocoa butter!

 

[Guest]

Milla, do you have a good recipe? I have one for lotion bars, but I was not impressed with it. I think the cocoa butter sounds great, I did not put colors in my lotion bars, I did add Vanilla Scent though and they smell really nice

 

[Milla]

Cool. I was not going to use EOs, but maybe just some vanilla FO. I made some shaving cream with some vanilla and my husband keeps wanting to eat it. It looks just like frosting!!

I am not sure if my recipes are any good as I've never made a lotion bar or whipped butter!

Here's what I found for recipes to try:

Mommy's Tummy Massage Bar

5 oz cocoa butter
2 tsp sweet almond oil
2 tsp sweet orange essential oil

I made it as a trial and it melts very well on my stomach. I will leave out the essential oil and put it in a lotion stick. If I leave out the essential oil do you think it will change the recipe, should I add a little vanilla FO instead?

Shea Butter lotion bar

1 oz beeswax
1 oz shea butter
1 oz almond oil
Vanilla FO

I'm going to put this in a lotion stick too so that she can keep it in her purse.

Whipped Mango Butter

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1834433/homemade_whipped_body_butter_recipe.html?cat=69

I was just reading that mango butter is great for preventing stretch marks.

If anybody has any tips for anything better please let me know! I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[dagmar88]

Stretch marks are mostly genetically defined (if your mom had them you're likely to have them, and the darker your skin is, the less likely you are to get them); but keeping your skin moisturized and eating healthy and appropriate portions during your pregnancy both help.

When you're leaving out the 2 tbs of EO, replace them for your liquid oil of choice instead.

 

[Milla]

Thanks dagmar!

 

[krissy]

i used a vaseline consistency jar of vitamin E on my tummy for both pregnancies and got no stretch marks on my tummy at all until the last week of my second pregnancy. i got 3 or 4 little ones around my belly button. i went from a 24 inch waist before pregnancy to a 45 inch one when i got the stretch marks. i swear by vit E! i out grew pregnancy clothes i got so big and only 3 tiny stretch marks out of it!

 

[carebear]

genetics, my dear... I didn't use anything with either of my kids and I don't have a mark on me.

but a lot of women swear by just plain ole cocoa butter, so give her a lump. as she rubs it onto her belly and it melts it'll be cooling somehow too (so is mango) whereas shea feels warming as it melts.

 

[LJA]

genetics, my dear... I didn't use anything with either of my kids and I don't have a mark on me.

but a lot of women swear by just plain ole cocoa butter, so give her a lump. as she rubs it onto her belly and it melts it'll be cooling somehow too (so is mango) whereas shea feels warming as it melts.

I used loads of the stuff when I was pregnant....I looked like a roadmap after each one. (Playboy will be calling any day now ::eyeroll:

 

[ohsoap]

Some common essential oils that are safe for application during pregnancy are Bergamot, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Geranium and Lemon.

Taken http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... tml?cat=52

Being pregnant myself I used chocolate fudge FO scented whipped shea body butter. I loved the smell, and the body butter was so much nicer then a lotion bar.

My favorite scent combo is Lavender/ Sweet orange as well... I made this in a goats milk soap and have used it most of the pregnancy. I recently ran out though.

 

[Guest]

I believe it is genetics too, 3 large babies and not one stretch mark. It was all baby too, I never had any extra weight to loose either . Genetics , metabolism or luck , I don't know.

Kitn