Lotion addatives to help with itching

[bookworm42]

I'm tryimg to make a good lotion for my grandma. She likes to swim but often has super itchy skin for days afterwards.
I'm planning on putting in some colloidal oats and menthol but need some advise on anything else I can add.
Anybody know of some stuff that might help?

 

[bookworm42]

@AliOop I was planning on leaving it unscented.
I mentioned menthol since she currently uses an expensive lotion with 0.5% in it that she likes. Looking at the lotion ingredients again it uses witch hazel as well.
Do you think I could sub some water for the witch hazel or should it just be an additive?

My hope is to make her a lotion packed with all sorts of good stuff that will help .

 

[Misschief]

Not knowing your recipe, I can only suggest. My husband gets itchy winter skin and sometimes scratches himself raw. I've found that colloidal oatmeal is one of the best additives. I'll also up the shea butter slightly in a lotion for itchy skin. You can also add humectants like xylitol, betaine, and sucralose; they're also known to be beneficial for aging skin.

As to the witch hazel, yes, you can sub it for some of the water. I do that with aloe juice and hyaluronic acid.

 

[bookworm42]

@Misschief thanks! I use the diy lotion concentrate recipe from etsy

 

[Misschief]

@Misschief thanks! I use the diy lotion concentrate recipe from etsy

As do I. Love that recipe. This is the recipe I made for my summer skin. I didn't add the colloidal oats to this one but you could easily add it. The 5% additives is the lower section.

 

[bookworm42]

Is betaine the same as cocamidopropyl betaine? If not suggestions on where to get some?

 

[Misschief]

Is betaine the same as cocamidopropyl betaine? If not suggestions on where to get some?

No, it's a powder, also known as trimethylglycine (TMG). I got mine through Amazon.

 

[Jarrett Clay]

I'm tryimg to make a good lotion for my grandma. She likes to swim but often has super itchy skin for days afterwards.
I'm planning on putting in some colloidal oats and menthol but need some advise on anything else I can add.
Anybody know of some stuff that might help?

I am unsure if you can add this to a lotion but lanolin helps me a lot. I get dry cracked skin in the winter unless I use a salve that contains lanolin. The salve I make has pine resin infused tallow, lanolin, cupuacu butter, emu oil, and jojoba butter.

At some point I'll probably experiment with infusing it with chamomile, calendula, and yarrow but my current recipe works quite well for me.

 

[Misschief]

I am unsure if you can add this to a lotion but lanolin helps me a lot. I get dry cracked skin in the winter unless I use a salve that contains lanolin. The salve I make has pine resin infused tallow, lanolin, cupuacu butter, emu oil, and jojoba butter.

At some point I'll probably experiment with infusing it with chamomile, calendula, and yarrow but my current recipe works quite well for me.

Lanolin works great in lotion/cream. I use it in what I call Knitter's Hand Cream; it's a consistent seller for me. That particular cream also has colloidal oatmeal which is known to help with itchy skin (aka Aveeno).

 

[Deb's mess]

I made a simple body butter with equal amouts mango butter and shea butter.
The carrier oil for the EO is grapeseed.
Https://livesimply.me/how-to-make-easy-body-butter/

This saves our skin in the winter, because our humidity in CO is so low. It's easy also!

 

[ToniO]

I'm tryimg to make a good lotion for my grandma. She likes to swim but often has super itchy skin for days afterwards.
I'm planning on putting in some colloidal oats and menthol but need some advise on anything else I can add.
Anybody know of some stuff that might help?

I know this post is a few months old but I have a few suggestions for your grandma.
Anhydrous butter/creams work so much better for dry itchy skin, than lotion IMO. Your own blend of butters (Kokum, Cupuacu and Mango) and oils (Jojoba, Avocado and Tamanu And Rosehip), essential oils (Lavender, Geranium, Tee Tree) with a little beeswax or similar.
Before she swims, she should shower, damp dry and use the body butter. She doesn't need much of it but it will act a layer of defense.
A small amount melted between palms , lightly glided over skin and then massaged.
After her swim, a gentle wash or home made soap that won't strip the oils from her skin would help and then more of the body butter.
When her skin is bad, a warm bath with plain dead sea salts ( You could always add moisturizing/helpful oils and e/o's yourself but avoid fragrances - a lot of allergies assoc w/ them) Minerva is a brand on Amazon that comes unscented and with the free shipping is cheaper than many others.
The bath salts mix I make usually has Jojoba and/or Meadowfoam Seed oil with essential oils mixed with a solubilizer (I use Eden Botanicals Sodium Sunflowerseedate). Once the liquids are blended you can mix them with the salts and they will disperse beautifully in the bath.
A 20 minute soak will do amazing things for dry, irritated skin. A quick rinse off/shower and more anhydrous cream and she will feel incredible!