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Coconut & Shea Butter Sunscreen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is a simple recipe, once you get the ingredients together. I include insect repelling essential oils because I usually go for walks in nature, and the bugs seem to like me! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bd cup coconut oil, unrefined*
\u00bd cup shea butter, unrefined
3 tablespoons zinc oxide powder (non nano)**
30 drops of mixed essential oils; mix as you like: cedar, lavender, rosemary, geranium, eucalyptus (insect repelling). See Bug off<\/a> recipe.
2\u20133 drops vitamin E oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melt coconut oil by placing container in bowl of hot water. Once melted, pour out required amount into 2-cup measuring cup. Add shea butter in chunks until you reach 1-cup; it is harder than the coconut oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place measuring cup in top section of double boiler. Heat and stir occasionally until melted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once shea butter is melted, remove from heat. Add zinc oxide. (Wear a mask so as to not breathe in the powder,) Whisk with hand-held mixer until zinc oxide is well blended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add essential oils. Blend to combine. Pour into jars.
NB: I tried a squeeze-like tube, which is handy for application, but it is very difficult to clean and reuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Unrefined butters and oils have higher healing properties for the skin.
**Zinc Oxide at 20% gives SPF 20+; available from Voyageur Soap and Candle or Amazon.
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