How to Make a Natural Mint & Melon In-Shower Lotion

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In this video, follow Formula Botanica's expert online tuition to make your own Mint & Melon In-Shower Lotion.

What's an In-Shower Lotion?
In-shower lotions are great formulations but interestingly, not many people are familiar with the concept. They are essentially oil in water emulsions that are applied in the shower, after you've used a cleanser. Leave the lotion to sink into the skin and then, after a minute or so, you will need to rinse it off and dab dry your skin with a towel. It is often talked about how important it is to apply moisturisers on damp or wet skin as they will lock in the moisture. This is what an in-shower lotion takes advantage of, you apply the lotion liberally onto wet skin and allow it to work its magic.

Ingredients:
Phase A
1. Avocado oil - 20g
2. Watermelon seed oil - 10g
3. Shea butter - 6g
4. Green tea wax - 1g
5. Olivem 1000 - 9g

PHASE B
6. Peppermint hydrosol - 127.50g
7. Glycerine - 12g
8. Sclerotium gum - 0.30g
9. Chelator: Dermofeel PA-3 (INCI: Sodium Phytate, Aqua, Alcohol) - 0.20g

PHASE C
10. Panthenol - 4g
11. Watermelon extract (INCI: Glycerin (and) Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon) extract) - 4g
12. Tocopherol - 1g

PHASE D
13. Preservative Eco (INCI: Benzyl alcohol, Salicylic acid, Sorbic acid, Glycerin) - 2g

PHASE E
14. Mandarin essential oil - 1.50g
15. Palmarosa essential oil - 0.90g
16. Peppermint essential oil - 0.40g
17. Ylang ylang essential oil - 0.20g

To follow the full formulation and learn how to make your own Mint & Melon In-Shower Lotion, read our blog post at: formulabotanica.com/how-to-make-natural-shower-…