Hands Like a Desert

So as I write this, I have to try not to look at my hands. They are disquistingly dry and this Wintertime  air does not help very much. I try to use lotion, but I just forget. I recently found an amazing recipe on Pinterest, and as I changed and tweaked it, I came up with a great moisturizer! Now, it does have baby lotion in it, and I liked that smell so much I didn't bother to add any essential oils. You may, if you wish. Another note, I use this moisturizer ALL OVER my body, except for my face. My skin tends to be on the oily side, so I try to stick with store bought lotion on my face. But any who try it on their face, please let me know how it worked for you. So, let's get started!!
You will need for 32 oz. of body moisturizer:
16 oz. Baby Lotion
8 oz. Vitamin E Lotion
8 oz. Vaseline (some people I know prefer to use coconut in place of the Vaseline)

Here is the easy part... Measure, mix, and put straight into a container with a tightly sealed lid. Viola!!

I found all of these items at a dollar store in my town and here is the price breakdown I personally found!
I bought 32 oz. of Vitamin E lotion (it was a twin pack), which came out to $3.00
I bought two of the store brand of 16 oz. baby lotion, coming out to $3.00 as well
Lastly, I bought the store brand of the 16 oz.Vaseline, coming out to $2.50
With what I bought, you can make twice as much as I show in the recipe, and still have Vitamin E lotion left over! Most other sites I have found have their body moisturizers total to aprox. 18cents/oz.
Mine totaled $8.50 overall for the supplies, and with my total of 64 oz. (my total is for double the recipe, cut in half if you are only making the exact amount) I come out with paying 13 cents/oz. By the way...these pictures are not all this recipie makes, it makes a ton more!!

Amazing!! So why pay all that money at the store for lotion when you can pay so much less? Hm...
Now, I will mention that I had my mother try it out as soon as I made it, and she thought it was a little "sticky" at first (this is the Vaseline) but it sunk in well after a few minutes. You could always use a little less Vaseline in your mix, so feel free to experiment, that's what DIY is all about!
Love,
Your DIY Diva ~Cortney

The DIY Divas ~Amber and Cortney~

So, here we are writing on our first-ever blog! Who are we? Well, we have been bestfriends since diapers and beyond... and we live in different states, so we decided to start a DIY blog together!! Over the past three months, I, especially have become absolutely obsessed with DIY everything! Mostly beauty supplies, because hey - who doesn't love to feel beautiful? And now I have got my other lovely DIY Diva onboard ;) So here we are, to share all our own beauty recepies and discover others as we go along! So here we go!
Love,
Your DIY Divas