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1/2 cup grapeseed oil 1/2 cup organic coconut oil, refined or unrefined 6 organic cocoa butter wafers or 1/2 ounce cocoa butter 1 tablespoon rose hip seed oil 1 tablespoon Vitamin E oil 3 tablespoons beeswax pastille a or 1 ounce beeswax (for a thinner lotion, use 1 tablespoon beeswax pastille a) 1/4 cup aloe Vera gel 1/4 cup organic rose hydrofoil 1-2 teaspoon Aphrodite aroma oil 10 drops Peru balsam essential oil

In a glass bowl or a large glass measuring cup (at least 4-cup size), combine the grapeseed oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter wafer, rose hip seed oil, Vitamine E oil, and beeswax. Heat over boiling water until melted and mixed together. Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 1/2 hour. (You may be able to speed up the cooling process by setting the bowl in the fridge or freezer for several minutes). Meanwhile, measure the aloe Vera gel and rose hydrosol and combine. If you are using a traditional blender, pour the melted oils and beeswax into the blender pitcher, turn on medium speed, and gradually add the aloe Vera/rose hydrosol mixture in a slow, steady stream. If you are using a hand mixer or a hand immersion blender, you will do the same thing, only hold the mixer/blender with one hand and do the pouring with your other hand. Mix until thick and creamy. (Depending on the temperature of your ingredients, this may take anywhere from a few minutes to 10 minutes. Don't get discouraged. The texture will be like a medium-thick pudding when it is ready.) At the very last minute, add the Aphrodite aroma oil and the Peru balsam essential oil. The Peru balsam serves as a great base note and fixative for the rose scents. It combines well with the other scents and brings out the softness of the rose. It also lends additional medicinal qualities to the lotion. You can, however, leave it out or make a substitution (lavender essential oil would also be nice). Pour the finished lotion into containers and allow to cool completely before putting on the lids. This recipe makes about 2-3 cups of lotion. If let in a cool place out of direct sunlight, the lotion should last for several months, although you will likely use it up one before then!