This vibrant green Hemp, Oat, & Shea Eczema Body Butter Bar is loaded with eczema conquering goodies. It gets its smokey green scent from the ingredients, so fragrance-sensitive users need not worry. It’s also wonderfully easy to apply thanks to the wonderful push-up tubes I’ve chosen to pour the body butter bar into. Feel free to swap the push-up tube out for an empty deodorant tube or a tin, but I sure love these adorable little tubes.
The first ingredient in these bars is unrefined shea butter (USA / Canada), which I’ve had lots of eczema-conquering success with. Shea butter is a natural skin care favourite, and for good reason. It’s a fantastic moisturizer, and soothes chapped skin where nothing else can. It has a characteristic smokey scent that I really like, but if you don’t, deodorized versions are readily available.
Next up—oat oil. Anyone who has suffered from chicken pox knows the soothing properties of an oatmeal bath for itchy, irritated skin. Oat oil is rich in antioxidants and tocopherols, and has a lovely silky feel on the skin.
Lastly, hemp seed oil (USA / Canada). I chose the bright green, unrefined version, which is where this bar gets its colour. Hemp oil is high in Omega fatty acids, and has been praised for its effectiveness in treating eczema and dry skin.
All these great ingredients are tied together with a bit of beeswax, and that’s that. Four ingredients to soothe chapped, unhappy skin.
Hemp, Oat, & Shea Eczema Body Butter Bar
30g | 1.05oz unrefined shea butter (USA / Canada)
25g | 0.88oz oat oil
25g | 0.88oz unrefined hemp seed oil (USA / Canada)
20g | 0.7oz beeswax (USA / Canada)Weigh everything together into a small saucepan, and carefully melt over low heat (hemp seed oil scorches very easily!). Once melted, pour into either five 1oz/30mL push tubes or five 30mL/1 ounce tin.
Yield: Five 1oz/30mL push tubes
Where did you get those cute little push up tubes? I looked for them on the New Directions site and did not see them. Can you share your source?
You can get them here 🙂
Hi, Marie –
Just one more quick question: You give the measurements for ingredients in grams. I’m assuming that you *weigh* these ingredients using a kitchen scale. Am I right?
Thanks.
Marty
Yes, I weight grams using a scale. Grams are exclusively a weight measurement, so that’s the only way to measure them 🙂
Is there anything you could substitute the oat oil with? I have no way of finding this in my country. 🙁
You could use more hemp oil for an easy swap, otherwise kukuinut, flax seed, or avocado oils would be good replacements 🙂
What can I substitube oat oil with?
Safflower?
Please give this a read 🙂
Where do you get the tubes? thanks
You can get them here 🙂
Annie, I’m wondering same thing here in Finland…I didn’t know that oat could help itchiness. Marie, did you infuse that oat oil, or bought it ready? And are those lovely tubes from New Directions? I was planning to use oat for dog hair conditioner, and that kind of oil would be wonderful for that, especially if oat makes skin less itchy. I should try hemp oil too, I’ve never used it for anything yet.
Signe, I’m also looking for oat oil in Finland so let me know here in the comments if you manage to find it somewhere! 🙂
Annie, I couldn’t find any oat oil yet. Ordering anything from New Directions or Aroma-Zone is very expensive, when we are living in Finland. I’ll try to infuse oat first.
Have you looked at NDA UK? I believe they ship into Europe, and since it’s closer one would hope it would be a bit more affordable.
Hi, Have any of you made this recipe with a substitute? If so, which one, and how did it turn out? I have only been able to find the Oat from one supplier so far in the USA and it’s quite pricey. It does wonders though.
If you are having trouble finding Oat still, I would be willing to purchase extra on my order here in the USA, and list a bit on ebay or etsy to help you all out? If it is 1oz or 4oz, it could fit in first class bubble envelope and not cost an arm and a leg.
🙂 How kind, I love it!
Hi Signe! The oat oil is actually cold pressed from oats, I got it here. The tubes are from Saffire Blue 🙂
Love the recipe…of course now I’ll be ordering oat oil! Can you tell me where you got the handy push tubes, when I clicked on the “push tubes” link it took me to another recipe.
As always thanks for the innovative concoctions,
Jan
Here are the tubes 🙂 Thanks for the heads up on the broken/wrong link!
Love your ideas and recipes for the natural DIY stuff. Is there any possible way you could include the U. S. measurement conversions in your recipes?
Thanks, Linda! I totally could include Imperial measurements, but I’m not going to. I was raised with the metric system and it’s what I (and the majority of the world) is familiar with. With over 500 recipes up at this time, I’d much rather write new recipes than go back and do all those conversions. There are loads of great converters online, though, so you can easily do it yourself 🙂 My favourite is just typing something like “10g in oz” into Google, which brings up a great little converter widget.
To be honest, its easier to measure things in grams on scales. No need for conversion. I love your blog but I’m just wondering why if you are making handmade items you would put them in plastic? Especially since the items are very hot and more likely to leach the plastics out. I am not “calling you out”, I honestly would like to know. Again, love your blog and recipes!
Honestly, I’m just not that fussed. Most of the things I make aren’t going to be much hotter than ~70°C since I make nearly everything in a water bath and live at a high elevation, and even then I am almost never pouring directly after removing something from the heat. For anything that is going to be decidedly corrosive (high EO concentration, high or low pH) I will stick to glass or metal, but for concoctions that are almost entirely oil/wax/water based, I’ve found no compelling evidence that putting a 30°C lotion in a plastic bottle puts my health at risk!
Yes please tell where to get the push tubes. I would love to have some!!
You can get them here 🙂
I cant wait to try this one Marie. For those of you in Australia, you can buy the push up tubes from Aussie Soap Supplies for $1.60 each
Thanks, Kim!
I’m going to try this recipe thanks for sharing it!!!
Thanks, Lori! Let me know how it goes 🙂
I trust Marie will correct me if I’m wrong, but the push up tubes look like the ones that Saffire Blue carries here: http://www.saffireblue.ca/shop/packaging/push-up-tubes/push-up-tube-clear-1-oz#.Ux3Hda2YbZ4
Thanks, Melissa! I’ve never ordered anything from there. Need to check out how expensive international orders are, but at least they do international deliveries.
You can order a similar container here
http://www.aroma-zone.com/aroma/flacons_fra4.asp (stick container like the one for lipbalms, but bigger), they cost €1.50 each.
They offer free delivery after you spend a certain amount. If you can’t read French, go to the homepage and download their pdf catalogue and price list.
They don’t have oatmeal oil, but they have a very fine oatmeal powder (colloidal), adapted for cosmetics.
BTW I’m in no way affiliated with this company, I’m just a satisfied customer.
Thanks, Mrs G, need to check out! 🙂
Thanks, Mrs G!
These are the ones! Thanks, Melissa.
Hi. I also Know Aroma-Zone as a satisfied customer and they are my main suppliers 🙂
I’ve seen the oats oil in the website of New Directions UK (I live in Edinburgh), and it could be considered on the price range of argan oil. I think a saturated infused oil could work, maybe not in the same way, but a carrier oil could take the liposoluble substances in oats, including the oil.
When I use oats in my cosmetics I use the colloidal oats from AZ, or oats milk in the water phase (very well filtered).
I remember seeing Oat Oil on NDA UK before they carried it here in Canada and was very envious, haha. It’s amazing how different the inventories are for the different branches of NDA around the world.
This sounds great Marie!! How strong is the aroma? I’m wondering if the addition of lavender EO would be possible for the extra skin soothing benefits?
As always, thank you for your trial and error!
Rachel
I find it to be a light green/smokey scent that dissipates quickly once you apply it to your skin. You could definitely add some lavender EO if you like 🙂
Great idea! How many drops would you add, Marie? Would patchouli have any skin soothing benefits, and again, how many drops would you recommend? I have a lovely hippy friend whos birthday is coming up – i seem to remember her LOVING patchouli! Could make a cute present idea! 🙂
Patchouli has loads of anti-everything benefits—NDA lists “antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, antimicrobal, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antitoxic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, digestive, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal” as a starting point 😉
I usually add EOs to the point where I think things smell nice and sufficiently strong, which can really vary per essential oil. ~10 drops would be a good place to start, but stop & sniff, and trust your nose 🙂
Do you have to refrigerate this because of the hemp oil? Want to make this, but my hemp oil says refrigerate after opening
I don’t. Most carrier oils will say “refrigeration after opening is recommended”, but I never do—I just store them in a cool, dark cupboard, and that works really well. Once they’re part of something, that something lives in my purse or bathroom, and I’ve never had an oil based concoction spoil on me 🙂 You should be fine unless you live somewhere very hot, in which case that’s more a function of the environment than hemp oil in particular.
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to make this!
Let me know how it turns out when you do 🙂 You can post a photo on my Facebook page or tag me on Instagram if you want, too!
It came out great! I didn’t have any cute tubes but did have .35oz little deodorant empty bars. Worked great!
Sweet!
I love your formulas, thankyou!
Quick question, I struggle with the graininess of this with the Shea Butter. Can you cold process this formula to avoid this or it is unsuitable for cold whipping with the beeswax?
It’s only the graininess I struggle with.
Thankyou so much! 🙂
Good Evening!!
Ive been stalking your blog for a few days and I must say I am so happy to have found it! And I’ve come across this DIY and I would love to try it because I have dry skin and also make some for my neighbors 2 young daughters, who are like little sisters to me since I’ve known them all of their lives, who’ve suffered from moderate to advanced eczema.
However, my only concern is the Hemp Oil, if you use it consistently ie everyday will it compromise your blood or urine for drugs? I have a job that requires mandatory drug tests and they’re still children and I don’t want something to pop up and make their parents lives hard.
So I was wondering if it will be a problem and if so, what can I do/substitute the Hemp Oil with? Thank you in advance for all of your help and all the great DIYs that I can’t wait to try!
Hi Asha-Cattette! I’m so glad you’ve stumbled upon my wee corner of the internet 🙂
You’ll be happy to hear that using hemp oil in skin care will not cause you to fail a drug test. According to Wikipedia, “Hempseed oil is manufactured from varieties of Cannabis sativa that do not contain significant amounts of THC, the psychoactive element present in the cannabis plant… The modern production of hempseed oil, particularly in Canada, has successfully lowered THC values since 1998. Regular accredited sampling of THC in Canadian hemp seed oil shows THC levels usually below detection limit of 4ppm (parts per million, or 4 mg/kg).”
Thanks for reading & have fun in the awesome world of DIY!
Curious question from a friend, and the kind folks at New Directions are looking into it for me..is the oat oil “gluten free”…in the interim, and to be on the safe side, do you think rosehip oil would be a friendly substitute? Thanks again!
I can’t imagine why oat oil wouldn’t be gluten free. For starters, oats don’t contain gluten–the only contamination comes from processing or potentially from being grown side-by-side (not that either is impossible here, of course). Additionally, from what I’ve read, neither constituent of gluten is oil soluble, so you would be able to see particulate matter in the oil if it was present. I’d wait for final confirmation from NDA, but you should be fine. Otherwise I’d just use more hemp oil, though rosehip is also a good swap (though more expensive).
Yes, you’re absolutely correct, the only gluten effect would be in the processing of the oats near wheat products, nice of NDA to look into it for me..Speaking of which the Oat oil I purchased at NDA was about $15 for 100 ml, and I can get the rosehip oil at SaffireBlue for about $9 for 125 ml, so I may just swap that out in the interim…
As always, thanks for your insight.
Let me know what NDA says, I’m quite interested, as always 🙂
Hi Marie !
I found you a few weeks back while beginning my journey on soap making. Of course, I have since been addicted to reading just about everything on your site, found alot of humor in your writing and have been very inspired to try more than just your soap recipes ! The Hemp,Oat and Shea Body Butter has been my very first one ! Made it yesterday,LOVE IT ! I even filled a few lipbalm tubes full for on the go moisture for the pesky eczema patches my whole family gets. I am definitely a huge fan of shea butter now. Thanks for taking time to blog, I really enjoy checking in !
Amber
Hi Amber! I’m so glad you found my wee corner of the internet, and that you’re enjoying it 🙂 I’m especially glad that this body butter was a success for you and that it’s working so well, too 😀 Thanks so much for DIYing with me 🙂
Can this also be just a body butter ? And should I keep it under 65 degrees so that it doesn’t melt?
This can definitely be poured into a tin and applied with the fingers as well as you like 🙂 And yes, I’d keep it under 65°C—that’s generally not a concern here in Canada, though, unless I accidentally leave it in the oven 😉 I envy you if you have to watch out for that!
Hi Marie!
I’ve read through the comments, and I see that you bought your oat oil; I am wondering could I make my own infusion at home? I have other infusions going on currently- windowsill process- and I have lots of oats and lots of windowsill space still 😉
I imagine I can do it, it’s just a matter of how effective/potent it will be and I imagine there is a good chance you’ve tried this. Thanks!
Hi Andrea! You can try, but that’s sort of like trying to make olive oil by soaking olives in some oil. It probably can’t hurt, but it definitely won’t be the same thing.
Hello Marie! I’m so fascinated with all the works you’ve done and your generosity ! I do follow your blogs and you’re such amazing. I’m a starter so bare with me, I want to try this recipe “hemp, oat, & shea eczema body butter ” but I don’t have a resources to get the oat oil. Is there any best alternative to make this eczema body butter without using the oat oil? Thank you in advance, hope to hear from you.
You could use more hemp oil for an easy swap, otherwise kukuinut, flax seed, or avocado oils would be good replacements 🙂
Hi Marie,
may I know whether can you substitute Oat Oil with Tamanu Oil because I can’t seem to find any seller in Malaysia. Actually Hempseed oil is rare here too and very expensive. Any suggestions because me and my son suffer from Eczema, and its pained me a lot when I see him suffer. I am really searching high and low for way to help reduce his pain. Hope you can help me on this. Thanks in advance.
Its ok Marie, I found the items in Amazon that can shipped to my country. Will try out the recipe once I get the items. Love your blog.
Thanks
Awesome! Happy making 🙂
The first thing I’d recommend trying if you’re having troubles sourcing all of these ingredients would be straight shea butter—many readers have reported it to be very effective 🙂
Hey! Thanks for this amazing recipe (well and all the others too, made me to be addicted to those amazing ideas ) question – can i use this recipe as a solid deodorant? Adding maybe relevant EO like tea tree , kunzea cedarwood, the recipe is finalized anyway in a push tube , or am i taking this to wrong directions?
You can certainly try it, though from my experience you need to be a fairly low-scent individual for just essential oils to do all the deodorizing you’ll need 🙂
Mm i understand, thanks, but i couldn’t find a suitable recipe which not included the baking soda, maybe the “Soothing Cedarwood Ointment” recipe would be more suitable?
If you don’t have a good replacement deodorizing active I’d say the suspending base you choose really doesn’t make a difference.
Wow! This stuff really does help. My friend that is testing it out, after about 3 days has already asked me for pricing and wondered about getting a larger tube of it. He uses it like crazy, but he is pretty well covered. I’ve only been able to find deodorant style tubes, up to 2.25 oz, so it doesn’t seem there is much larger out there. At any rate, He has accepted his skin condition years ago and never really bothers with it. This year it is actually starting to be painful for him. He started using it on one leg, and not the other so he could easily see a difference. The spots have been changing in color as well as softening.. and it’s helping the pain!
Now on the annoying side (just annoying to me..) I’ve noticed that my tubes have speckled. I’m sure it’s the shea, but I am not sure the best solution here. I used a small chocolate melting pot to melt everything down.. I may try to slide them into the frig or freezer the next go round to see if that will help. Are there any tips you have for this?
Love your website and have several recipes stored for later. I appreciate what you do very much!
Hi Trish! I’m so thrilled this recipe is working so well for your friend 🙂 WOO!
When you say speckled do you mean the mixture has gone grainy? If so, Swifty Crafty Monkey has a great article on that 🙂
can i use calendula infused oil instead of oat oil?
As long as the oil the calendula is infused into isn’t too different from oat oil it should work 🙂
Hi Marie,
Thanks for such an informative website. I’ve been reading it whenever I have time, hoping to find some thing to stop my daughter from itching. (She has eczema but her skin looks clear right now.) I honestly wasn’t planning on making anything but this recipe looks simple for a beginner like me so I’m going to give it a try!
So a couple of DIY beginner questions:
1. Hemp oil vs. hemp seed oil… Are they the same thing? When I did a web search I got conflicting answers. 2. White vs. yellow beeswax… Is there a benefit to using one over the other?
I hope this recipe works for us… I don’t want to go back to using steroid creams and allergy medication.
HI Lisa! Thanks so much for reading & DIYing with me 🙂 From what I’ve read on hemp oil vs. hemp seed oil, they can be different… or not. You want to make sure you’re not using the medicinal oil, but I imagine it would be hard to use it by accident as it is likely to be more expensive and harder to acquire than the non-medicinal stuff (more commonly referred to as hemp seed oil). As for beeswax, the difference is the level of refinement. I always choose the yellow/golden stuff, and I purchase it locally whenever I can (then it usually smells like honey!). The white stuff has been bleached and is usually from China, so I avoid it.
Hi Marie! This may sound like a silly question… but could I use cod liver oil (the one that I eat) instead of hemp oil? If not, what other oil would work and still have eczema-fighting properties?
Hi Mylan! From everything I’ve read cod liver oil can help eczema through consumption—I didn’t find much on topical use. You could try it, but I would be concerned about smelling rather fishy. Otherwise you could try tamanu oil or wheatgerm oil 🙂
my son has really bad “eczema” on his hands and legs…we’ve been fighting it for years now…the quotations are because the doctors and ourselves can’t figure out exactly what it is…just that he gets huge patches of scaly red skin that itch and hurt so badly he picks them into bloody wounds…it seems to flare up the worst when it’s hot (yay for living in south florida) and when he is stressed (boy in middle school=nonstop stress)…this has caused all sorts of embarrassment for him and issues at school…being as none of the prescribed meds or creams have worked, I turned to my inner naturopath and made him hemp healing balm…I started with this recipe.
and then edited…
I replaced the oat oil with a mix of neem oil, argan oil, and coconut oil.
then I added cedar and blood orange essential oil.
yesterday morning I gave him one of the tubes I had made and showed him to put it on any of his scaly bits whether or not they had gone full blown bloody…he forgot to reapply after his shower last night…so this morning I reminded him to use the balm, particularly on a huge (2.5″ diameter) bloody spot on his ankle…when he moved his sock so I could put it on he gasped…I looked over and the patch had shrunk down to maybe 1″, is now a pale peachy color, is soft/not itchy, and most of the open wound had healed…one application…I literally did the happy dance around my house…
I am in love with this stuff…just sayin…thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!
Hi Kimmiekat! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story 🙂 I hope these bars continue to work wonders for your son. How fantastic! WOOOO!
So I’m really super new at this whole natural body butters and lotions thing but am really excited! For the Beeswax (I know you get yours from a local source) but if I were to buy some online from Saffire Blue, which would you recommend? They have a “beeswax cosmetic grade – yellow pastilles” or a “beeswax natural.” The other ones were too expensive/white.
Here’s the link if you want: http://www.saffireblue.ca/shop/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=beeswax&x=0&y=0
same thing for the hemp oil and shea butter… it’s all hempseed and either refined/unrefined etc.
Sorry for all the questions! Thank you so much!
You’ll definitely want the natural one! Anything in pastilles has been processed more than we want 🙂
I’d go unrefined on both hemp and shea, but you may want to read more about shea butter here before deciding.
Thanks for reading & DIYing with me!
Do you think you could infuse the oat or hemp oil with calendula before making this and it would have even more soothing power? Just curious what your thoughts/opinion would be on that since it’s usually infused in olive oil. PS – I just got done making 3 or 4 batches of your blizzard soap and love it!! My Christmas gifts this year! 🙂
Hi Tracy! You definitely can 🙂 You can infuse any oil with herbs (though I’d avoid ones that oxidize quickly, like flax seed), I just usually use olive oil since it’s inexpensive and pretty versatile.
Enjoy that Blizzard soap!
Can I use oat extract in place of oat oil? Is an extract the same as an oil? Thanks!
Hi Rose! The quick answer is no. Extracts are usually not oil soluble, so you would encounter some pretty serious solubility issues if you tried to use an extract instead of an oil. You will need to use another liquid oil if you don’t have oat oil, but the bar won’t have the same eczema fighting properties—read more about carrier oil swaps here 🙂
Thank you for this informative article, Marie!
I am a lifelong eczema sufferer. After the last severe flare-up, I became a bit of a detective and ultimately decided that SLS was at least partially to blame. I switched to real soap and nixed the shampoo. My skin is soft for the first time ever, and flare-ups have been rarer and less severe. In fact, this is what brought me to your blog in the first place.
Although there is no cure for atopic dermititis, it is unfortunate that so many dermatologist-recommended products contain SLS, whose drying and irritating properties are well-established (at least, every scientific study about SLS that I have seen corroborates this claim, but perhaps someone on here has information that I do not).
My search for cosmetics that would help, not hurt, dry and sensitive skin brought me to your blog. Thank you for inspiring so many of us to try DIY. 🙂 Keep up the amazing work. I can’t wait to buy your book!
Thanks, Kira 🙂 I’m so glad that through research and some simple swaps you’ve been able to help your eczema—isn’t it amazing how many things we use on a daily basis can be so problematic for our skin!? Thanks so much for reading & supporting my blog 🙂
Hi Marie, What could I use instead of beeswax? I have reacted to this in the past.
Check out my FAQ on wax replacements 🙂
Hi Marie,
What are your thoughts on replacing the oat oil with coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil?
Hi Erin! As noted in the post, I chose oat oil for its soothing benefits for eczema—I haven’t found either coconut oil or EVOO to have those same benefits. Read this article for more information on making swaps 🙂
This recipe looks lovely, but can you talk to me about preservatives? All of the cosmetic chemistry information I have read discusses the need for a preservative to prevent bacterial and fungal growth. It appears that this recipe does not contain a preservative. Any insight? Thanks!
Hey Kyley! I got several FAQ articles on preservatives and when they’re needed and not—check them out 🙂
Hi Marie, the Hemp, Oat, & Shea Eczema Body Butter Bar looks great! I suffer quite badly from Eczema, am I correct in saying that this will be ok to use when my skin is at its worst, i.e. on broken skin/open wounds etc?
Hey Sam! This should be ok to apply to broken skin, but I would definitely recommend a patch test first. I’m not certain you would find it to be terribly helpful on open wounds beyond creating a barrier that should help keep out germs, and helping to soften the skin; you might want to pair it with an antibacterial ointment and a bandage. Best of luck!
Thank you for this wonderful recipe, Marie! I am eager to make this because it contains oat oil, which my eczema-prone skin loves. I am wondering if you have a recipe for a body wash or soap that will also soothe and/or prevent eczema patches?
Hey Betsy! I don’t have any body washes specifically for eczema, but I’ll bet if you made this gentle cleanser and used oat oil in place of the grapeseed and castor oils (so 9g of oat oil total) that you’d end up with something awesome!
Loving this website! Tried this recipe for my toddler’s eczema. Noticed that it’s a bit gritty on application.. Is this normal? I did use a little less beeswax than the recipe called for since I wanted it to be softer.. Thanks
Hey Nan! Shea butter can go a bit gritty/grainy, which is probably where that’s coming from. Read this for more info 🙂
I love the inventiveness of this site! I have a quick question, is the final product solid enough to form into a bar, negating need for the push-up tube?
It should be, but honestly, it’s been 2.5 years since I made this recipe—my memory is hardly perfect here 😛
Hello!
I’ve got a question, having literally just made this (cooling as we speak!)…mine’s come out yellow and not green and I’ve no idea why. My hemp seed oil is the unrefined version from New Directions (UK) so is a lovely dark green colour, the oat oil’s from ND too, and my shea’s unrefined and from Naissance. I know it’ll make no difference to the abilities of the butter but I’ve made this for a male friend who has eczema and might be more tempted to apply it regularly if he thinks he’s got a pot of the Hulk Any ideas on how I’ve managed to not acquire a vibrant green? Thank you!
Hmm. I wouldn’t be too concerned about it, as you said. I’m guessing the hemp oil had stronger yellow undertones than green, so when you diluted it those came out (sort of like how orange oils can go yellow when diluted as well). Hemp is already a pretty yellowy green when diluted, so it wouldn’t take much batch variation to get mostly yellow. Hope that helps!
Do you think this might help with soothing a bruise perhaps? My son has severe epilepsy and is low functioning autistic. So he gets bruises here and there and some, depending on where they are,seem to bother him and was thinking about putting some type of balm on them to help soothe. I have been putting the baby bum balm with the addition of arnica and tamnu. You think that will help any? Thanks again for sharing all your wonderful recipes. You have no idea how much they have been of use in my house. Thank you a thousand times over an over.
Maybe? It certainly can’t hurt. You could also try emu oil—that is supposed to be great for soft tissue injuries like bruises 🙂
Great idea! Glad you said that because i just ordered some last night, hoping this would be good stuff to try. I sure hope so, because its a little pricey.lol But if it helps, then thats not an issue lol. Thank you again!
Have fun! And of course all these ingredients can be used in lots of other things, so even if you don’t love this, the ingredients definitely won’t go to waste 🙂
We use a blend of essential oils for bruises that is amazing. It uses cypress, frankincense, lavender…the bruises go down overnight.
This sounds lovely!
Wahoo! I finally got around to making this for my wee lad. He has keratosis pilaris and really dry skin so I upped the ante with geranium., lavender, tea tree and a drop of frankincense to help clear it 🙂 thanks for another lovely one Marie!
You’re so welcome! I hope it helps 🙂
Already we see a diffence, fewer rough bumps and soft none itchy skin and one happy kid 🙂
YAY!!! 😀
I find products listed with oatmeal as a name or ingredient are often quite heavy and greasy— is this one greasy? If it is what would you recommend I sub out the oatmeal with that would still fight eczema?
Also can it be used on my face as well as body (is it noncomedogenic?) If not do you have anything that can be used on the face for eczema that is still lightweight and non-greasy?
Let me know if I’m looking for a unicorn in trying to make an eczema product that doesn’t leave oily prints on everything I touch.
I’m afraid it’s been so long since I’ve made this that all I can remember of it is what is written in this post (it has been about four years!). 55% of the recipe is quite heavy oils, 25% is fairly average, and 20% is beeswax. It’ll be firm enough that you could apply fairly little and reduce the heaviness by simply not applying a large amount of product. I would recommend leaving the recipe as is, though, as the oils selected were all selected with combating eczema in mind.
You can try it on your face, but as with all things potentially pore-clogging, your mileage may vary. I’d recommend patch testing. There’s nothing in here that would worry me hugely, but again—I don’t have your skin.
If you’d like to work on developing your own recipe you can look at including some silica microspheres or even corn starch; both will help reduce the oily/greasy feel of oils 🙂
Hi, this recipe looks great, and I want to make it for a neighbors little boy, he is suffering so from eczema. I was wondering if it is possible to switch the bees wax with Cera Bellina? And what would the amount be (I’m terrible at conversions), also I will add just a touch of lavender oil to add some soothing lavender smell to help him sleep…Suggeestions> Thanks, Staton.
You certainly can, though you may need to do some experimenting to get exactly what you want. I would start with a 1:1 swap, but you can also compare my beeswax and cera bellina experiments.
Read this FAQ for adding lavender essential oil 🙂
Hello, Can I substitute flax seed oil or avocado oil for the oat oil in the hemp body butter/balm recipe? Oat oil is super expensive here. Thanks!
This is titled as a bar, but you have it put into tins or tubes. Is it too soft to make into an actual solid bar? !Thanks!
I made this back in 2014—I don’t remember a whole lot about how specifically hard it was!
Hi there! Is it possible to make this into a very light and fluffy whipped body butter of sorts? I have extremely dry, itchy skin and sensory issues due to autism.
Hi! A change of that level would require a pretty fundamental re-formulation, especially since some of the key ingredients (oat + shea) are not at all light/fast absorbing. If you search “whipped shea” here on my website the first two results could make good base formulations for creating a whippy version of this 🙂 Happy making!
You’re the best. Thank you!
Hi Marie, I really enjoy your website and the wonderful recipes. My daughter suffers really bad with eczema. I would like to try this recipe but find the bar stick would be too hard for her sensitive skin. Could I eliminate the beeswax to create a salve? I saw your other recipe for eczema but find the essential oils too sensitive for her skin.
You can certainly try it, though I suspect you will get a very soft/possibly more liquid mixture. Happy making!
Hi There, I came across your site and recipes and am so excited that I found it.
I have a question regarding the hemp, and oat recipe for ezcema. Can CBD oil be used in place of using hemp oil?
Possibly? I have never formulated with CBD anything. Happy making!
How much Kaolin Clay can I add to this recipe so that is isnt as greasy or oily on the skin? Thank you!
Hi! I’d recommend this newer formulation instead 🙂 Happy making!