How to Make Homemade Lotion Bars" Equal parts of: shea butter or cocoa butter beeswax coconut oil (or any vegetable oil, such as avocado, almond, etc.) Melt the beeswax slowly in a double boiler. Once melted, add the other oils and some fragrance, drop by drop, until you have the desired aroma. The mixture will begin hardening as soon as it cools, so pour it into molds right away. Let it cool then pop out of the molds.