Winter is Coming……
🍎 Winter Candy Apple Infused Lotion — Naturally Cozy, Naturally You
There’s something magical about the scent of crisp apples, sweet cinnamon, and warm vanilla on a cold winter day. Inspired by the nostalgic “Winter Candy Apple” fragrance, this lotion is made entirely from fresh, all-natural ingredients that hydrate your skin, support hormonal balance, and capture the essence of the holidays — without synthetic perfumes or toxic fillers.
🌿 DIY Winter Candy Apple Lotion Recipe
Infused Oil Base
1 cup cold-pressed almond oil
½ fresh apple (thinly sliced)
1 tsp crushed cinnamon stick
Zest of 1 orange (or a few orange peels)
2 whole cloves (optional for depth)
Lotion Base
½ cup infused oil (strained)
½ cup unrefined shea butter
½ cup rose water or distilled water
1 tbsp beeswax pellets
Essential Oils (for the final blend)
4 drops cinnamon essential oil
3 drops sweet orange essential oil
2 drops vanilla absolute or extract
2 drops cedarwood essential oil
How to Make It:
Combine the apple slices, cinnamon, orange peel, and almond oil in a jar. Let it infuse for 2–3 weeks, shaking every few days, or use a double boiler for 2 hours on low heat. Strain.
Melt shea butter, beeswax, and infused oil together in a double boiler.
Slowly whisk in the rose water until creamy.
Once slightly cooled, stir in your essential oils.
Pour into clean jars and let set. Store in a cool, dark spot.
✨ Why This Works
Apple brings antioxidants and gentle fruit acids to renew the skin.
Cinnamon boosts circulation and delivers that warm holiday scent.
Orange peel brightens both scent and tone.
Vanilla calms irritation while adding a creamy sweetness.
Shea butter + beeswax deeply nourish and protect against winter dryness.
This blend leaves your skin glowing and soft, while the aroma wraps you in comfort — all while being free from hormone-disrupting synthetics.
🧡 Shopping Local: Rebuilding Food, Health, and Community
One of the most powerful ways we can change our health — and our world — is by shopping local and rebuilding our relationship with real farmers.
When we buy from farmers’ markets, small growers, and local butchers:
We support families, not corporations.
We get fresher, more nutrient-dense food, grown in real soil — not labs.
We keep money in our own communities, creating more local abundance.
We reduce food costs long-term by building supply chains that don’t depend on global monopolies.
Reclaiming our food means reclaiming our independence. When our towns thrive with real farmers, we gain access to food that actually nourishes us — food that can be shared, traded, and enjoyed with others. It’s how we take back our health, rebuild trust, and ensure everyone — especially children — has enough to eat.
🧒 5 Facts About Hungry Children in the U.S.
13.8 million children in the U.S. lived in food-insecure households in 2023.
(Source: Food Research & Action Center – frac.org)Nearly 1 in 5 children don’t know where their next meal will come from.
(Source: Feeding America – feedingamerica.org)In 99% of U.S. counties, children face higher hunger rates than adults.
(Source: Feeding America, County Study 2023)In some rural counties, child food insecurity rates exceed 40%.
(Source: Axios, 2025)Households with children under age 3 face some of the highest hunger rates, with more than 1 in 7 food-insecure.
(Source: Center on Budget & Policy Priorities – cbpp.org)
🌾 Bringing It All Together
Your Winter Candy Apple Lotion is more than just skincare — it’s a reminder of the kind of world we can rebuild when we slow down and choose real ingredients from real people. Each time you make or gift something from your kitchen, you’re proving that abundance starts small: a jar of lotion, a trip to the market, a handshake with a farmer.
“When we choose local, we choose life — for our skin, our farmers, and our future.”
