Weight all the ingredients.
Pour the lavender water and glycerin into a deep and heatproof jar.
Add the apricot kernel oil, argan oil, shea butter, and Olivem into another heatproof jar.
Melt butters and oils in a water bath. The temperature should be about 65-70°C to fully melt all solid ingredients.
After all the ingredients are melted, take the oil and water phase out of the water bath. Be careful the jars may be hot.
Blend lavender water and glycerine: Prepare a glycerine/gum slurry, and set aside.
Mix the phases together and emulsify using a stick blender. It takes a moment to emulsify the ingredients, so don’t be alarmed if you see the phases separating. Keep blending until the two phases are combined and a homogenous emulsion has formed. It will be thick and creamy. This process takes approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
If you want to tint the lotion (as I did), add a small amount 91/2 tsp) of purple mica powder and mix again.
Add the preservative, vitamin E oil, and Lavender essential oil.
Whisk again.
Cool the emulsion in a cold water bath, and stir during cooling down.
When the temperature reaches 40°C add phase C ingredients, and mix thoroughly.