I use Rosemary Gladstar's recipe. It includes aloe, distilled water, beeswax, almond oil, coconut oil, lanolin. I infuse the almost oil with Calendula flowers too to add to the benefit to the skin. I refuse to use vaseline, it's a byproduct of crude oil and the thought of that on my skin gives me the heebee geebees! Rosemary's recipe is called "perfect lotion" and is available on-line, or in her books. It is so rich feeling, like rubbing silk or velvet, and though it initially seems oily, it is absorbed in a few seconds. The lotion is heavenly, IMHO