Do-it-yourself body butter is a staple in our house, I make a batch every 2-3 weeks for a few key reasons
- It is chemical free and all natural, remember your skin is your largest organ and absorbs what you put on it
- It is less expensive to make a natural body butter then to purchase one
- Non-irritating for skin conditions such as eczema
- When you make your own you can personalize it with your favourite essential oils.
This butter makes a great gift for someone you want you spoil and it can double as a massage oil. My family members use it regularly. It is particularly useful with my son’s eczema (unfragranced is best for this use)
It does takes a little longer than traditional lotion to soak in but it is worth the wait! I like to put it on right after I have towel dried from my morning shower and it has soaked in by the time I am ready to get dressed.
Essential oils are optional as the lotion on its own has a light coconut scent.
Whipped Body Butter- Homemade!
Recipe Type: Beauty
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Great moisturizing, easy to make and way less expensive then natural body butter you can buy commercially!
Ingredients
- 1 cup of cocoa butter or ½ cocoa, ½ shea butter, I use the mixed butters most often
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup of almond oil (you can also use olive or jojoba oil)
Instructions
- Using a double boiler gently melt cocoa butter (or butter mixture) and coconut oil until completely liquid.
- Stir in almond oil or oil of choice
- Remove from heat and add any essential oils you like, I use 1-15 drops of lavender, or just leave it without oils as it has a slight coconut scent I like.
- Next allow the mixture cool, I put mine in the refrigerator. Leave to cool until the mixture begins to firm up, it wills start to change colour to white, you want it semi-solid but not to firm to stir, this can take several hours depending on your refrigerator temp.
- Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, whip the semi-solid mixture until white peaks form.
- Scoop into glass jars and allow to chill for an hour in the fridge to set
Notes
This homemade lotion with remain whipped in average room temperatures. If your home is quite warm, you may want to store your body butter in the fridge. You can chill and rewhip any oil that does melt to use again.
