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Homemade Whipped Body Butter Recipe

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Conventional body butters and body lotions can be full of chemicals and harmful synthetic fragrances. Instead, try this homemade whipped body butter recipe. It's easy to make, cost effective and great for your skin.

It's best applied after cleansing your skin thoroughly, such as with a coffee scrub or sugar scrub.

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Key Ingredients

Shea butter is the star of the show here, as it comprises 50 percent of the ingredients. Made naturally from the shea tree, it's extremely moisturizing and hydrating. When applied to the skin, it provides immediate softness and smoothness.

Coconut oil is next, as no oil works better for skin. Did you know that it's loaded with good fats that provide us with energy, has hydrating properties, and is able to fight microbes within and outside the body? All true!

Jojoba oil is also of great help for the skin. A natural moisturizer, it can also remove sticky buildup or excess oil, keeping your oil levels balanced. That makes it a strong natural treatment for eczema as well as home remedy for acne, plus well suited for other dry-skin conditions.

Lastly, add the essential oil of your choice for added benefits as well as pleasant scents. Lavender oil and tea tree oil are two excellent choices.

How to Make Whipped Body Butter

Put shea butter, coconut oil and jojoba oil in glass bowl, then place that bowl in a sauce pan that is filled with water. Make sure to not allow any water to get into the bowl.

Heat stovetop to medium flame and mix oils together with a whisk. Whisk until completely melted.

Remove the glass bowl from the stove and let it cool for 30 minutes. Add in the essential oils and whisk again. Once mixed, put the bowl in the refrigerator for an hour or until solid.

Remove from the fridge. With a regular mixer or hand mixer, beat the oils until they are whipped and fluffy. Fill a glass jar with the whipped body butter mixture and store at room temperature.

Apply it after taking a shower or bath, when your skin is still wet. Enjoy!

Recipe

Conventional body butters can be full of chemicals and harmful synthetic fragrances. Instead, try this easy-to-make homemade whipped body butter recipe.

Prep time20 min
Cook time5 min
Total time2 hrs
Yield30 uses

Ingredients

  • ½ cup shea butter
  • ⅛ cup jojoba oil
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 20 drops essential oil (lavender oil or tea tree oil are good choices)
  • medium-sized glass jar

Steps

  1. Put shea butter, coconut oil and jojoba oil in glass bowl, then place that bowl in sauce pan that is filled with water. Do not allow any water to get into the bowl.
  2. Heat stove to medium and mix oils together. Whisk until completely melted.
  3. Remove the glass bowl from the stove and let it cool for 30 minutes. Add the essential oils and whisk again.
  4. Once mixed, put in refrigerator for an hour or until solid.
  5. Remove from the fridge. With a regular mixer or hand mixer, beat the oils until they are whipped and fluffy.
  6. Fill container with body butter mixture and store at room temperature.
  7. Apply it after taking a shower or bath, when your skin is still wet. Enjoy!