This homemade body butter is soft and white, almost like a cloud! It’s nourishing and will leave your skin feeling super soft.
This homemade body butter is soft and white, almost like a cloud!
This lotion is very nourishing and will leave your skin feeling super soft. This recipe is a different from my whipped coconut oil lotion recipe. It’s less greasy and doesn’t melt. I use this recipe on my sensitive skin and on my children. Add essential oils to create an amazing homemade body butter for yourself of as a gift.
This whipped homemade body butter is versatile! Add different essential oils to each batch.
Below are some of my favorite essential oils to use in this recipe:
- Peppermint (15-20 drops). You’ll smell like a candy cane! Great for this time of year.
- Frankincense & Lavender (15 drops each), this mix promotes beautiful skin!
- Gentle Baby Blend, perfect for mamas and babies!
- Stress Away & Lavender (20 drops of Stress Away and 10 drops of Lavender) , this mix is very relaxing!
- Grapefruit & Lime (20 drops each). This smells AMAZING!! Just be careful not to wear this outside since citrus oils are photosensitive.
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Homemade Body Butter Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 Ounces Coconut Oil (approximately 1⁄3 cup)
- 2 Ounces Shea Butter (approximately 1⁄3 cup)
- 2 Ounces Cocoa Butter (approximately 1⁄3 cup)
- 1⁄3 Cup Jojoba Oil or Almond Oil
- 15-30 Drops Essential Oils
Instructions:
- In a double boiler or glass bowl, combine all ingredients except essential oils.
- Bring to medium heat and stir constantly until all ingredients are melted.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Move to fridge and let cool another 1 hour or until starting to harden but still somewhat soft.
- Use a hand mixer to whip for 10 minutes until fluffy. Add essential oils and whip for another minute.
- Store in a glass jar with a lid.
The BEST Homemade Body Butter
- Yield: 1.5 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 2 Ounces Coconut Oil (approximately 1⁄3 cup)
- 2 Ounces Shea Butter (approximately 1⁄3 cup)
- 2 Ounces Cocoa Butter (approximately 1⁄3 cup)
- 1⁄3 Cup Jojoba Oil or Almond Oil
- 15-30 Drops Essential Oils
Instructions
- In a double boiler or glass bowl, combine all ingredients except essential oils.
- Bring to medium heat and stir constantly until all ingredients are melted.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Move to fridge and let cool another 1 hour or until starting to harden but still somewhat soft.
- Use a hand mixer to whip for 10 minutes until fluffy. Add essential oils and whip for another minute.
- Store in a glass jar with a lid.
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I love the white fluffy body butter. I’m making a second batch.
Should it be stored in fridge? Seems to be melting. Did I not do something righ?
I make this lotion and it is super easy. I don’t melt anything. The cocoa butter and shea butter need to be at room temperature, and then you can just smash it with a fork slightly. Then it whips up fantastic. No melting and cooling. Try it It works great and eliminates the most timely steps. You can whip up a batch in about 5 minutes provided your butters are at room temperature
Great recipe! I’ve been making my own lotion for a few years, If you add a teaspoon or two of arrowroot powder(found in the baking isle) it helps cut down on the greasiness of the lotion. Also, apply while skin is still damp as it absorbs better. If you apply when completely dry your skin has already put up it’s protective barrier so the lotion just sits on top. Wear a bathrobe for a few and let it soak into the skin : )
Did you store in fridge? Mine is melting
What is the shelf life of the body butter? Does it need to be refrigerated in warm weather?
Made my first batch of body butter ever! Easy and turned out perfect! Next time I will stir the mixture halfway through the cooling process to ensure more even texture, and use a bigger mixing bowl to catch splatters.
★★★★★
I made this body butter for myself and a few friends. However, some friends have complained that the cream is drying out the skin on their legs and feet and I dont understand why this is happening since these oils are all great moisturizers. Your advise on this will be highly appreciated.
Hey there! I just tried out this wonderful recipe and it was great. Everything went well, smelt great, was creamy/whippy and was very simple to make. Only problem I had with it was that it is still really oily when i run it into my skin. I tried a new batch using less oil, then a another new batch using even less oil. This is where it gets confusing… each time I used less oil, the end product seemed more oily! Any idea what is going on or how i can get a less oily end result?
try using arrowroot powder
What is the shelf life for this body butter?
Dear Tiffany,
The name caught my attention. I thought I was the only one nuts about coconuts. Anyway, I have just begun a company dealing in coconut products only. I have approached a manufacturer already and hope to begin as soon as possible. Thanks for the e-book! It will help immensely. Ann
Love this recipe, I am an aromatherapist & make my own products too, I used lavender, geranium and chamomile -perfect
Does this have to stay in the fridge or can it be left in the bathroom? I’d hate for all that work to melt!