Homemade chocolate body butter is made with natural ingredients and smells so good you could eat it – and technically you can!
This homemade chocolate body butter looks good enough to eat! It’s technically edible – but I wouldn’t recommend it! This recipe was inspired by Mommypotamus’ Whipped Mint Chocolate Body Butter recipe from her book, DIY Organic Beauty. Learn more about DIY Organic Beauty here.
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Whipped Chocolate Body Butter
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Butter
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon (or 1 capsule) Vitamin E
Instructions:
- Melt cocoa butter and coconut oil over very low heat.
- Remove from heat and allow the oil to cool in the refrigerator until it’s almost solid.
- Whip the oils with a stand mixer or hand mixer until its light and fluffy.
- Once whipped, add cocoa powder and vitamin E (optional).
- Whip ingredients together until combined.
- Store body butter in a airtight container.
- This body butter can be stored at room temperature for up to 6 months.
Whipped Chocolate Body Butter
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Butter
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon (or 1 capsule) Vitamin E
Instructions
- Melt cocoa butter and coconut oil over very low heat.
- Remove from heat and allow the oil to cool in the refrigerator until it’s almost solid.
- Whip the oils with a stand mixer or hand mixer until its light and fluffy.
- Once whipped, add cocoa powder and vitamin E (optional).
- Whip ingredients together until combined.
- Store body butter in a airtight container.
- This body butter can be stored at room temperature for up to 6 months.
Tish Lockwood
February 21, 2019 at 4:11 pmCan I use Pure Organic Raw Cacao Powder instead of cocoa powder? Thank you so much for sharing I can’t wait to make this and use it :)!
The Coconut Mama
February 22, 2019 at 12:37 pmYes, raw cacao will work great too!
Amy
January 15, 2019 at 2:32 pmI love, love, love this!!!! The cocoa gives a “glow” that looks fabulous! Not greasy and smells absolutely delicious! This is my favorite body butter. I haven’t had any issues white stains but don’t wear a lot of pale colors or white in the winter.
Jade Wilson
January 13, 2019 at 4:02 amYou could sub EVOO for vitamin E for a really simple edible body butter…say, for Valentine’s Day. 😉
Just make sure all your oils are food-grade, maybe add some honey/sweetener.
Samantha Sunshine
March 28, 2018 at 2:41 pmwhy do you recommend not eating it? I want to make one I can eat. Is it because there is no sweetener added? I’m just curious why you say its edible, but them recommend to not eat it…
Susan
August 3, 2017 at 1:42 pmWhat quantity does this make? This sounds lovely. Thank you.
T Complex 1000
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Bonnie
December 24, 2016 at 12:31 pmI made this. While it does make your skin soft it does leave a stain from the cocoa, and I can’t get pass the smell of the Shea butter.
★★
Isa
July 17, 2017 at 6:19 pmI didn’t see anything about Shea butter.
melissa
April 19, 2015 at 9:20 pmI want to make differnt flavors of edible body butters..what do u recommend i use for the flavoring? Oil or water based? Which would be better and where to buy them from?
Jessica
February 24, 2015 at 9:37 pmCan you use cocoa butter lotion???? I’ve done coconut oil and shea lotion, it came out well just really thin that’s all.
Becky
February 14, 2015 at 11:37 amThis sounds so yummy. Gotta love skin care so clean you could eat it!
Susette
September 26, 2014 at 8:03 amDoes it matter if I use cocoa butter organic skin cream? As I’ve tried melting it & it doesn’t seem to want to melt. Thanks.
Melissa
March 24, 2015 at 9:54 amSkin cream is not the same as cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature, and melts immediately.
Brittney
March 21, 2014 at 7:44 amBut…why?!
jordan
March 21, 2014 at 7:51 amwhy what?
Jamie Larrions
March 18, 2014 at 5:53 pmHow long will this last setting out? Does it need to be regrigerated?
Jordan
March 21, 2014 at 7:51 amThis body butter can be stored at room temperature for up to 6 months.
joanna
March 18, 2014 at 4:40 pmdoes it turn your skin brown when you use it?? i’ve made the cacao mint whipped body butter and i smelled like a peppermint patty!
Jordan
March 21, 2014 at 7:52 amno, it will not turn your skin brown. 😛