Why not make our own body butter ?
Gals it is so simple, and with all the culinary skills that we already have in the kitchen this can be whipped with our eyes shut :) Just bragging :)
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| The Shea butter and coconut oil whipped body butter |
Tips / Do's and Dont's for beginners like me.
- Before making a batch buy all your ingredients from Amazon ;)
- Use only one vessel to melt the butter and oil , to refridgerate and whip. This is to avoid the mixture from solidifying when it comes in contact with cold vessel / vice versa.
- Use a dry spoon, and after you make the body butter also use dry hands to take it from the jar, as water can make the product to go bad.
Get started :
The bulk of the Body Butter I made , I have added these three very good Skin oils and Butter
Shea Butter
Coconut oil
Almond oil
Each has its own soothening and moisturizing properties.
And small quantities of
Vitamin E oil
Essential oil for fragrance
Beeswax , its seals the moisture in the skin and also gives creamy texture to your cream.
Ingredients in pictures
Technically : 1 portion of butter , 1 portion of all oils + beeswax
But when I made I added a little more of oils and it turned out pretty good and rich.
My portion in ( solid state )
- 100 gm Shea Butter
- 200 gm ( Coconut oil + Almond oil ) ( Lesser oil will make it more creamy)
- Approx 50 - 60 gm Beeswax
- 10 - 15 drops of Rose or Orange Essential oil
- 2 / 3 teaspoons of Vitamin e oil
Method in Pictures
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| Double boiler. |
Heat water in the lower container, Place your cream container on top of it.
Make sure your cream container stays floating on the water, no direct heat.
Add the ingredients in the order like below
1. Beeswax : takes longest to melt
2. Shea butter
3. Coconut oil and Almond oil.
Note : Do not add Vitamin E oil and Essential oil now. Add it when whipping the cream after refidgeration.
When all oils are completely melted, transfer the same container when little cool, to fridge. ( Note : Do not put in freezer )
After 1 or 1.30 Hrs it will be like below. If its too hard and difficult to whip, leave it out for sometime. If its too runny, return to fridge and then whip after sometime.
Bring out any blender and whip it. I use my Philips Stick blender.
During whipping add in your Vitamin e oil and Essential oil.
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| 5 - 6 minutes of whipping needed with stick blender, In the image cream is still runny .. |
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| Whip it till you like the consistency of the cream, Should be fluffy. |
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| Pour into airtight container |
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| These TREO containers are beautiful for Body butter |
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| Make a big batch for family and friends and Enjoy !! |
Hope you like it , I have used it for my baby for moisturizing, works best on hands, legs, body, lips, cheeks and chapped skin anywhere.
It feels good as skin absorbs everything that you rub on it and its good to know whats in it :)
