Treat Your Skin To Homemade Body Butter With These Easy Recipes

In the winter season, body lotions have a thinner consistency and at times last for a short period of time especially for the ones with super dry skin. Moreover, they are too expensive and we don't know how chemical-proof in the market. Which is why we have come up with a few easy to make recipes wherein you can churn out your own delicious-looking body butter.

The amazing factor about these jars of goodness is that they are solid at room temp but melt upon contact. It is the most effective on warmed skin after a shower.

Hibiscus Body Butter

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Rose is a great mood enhancer and it is high on antioxidants and vitamins A & C. Hibiscus flower has a tonic effect with its alphahydroxy and amino acids which are good for exfoliating, renewing, and rejuvenating your skin.

Ingredients:

• 60 ml hibiscus & rose infused avocado oil
• 60 ml coconut oil
• 4 tsp beeswax
• 120 ml shea butter
• 1/2 tsp vitamin E
• 3 tsp rosehip seed oil
• 20-25 drops essential oil of choice

Method:

• Combine the rose oil, coconut oil, shea butter, rose hip seed oil, and beeswax into a double boiler. If you don't not have one, just use a heat-resistant bowl.
• Place the bowl into a pot of water and heat until the butter mix melts.
• Now, Place the mixture into a freezer for quick cooling. Check on your butter every few minutes – do not let it freeze. If in case it does just let it warm back up to room temp. Once firm add your essential oils and vitamin E.
• Whip at full speed until light and fluffy.

Chocolate Hazelnut Body Lotion

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Ingredients:

• 14g cocoa butter
• 22g hazelnut oil
• 14g emulsifying wax—not beeswax!
• 146mL distilled water
• 4g vegetable glycerin
• 1 drop of benzoin essential oil
• 2 drops cocoa absolute

Method:

• Mix in the wax, hazelnut oil, and cocoa butter into a small saucepan and melt over medium heat.
• While it melts, warm up some water and vegetable glycerin into a small glass for about 30 seconds. Stir it to combine.
• Once the oils melt, add the water mixture to the pan and heat through for at least three minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and whisk as the mixture cools until you have a thick, creamy lotion. Do not panic if it does not become thick as required because the process can take a few days if you are using a different emulsifying wax than emulsimulse/ritamulse.
• Once the lotion is cool, whisk in the essential oils and preservative, and pour it in a pump-top bottle or jar.

Whipped Body Butter

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Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup shea butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa butter
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup sweet almond oil
• 10-20 drops of essential oil

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Regular Body Butter Ingredients (this version doesn’t smell like chocolate):

• 1/2 cup shea butter
• 10-20 drops of essential oil
• 1/4 cup sweet almond oil
• 1/4 cup coconut oil

Method For Both Versions:

• Combine all ingredients, except for the essential oils, in a double boiler.
• Melt and stir over medium-low heat until the mixture turns liquid.
• Remove from heat and allow the mixture to partially set up.
• Once the mixture is partially set and opaque, add the essential oils of your choice.
• Whip with a hand mixer or stand mixer until the body butter is fluffy.
• Pour the butter into a glass jar.

Mint & Green Tea Body Butter

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This body butter can take up to an hour or an hour and a half of time with chilling included.

Ingredients:

• ⅓ cup raw shea butter
• 8-9 fresh mint Leaves, finely chopped
• ½ cup coconut oil
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 7-8 drops vitamin E
• ½ tbsp matcha powder
• 3-4 drops peppermint essential oil if desired

Method:

• Melt the coconut oil and shea butter over medium heat.
• Add in the olive oil.
• Pour this oil mixture into a glass bowl and place in the fridge.
• Chill until all of your oils start getting opaque.
• Whip up the ingredients until it resembles foamy egg whites.
• Next, place back in the fridge until it is more solid. This should be about 15 minutes.
• Take your oils out of the fridge and whip it up until it starts looking like cream.
• Add in your mint, vitamin E and matcha powder.
• whip it up all over again.

Tip:

• You can store it all for up to 2 months in the fridge.
• If you want to make it smell more minty, add in your peppermint oil during the final stage when you add in the mint and matcha.