Do you love body butter but want to try making it yourself?
Here is a wonderful DIY recipe for you!
Shea Butter
Shea butter is a wonderful body product appreciated by many. It is valued for its moisturizing effect and its "healing" effect on, for example, eczema and other skin problems.
Shea butter doesn’t have much scent on its own (some say it smells like latex), so sometimes you might want to add a fragrance to the shea butter to spice it up. We think mixing shea butter and cocoa butter in a body butter is really nice; it creates a creamy result and gives a mild "chocolate" scent.
Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter has a high content of fatty acids and deeply moisturizes the skin, making it an excellent complement to shea butter. Many women claim that regular use of cocoa butter reduces stretch marks during and after pregnancy.
It’s easy to make your own lovely body butter with shea butter and cocoa butter.
The best part is that you know exactly what’s in it, making it a 100% natural body moisturizer, completely free from synthetic and harmful ingredients.
Body Butter Recipe
- 100 ml shea butter
- 50 ml cocoa butter in chunks
- 50 ml coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons almond oil or jojoba oil
- essential oil (optional)
How do you make it?
- Melt the shea butter, cocoa butter, and coconut oil together in a water bath over low heat, stirring constantly. Of course, you can make smaller or larger amounts at a time, your choice.
- Remove from heat and add the chosen oil and optionally essential oil. Mix well.
- Place the melted mixture in the refrigerator and let it cool and solidify for about 3 hours, until it has a soft but firm consistency.
- Take it out of the fridge and whip it until fluffy using, for example, a hand mixer or whisk.
- Mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Pour into a glass jar with a tight lid.
- Store in a cool, dark place.
- Tip: You can make chocolate body butter by adding two tablespoons of cocoa powder to this recipe.
