Whipped Body Butter
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Give me a nice, thick body butter and I would choose it over a body lotion any day. Just a little bit goes a long way and it keeps my skin moisturized and soft all day long.
It turns out that making homemade DIY whipped body butter is super easy. Plus, when I make my own whipped body butter I can ensure that it uses only the best all-natural ingredients.
This recipe is for classic body butter. If you want to try something a bit more fun and colorful, check out this unicorn whipped body butter tutorial.
To make this body butter you will need:
- 1 cup Organic Raw Shea Butter
- 1/2 cup Coconut Oil
- 1/2 cup Almond Oil
- 20 drops Lavender Essential Oil
- 5 drops Chamomile Essential Oil
- 10 drops Jasmine Essential Oil
The first step to making homemade whipped body butter is melting your organic raw shea butter and coconut oil in a a double broiler. As you can see, I make my own double broiler by bringing a saucepan of water to a boil and then placing a Pyrex bowl on top of the saucepan.
Once the shea butter and coconut oil are melted, remove them from the heat and allow them to cool for 15-20 minutes.
Next, stir in your essential oils. For this whipped body butter recipe I am using a combination of jasmine, lavender, and chamomile essential oils.
At this point the mixture needs to be placed in the freezer until it becomes partially solidified. This usually takes about 20 – 30 minutes.
It is important to make sure that it isn’t too watery because then it will not whip correctly and reach the desired consistency. It is also important to make sure it doesn’t solidify too much since then it won’t whip at all. It is key to remove it from the freezer when it is just partially solidified (see picture).
Next, whip the mixture until it reaches the desired butter-like consistency.
Finally, spoon the body butter into a clean glass jar.
Voila! DIY Whipped Body Butter! That was pretty easy wasn’t it?!
The fun thing about making homemade DIY whipped body butter is that you can customize the scent. Aroma not strong enough? Just add a few more drops of essential oil. Looking for a refreshing body butter? Try Peppermint Oil instead.
This sounds good I’m going to try it.
This looks so easy and it woudl make perfect gifts for Chrsitmas
This looks and sounds so luxurious.
This does look easy and I love how you can customize the scent.
I really need to get stuck in and try to make some of this – I spend so much on moisturisers for my feet particularly as we live near the beach and my skin dries out so much. This sounds so simple and I love that I’ll know just exactly what’s in it too.
I use a recipe similar to this and love it! This is also what I gave as Teacher Gifts, and they were well loved! Using quality essential oils and ingredients is key since it’ll be applied directly to your skin.
I love a good body butter over regular lotion any day. I have never thought about making my own before. This looks really simple and I love that you use essential oils because are so versatile and help so many issues. I will be making this real soon.
I have a lot of essential oils, but I need to purchase raw shea butter! I could make so many different combinations. I am all about DIY ideas, and peppermint would probably be my scent of choice. Lavender would be really relaxing!
How cool Thanks for sharing this with us This kind of stuff can get expensive to buy especially if a couple people in the household use it and I could make it for gifts also
This body butter sounds amazing! I love the idea of making my own, but have never tried it before. It actually sounds a lot easier than I thought! 🙂 I love that your recipe allows you to customize the oil scents/types as well.