DIY Whipped Body Butter
Learn how to make this DIY Whipped Body Butter that will nourish your skin with a few simple ingredients. This is the perfect starter recipe if you want to make your own skin care, but are not comfortable with using emulsifiers and preservatives yet. I've found that body butters are perfect for combating dry skin in the winter months.
Servings: 4 ounce
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Scale
Ingredients
- 1.96 ounce | 49% Shea Butter
- 0.78 ounce | 19% Cocoa Butter
- 1.16 ounce | 29% Grapeseed Oil
- 0.04 ounce | 1% Arrowroot Powder
- 0.06 ounce | 1.5% White Tea & Pear Fragrance Oil
Instructions
- Melt the cocoa butter and grapeseed oil in a double boiler over a low to medium heat. I just use a pan with a silicone mat on the bottom and a little bit of water in it.
- Remove the oils from the double boiler and add the shea butter. Mix until the butter is completely melted. You might need to pop this in the warm water (from the double boiler) if it does not melt all the way.
- Add the arrowroot powder and mix well.
- Pop in the freezer. I will leave it in there until there is a solid top on the butters but if you press through it is still liquid in the center.
- When it gets to this consistency, you are going to mix it with an electric whisk until it is the consistency of a silky butter. I will start out by scrapping the butters off of the side of the container and then whisk it.
- Add your fragrance oil and whip it again.
- Normally, I am going to go back and forth a few times between whipping and popping the mixture back into the freezer. You are going to need to do this until when it is whipped, it holds its shape.
- Scoop or pipe the diy whipped body butter into your container. Store in a container with a lid, preferably a wide mouth one as this will make it easier to use.