Body butter recipes
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Normal to dry skin
100g shea butter 100ml Sweet Almond oil Dry skin 100g shea butter 100ml Jojoba oil |
Dry to very dry skin.
100g Shea butter 50ml Jojoba Oil 50ml Borage oil A few drops of Seabuckthorn Oil 1Tbsp = 15ml 1Tsp = 5ml
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Coming up with your own recipes
Plant oils, unlike chemicals, do not react with each other. Their benefits simply add up. Use the recipes as a guide but feel free to mix them in any proportions you like according to your own needs.
Blending jojoba with borage oil is highly recommended if you have dry skin. It is uniquely high in GLA and has a completely different nutrient profile from jojoba oil. The two oils works together to moisturize the skin beautifully.
Blending jojoba with borage oil is highly recommended if you have dry skin. It is uniquely high in GLA and has a completely different nutrient profile from jojoba oil. The two oils works together to moisturize the skin beautifully.
Getting the right body butter consistency
Your body butter will feel like a thick cream if you use the mix and mash method (see below). If you use the mix and melt method, it will feel more like a balm - like the waxy moisturizer often prescribed when you see your GP for your skin problems. The difference is, it is not a by product of petroleum and not just moisturizes but nourishes your skin!
Start with 1 part shea butter to 1 part plant oils. This gives a creamy texture but will feel different in cold and hot weather.
Shea butter is temperature sensitive and you may want to use more shea butter and less oil or even add some beeswax in warmer weather.
Generally, add more shea butter and less oil for a more balm-like texture and less butter and more oil for a creamy consistency.
Start with 1 part shea butter to 1 part plant oils. This gives a creamy texture but will feel different in cold and hot weather.
Shea butter is temperature sensitive and you may want to use more shea butter and less oil or even add some beeswax in warmer weather.
Generally, add more shea butter and less oil for a more balm-like texture and less butter and more oil for a creamy consistency.
Mix and mash method
A lot of body butter recipes call for melting the shea butter before whipping it but I find it easiest and quickest to mash the shea butter (you can soften the butter on a double boiler to make it easier to mash). Then add the oils and blend the mixture with an electric blender. It will become creamy after a few minutes.
Mashing shea butter: If you put the butter in a warm place beforehand, you should be able to mash it easily with a potato masher. Or put the shea butter in a ziplock bag and mash it with a pestle.
Mashing shea butter: If you put the butter in a warm place beforehand, you should be able to mash it easily with a potato masher. Or put the shea butter in a ziplock bag and mash it with a pestle.
Mix and melt method
Mix and melt all the ingredients in a double-boiler.
When the ingredients have completely melted, put it in the fridge to cool (this may take 20-45 minutes). Whisk it as it is hardening, before it sets. Whisking the mixture as it cools will give you a more creamy moisturizer. If you do not whisk the mixture, and just let it cools, you will get a more balm-like moisturizer.
When the ingredients have completely melted, put it in the fridge to cool (this may take 20-45 minutes). Whisk it as it is hardening, before it sets. Whisking the mixture as it cools will give you a more creamy moisturizer. If you do not whisk the mixture, and just let it cools, you will get a more balm-like moisturizer.
