Whipped Body Butter Recipe

Hi Wellness Mama! The whipped body butter sounds good enough to eat! And so nourishing for the skin! Thanks for sharing the recipe! Blessings from Bama!

I cannot stand the smell of shea butter. What could I substitute it with? Thank you!

Thanks!

Hi Wellness Mama!
I love your blog and app and have turned so many of my friends and family on to you – they love you too! I’ve made the lotion bars and love them and really want to try the whipped body butter but as I read the recipe I didn’t see when you are to add the essential oils. So at what stage do you add the oils?
Thank you! Keep the wellness coming!

After it is heated but before putting in the fridge to cool…

Here’s a silly question. I am SO excited about this recipe…but I don’t have a hand mixer. Do you think that using my kitchenaid mixer would provide the same results? Thanks!!

Which type of coconut oil do you buy from the site your recipe links to? I’m not sure which would be best. Thanks!

Not sure, but I would think that you could.

The Gold Label is definitely the best, but just regular expeller pressed from there will also work well in cosmetic uses.

It will… I just don’t have one, so I had to use a hand mixer, but a regular one would actually probably work better…

That body butter looks amazing! I have such dry skin in the winter I will have to try this recipe out on myself.

Can you just use all mango butter?

This sounds lovely, but does it go on feeling oily or greasy…does it absorb into the skin well? Winter over here is very drying and I need the extra moisture, but my pet peeve is oily lotions that sit on the skin. Should I take down the amount of almond oil a bit?

I’m curious if you’ve made anything with rosehip seed oil? I wonder if it could be used here? Any thoughts?

It could be used in place of the almond or liquid oil… great idea!

I’m not sure what I did wrong, but I ended up having to add more shea butter and cocoa butter..it wouldn’t harden up at all…it stayed as an oil even for hours in the fridge….with a little tweaking, I made it work

Do you think the quality would be as nice with only 1 cup coco butter and 1 cup coconut oil with the essence oils added? I wanted to make these as stocking suffers but mountain rose herbs is out of shea butter and mango butter right now.

I thought so but wanted to be sure- thanks for all you do Katie!

That works too

I was taught to wipe everything off with rags or paper towels before washing them. I do that, and then soak everything in a big bowl of hot, soapy water. Regardless, it is a daunting task! Luckily, you’re working with great ingredients that can get all over your skin! Also, I learned to cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap while using the hand mixer to minimize splattering. Good luck!

So, at what point do you add the essential oils? After you remove the butter/oil mixture from the heat?

Just FYI, if you live in a an area where it’s freezing all the time in winter, you will have one hell of a time getting your (unrefined) cocoa butter out of the container! I had to “grate” it out in tiny pieces using a butter knife, lol. I’m going to set it in my laundry room (where it’s warmer) and see if that softens it up enough to get it out.

BTW, I did make one batch last night. It was a little oily for my taste, but it absorbed into my skin well. I think I’m going to half the almond oil and take down the coconut oil slightly. Oh, and I didn’t add any essential oils because my cocoa butter smells soooo yummy – who doesn’t want to walk around smelling like chocolate? Thanks!

what is the best way to measure the solids like shea butter? Can you use a food scale?

I just put mine in the microwave to soften.

Well not sure what I did wrong…I have liquid lotion instead of whipped body butter. Used 1 part shea butter, 1/2 part kokum butter, 1/2 part mango butter, 1 part coconut oil and 1 part almond oil. Let cool in fridge until no longer clear and the consistency of shortening. Whipped 10 minutes…then 20 minutes. Still liquid. Any suggestions?

To make it more lotion-y (so you can squeeze it out of a lotion bottle) would it work to omit the cocoa butter and replace it with the same amount of a light oil, like apricot kernel? So then the recipe would be 1 part shea butter, 1 part coconut oil, 2 parts light oil (jojoba & chamomile- & calendula-infused apricot). I also have xanthan gum if needed to thicken. I’d ideally like a texture between lotion & cream.

My cousin currently uses Mustela Hydra-Bebe body lotion after baby’s bath and I’d love to be able to make an organic version that works just as well if not better! Here are their ingredients:
Water, Mineral Oil, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Petrolatum, Glyceryl Stearate, Octyldodecanol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil Laureth-23, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceteareth-20, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ceteareth-12, Carbomer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Palmitate, Cocoglycerides, Sodium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Citric Acid.

Thanks all knowing Mama!! Since I posted late at night, it sat overnight and was definitely hard enough! Whipped right up the next morning. Also made lotion bars and they turned out fabulous! For my double broiler I bought a cheap 4 cup glass measuring cup – great fit for stirring and easy to pour into molds with the handle (and pot holder of course).

You could definitely make it thinner with a thinner oil….

I have a question about this and the other lotion recipe. If used on the face will it clog my pores and cause breakouts? I have struggled with slight cystic acne on my face for years that nothing is touching. I have recently started to use some coconut oil with some frankincense, lavender and tea tree essential oils mixed in and it is actually helping. I want mix it with some argan oil and make a night cream but I’m concerned that the shea and mango butters might be too thick and clog. I would appreciate any insight or help you could provide.

I’ve made this a few times, love it … smells yummy… my clean up trick is to take all the bowls, pots and utensils in the tub with me, lol!

Yes…

Yep… Sure can, or adding more butters may help too

It depends on the type of extract… water or alcohol based ones will cause a funky reaction and won’t emulsify…oil based ones are fine.

You can add more of the butter, but it is an oil based recipe, so it will be somewhat oily though it should absorb quickly

It is all oil based so it will last years…

try Elements, they have bulk supplies of organic butters/beeswax.

Can you tell me where you find these ingredients?

Hi, thanks for the recipe! Can you please tell me what is the best way to measure the solids like Shea butter and coconut oil? Can you convert it to grams please?

either one works

Yep…

Over a year since there is no liquid and it is oil based..

It will shorten the shelf life… I’d actually recommend using aloe leaf directly on the skin and then topping with the pre-made body butter to get the most skin benefits… takes a little longer but it will give you the benefits of the fresh aloe that couldn’t be preserved in a lotion anyway..

This is only a beginning of my journey with natural beauty
products. And I must admit – I already love the results!

I did my body butter the other day, but there is a problem…
I have never had dry body skin, but this cause my skin getting dry, flaky and a
bit itchy.

I used cocoa butter, shea butter, avocado oil and some
coconut oil. I also added sweet orange, vanilla and few drops of peppermint essential
oil.
Any suggestions?
I don’t want to get rid of what I’ve done as I used quite
expensive raw, unrefined cocoa and shea butter.

I appreciate any advice.