Ultra nourishing and moisturizing body butter that you can make at home for Fall and Winter
Here’s my #1 go-to for Dry January— Dry Skin January, that is: Homemade Body Butter. It is a luxurious moisturizer best used after a shower or bath, after washing your hands, or to target dry areas like cuticles, elbows, feet, hands, etc.
I’ve been making this for years and it has been my go-to homemade skin saver for the fall and winter months.
Whipped Body Butter
Homemade Ultra Moisturizing and Hydrating Body Butter
Ingredients
- 100 grams Shea butter
- 20 gram cocoa butter
- 100 grams fractionated coconut oil (this is in liquid form) ** you can use regular coconut oil that's sold at room temperature, but the coconut smell will be more pronounced and the formulas will be slightly oilier
- 50 grams almond oil
- 5 grams jojoba oil
- 20 drops lavender essential oil (Use your choice of essential oil and concentration.)
Instructions
- Boil 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan then reduce heat to low-medium.
- Place the shea butter, fractionated coconut oil and cocoa butter in a large heat proof bowl (a large Pyrex bowl is ideal) that fits over the mouth of the sauce pan without touching the water.
- Stir the ingredients using a spatula until just melted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes. The liquid will just about start to become translucent on the sides. Stir in the other ingredients except for the lavender essential oil.
- Using a hand mixer, start beating the still-liquid ingredients over medium speed to continue to cool the solution for about 5 minutes.
- Touch the bottom of the bowl and if it is cool to the touch, place the bowl in a shallow ice bath to speed up the cooling process as you aerate the solution until it begins to start look like mayonnaise, i.e. a very thick liquid that is completely opaque.
- At this point, add the drops of lavender essential oil before continuing to mix. Make sure you scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl for even distribution or the ingredients.
- Increase the speed of the mixer to medium high, and beat the cream until its consistency turns into buttercream. It is ready when the whipped peaks become a lot less shiny and it holds its shape.
- Transfer the cream into an airtight container (I use @weckjars) and refrigerate until needed. I suggest putting a smaller amount into a small 4-oz jar, and this should last for at least a week to two weeks depending on use. Simply refresh your on-hand supply from the fridge whenever needed.
Notes
Refrigerated body butter made with fresh ingredients should be usable for up to 6 months stored in an airtight container and kept cool in the refrigerator.
One batch of this formula would usually last me about 3-4 months, depending on how much I use it.
** If you’re in Vancouver, you can get all the ingredients locally from The Soap Dispensary. Here are the adjusted measurements for the pre-packed ingredient sizes they sell:
- 90g shea butter
- 90 g fractionated coconut oil
- 18 g cocoa butter
- 45 almond oil
- 4.5 jojoba
- 18 drops lavender essential oil
