How to make homemade Body butter
DIY: HOMEMADE MOISTURIZING BODY BUTTER.
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List of content
- What is body butter?
- Tips for using homemade body butter
- What you need to make body butter
- How to make homemade body butter
What is body butter?
Homemade Body butter like the name says, is literally butter for the body, made at home. It’s really buttery soft, and depending on the production process, can be really fluffy too.
I’m a huge lover of all things body and skin care because it makes me feel like I’m actually taking time to do something nice for myself.
I have normal skin on my body, my face is a whole different story. My body skin is neither dry nor oil but really gets that moisturized look and feel every time I use good body butter. But too much makes me feel like a mess, especially in hot seasons.
Body oils are good, I enjoy using them on my damp skin, and even with that, it would leave my skin feeling dry, and this especially happens with industrially manufactured body oils. Body oils may not be enough for people with super dry skin.
Subsequently, I discovered body butter down the lane of switching most of my body care products with homemade and natural substitutes.
Your body really loves clean and well-made products. It reacts so well to them, glows with its whole might. Healthy skin boosts your confidence by a very great percentage.
Homemade body butter is especially very beautiful for the skin during winter. Also, the rich oil and moisture contents protect the skin from the harsh cold dryness of the weather and just keep you feeling warm. A successful Fall skincare routine should contain good body butter.
Furthermore, the productivity I achieve from making body butter or anything else, makes me feel like a human in control with some semblance of control, and it’s a very profitable skill too.
Hence, the knowledge of making your own butter from home can become a business and a source of income. People love a good homemade product and especially a nice look, sweet eventing body butter.
Nevertheless, if you can grow a small network of people who are aware of your products and have the willingness to buy them, you will be putting a good amount of coins into your business, and depending on how well it goes, you have your own full-blown LLC just from making body butter.
Besides, you can give the body butter away as gifts or souvenirs, birthday presents, etc. to someone who appreciates the value of your creation.
Tips for using body butter
- I’m not a skincare professional so I’m saying this from my personal observations. If you have oily skin, I’m not sure you should be using body butter in huge quantities or frequently at all.
- For normal skin, you should use body butter after 2 to 3 days.
- For dry skin, you can use them every day.
- It is important to use them when your skin is damp, straight from the bathroom.
- Be gentle and use the right quantity, don’t heavily slab on a huge amount of body butter to your skin. You’ll end up attracting greasiness and dirt on your skin, plus you’ll look like an overly glazed donut, and not in a good way. Use small amounts, the hydration of your skin with body butter is a process, not an instantaneous miracle.
- Apply body butter on your feet and palms overnight for softer skin in these areas. You could apply it to your body too but I personally prefer to be skincare free at night, especially on my body.
- Apply body butter on your skin in slow massaging motions to get to full effects of the body butter. For some reason I really enjoy slowly applying body butter on my stomach, it makes me feel like I’m molding my stomach into my ideal sexy tummy.
Whenever I apply some of my homemade body butter and wear my very comfortable loungewear, I feel so fulfilled. My life is and will be okay.😌
what Do you need to make Homemade body butter?
The main idea behind body butter to me is the perfect balance of oil and moisture which is something the skin appreciates.
Evidently, the most important ingredients in homemade body butter are healthy and nourishing skin oils which also have hydrating effects.
Furthermore, the ingredients needed to make a moisturizing homemade body butter are;
1. Heavy butter for the skin such as shea butter, mango butter, etc.
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2. Moisturizing natural carrier oils such as coconut oil, Argan oil, Maracuja oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, sunflower oil, etc.
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Vitamin E which is an antioxidant protects skin from damage and locks moisture into your skin among other great benefits
Essential oils (totally optional). These are made 100% from plants and have aromatherapy benefits. They’re only safe to use on the skin when used with carrier oils such as coconut oil, etc.
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The tools you’d need to make body butter;
- Saucepan and pitcher or double boiler
- Hand beater, stand whisk (shop here) (purchase here), (also here)
- Plastic bowl
- Clean Mason jars. Buy on Amazon
- Tablespoons
- Piping tubes. Buy for $14.99
For this recipe, you’ll be needing the following quantity of ingredients;
2 tablespoons of vitamin E oil
½ cup of shea butter or any other heavy butter.
½ cup of coconut oil or any other moisturizing oil
30 drops of essential oils
How to make Homemade body butter
1: Melt your shea butter in your double boiler or pitcher in a saucepan (half with water), over low heat and melt completely
2: over low heat, add your coconut oil or any other moisturizing oil and stir gently.
3: Bring down from the heat and keep cool for 5 to 10 minutes before adding essential oils and stirring for 5 minute
4: pour into a plastic bowl and refrigerate overnight or till the oils are solidified. (Refrigerate not freeze)
5: Once the previous step is complete, use a stand whisk or hand beater to beat and whisk the mixture. Whisk to your desired level of fluffiness.
6: Transfer with a spoon or piping tube into your clean Mason jar or other nonmetallic recycled containers such as old food jars, old cream containers, etc.
7: Always keep it in a cool dry place, like your fridge, or else it could melt and becomes messy.
8: Clean up and enjoy your clean new body butter. Use as you can tolerate, don’t use too much, as it can be very greasy.
This can last as long as 3 months.
The best part of making your own body butter or any other homemade recipe is the control over what goes in and out and the access to unlimited choices and variations.
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