Homemade Body Butter – Recipe

Body Butter is a great way of nourishing tired and dry skin, especially in this cold season. It is so important to revive those sore elbows and knees with some creamy goodness.

So instead of heading to the drug store to buy over priced, chemical laden body butters with questionable ingredients, why not have a go at making your own. It’s so simple and cheap to do, you will be making them for the all your female friends and relatives.

Ingredients:

• 6 oz Coconut Oil
• 2 oz Cocoa Butter
• Peppermint Essential Oil
• Red colorant (optional)
• Rubbing Alcohol (optional)
• Mason Jars (optional)

Directions:

• Spray a storage container with rubbing alcohol and set aside to dry. (This will just sanitize your jars and is an optional step).
• In a double boiler, melt both the coconut oil and cocoa butter.  Once oils are melted, remove from heat and refrigerate. {Do not place in freezer!}
• Once the oils appear opaque, remove from fridge and using a stand or hand mixer whip. The oils will get creamy fast.
• Once oils are creamy, refrigerate for 5 minutes, and then continue to whip again.  Add in essential oils, and whip until you get stiff peaks.
• Separate into two bowls, and color one with the red colorant. Using a spoon or piping bag, add a layer of white body butter, then red, alternating until container is full.

You can skip the coloring and just keep this white and it will still look really pretty.