Dream No More, Sweet Thangs! Here's Some Truly Tempting Homemade Body Butters For You to Try!
Hankering to get your butter fix on? And by ... BUTTER we mean Shea, Mango and Cocoa?
Heck, yeah. Us, too!
Keeping in mind the lovely, happy days of summer, we gladly bring you three recipes to satisfy just about every desire you might have regarding, well ... BUTTERS, of course. We dedicate these recipes to the free-spirited child living inside every one of us.
Why yes, even Wild Aunt Myrtle whose childlike qualities might need a little bit o’ taming from time to time. But still, we love alllll the Aunt/Sister/Cousin Myrtles of the world because free spirits are the most fun people to be around! Today, we get to be kids again and just have fun cooking in the kitchen. Why not turn on some music and dance while you’re at it. Why? Because it just feels GOOD!
'Keep It Youthful Baby' Homemade Body Butter
- ½ cup Green Leaf Naturals Shea Butter
- 3 tablespoons Marula Oil (or Jojoba Oil)
- 3 tablespoons Argan Oil (could combine the oils and make it 6 tablespoons Jojoba)
- 3 tablespoons Fractionated Coconut Oil (or Virgin Coconut Oil)
- 1 Vitamin E capsule
- 1 Evening Primrose Oil Capsule
- Essential Oils for Oily/Acne-Prone Skin? Add 4 drops Tea Tree Oil and 4 drops Lavender Spike. Dry/Mature/Wrinkled Skin? Add 4 drops Frankincense (to lift sagging skin) and 4 drops Neroli Oil. Benefits of Neroli Oil
- Another option? Add 4 drops Myrrh and 4 drops Helichrysum Italicum. (Myrrh has a powerful scent, but will promote healthier, wrinkle-free skin, while helichrysum heals.)
- Green Leaf Naturals Savings Coupons!
- Directions: Melt Butter in double boiler (use larger pan with 2" of water and place smaller pan with butter in it) on medium heat. Remove from heat and pour into bowl. Mix in other oils. Allow to cool by placing in refrigerator for 30 minutes until set, but not hard. When set, mix with electric mixer for two minutes, adding essential oils. Note: You can whip two or three times by placing in refrigerator for 15 minutes and whipping again to get lighter, fluffier butter.
Why We Choose These Ingredients for 'Keep It Youthful Baby' Homemade Body Butter
Shea Butter contains high levels of Vitamins A & E as well as stearic and oleic acids, which helps skin heal, fights free radicals, reduces inflammation and boosts collagen production! Marula Oil helps heal photo-damaged skin. Combined with Argan and Shea, you get three times the benefits. Benefits of Marula Oil
Fractionated Coconut Oil is liquid at room temp and highly absorbable, as in ‘no greasy feel.’ However, Virgin Coconut Oil will also work and has some benefits that FCO does not so please use what you have handy. We’re not trying to break the piggy bank.
Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant that benefits us in so many ways and one of these in your butter will also help keep your precious oils from going rancid.
Benefits of Evening Primrose Oil? Icing on the most delicious cake. Check out EPO’s pluses right here on Natural Living. Benefits of Evening Primrose Oil
Plum Loco for Cocoa Homemade Body Butter
- 1/4 cup Green Leaf Naturals Cocoa Butter (antioxidants and fatty acids help to fade scars, lighten dark spots and heal dry skin)
- 1/4 cup Green Leaf Naturals Shea Butter
- 1/4 cup Jojoba Oil or Fractionated Coconut Oil
- 1 Vitamin E capsule
- Essential Oils: Grown-up Chocolate, add 5 drops Coffee Oil (great for cellulite!) and 3 drops Vanilla Oleoresin. Child at heart, add 5 drops Vanilla Oleoresin and 4 drops Cinnamon Leaf
- Green Leaf Naturals Savings Coupons!
- Directions: Melt Butter in double boiler (use larger pan with 2" of water and place smaller pan with butter in it) on medium heat. Remove from heat and pour into bowl. Mix in other oils. Allow to cool by placing in refrigerator for 30 minutes until set, but not hard. When set, mix with electric mixer for two minutes, adding essential oils. Note: You can whip two or three times by placing in refrigerator for 15 minutes and whipping again to get lighter, fluffier butter.
Cookies-n-Cream Homemade Body Butter
- 1/4 cup Green Leaf Naturals Mango Butter
- 1/4 cup Green Leaf Naturals Shea Butter
- 1/4 cup Jojoba Oils or Fractionated Coconut Oil
- 1 Vitamin E capsule
- Essential Oils: 4 drops Cinnamon Bark, 6 drops Vanilla Oleoresin, 5 drops Wild Orange
- Root Beer Float? Add 5 drops Root Beer Essential Oil and 5 drops Vanilla Oleoresin. We found our oils on Eden’s Garden, but please go with your preference. There are plenty of great ones to choose from!
- Green Leaf Naturals Savings Coupons!
- Directions: Melt Butter in double boiler (use larger pan with 2" of water and place smaller pan with butter in it) on medium heat. Remove from heat and pour into bowl. Mix in other oils. Allow to cool by placing in refrigerator for 30 minutes until set, but not hard. When set, mix with electric mixer for two minutes, adding essential oils. Note: You can whip two or three times by placing in refrigerator for 15 minutes and whipping again to get lighter, fluffier butter.
Hey, where're you going ...? Oh, you're THAT excited to make your butters? Excellent!