How to Make Luxurious Whipped Shea Body Butter

Tools and materials:

• Measuring cup
• Glass bowl
• Pot
• Spoon
• Shea butter
• Cocoa butter
• Coconut oil
• Light oil
• Essential oil (almond, jojoba, or olive oil)
• Hand mixer
• Glass jar

1. Combine the ingredients

In a glass bowl, combine 1/2 a cup of shea butter, 1/2 a cup of cocoa butter, ½ a cup of coconut oil, and 1/2 a cup of light oil (so things like almond, jojoba, or olive oil). 

2. Melt the ingredients

Place the bowl over a pot of water, bring it to medium heat, and constantly stir until all the ingredients are melted.

3. Add essential oil (optional)

Then remove the bowl from the heat and let it cool slightly.

An optional ingredient is 10 to 30 drops of essential oils of your choice. I used lavender for this as I just love the scent.

However, if you have sensitive skin, or prefer a plainer fragrance, you may want to skip this step.

4. Leave to harden

Place the bowl in the fridge and let it cool for another hour or so until it starts to harden around the edges, but it's still a bit soft in the middle.

5. Whip the mixture

Use a hand mixer and whip for 10 minutes until it's fluffy.

I whip the body butter because it makes it less oily when you apply it to your skin.

Body butter is quite thick and greasy, so whipping it up just makes it a bit more light and fluffy. When you apply it to your skin, it's not as oily as a regular body butter.

6. Leave to set

Then return it to the fridge for another 10 to 15 minutes to let it set.

7. Transfer to jar and apply

Then all you need to do is store it in a glass jar with a lid and use it as you would regular lotion or body butter.

If your home stays above 24°C (75 degrees Fahrenheit), it may soften and need to be kept in the fridge, but it will stay whipped and a temperature lower than that.

How to make whipped shea body butter

There you have it, your very own body butter!

It smells like chocolate because of the cocoa butter, so when I'm putting it on, I can’t stop smelling it. It smells divine!

It makes my skin super soft and hydrated and is made from only natural ingredients.

I hope you guys love it as much as I do. I use it all the time and it's my new favorite thing.

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