Whipped Mango Butter for Body and Hair

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What is mango butter anyway?

Mango butter is extracted from mango seeds that release their nutritious oils under high pressure or solvent. The oils are further heated and boiled till they reach a rich and creamy consistency. The final mango butter is light. easily absorbed by the skin, leaving it satin rather than greasy. It has a slightly sweet scent of mango as it is derived from mango, not the fruit's flesh though but the seeds.

Whipped mango butter

Before whipping, Mango butter may have a similar consistency to cocoa butter or shea butter. You can apply it directly to the skin, and it melts right away once it touches the skin. However, when you decide to mix it with a carrier oil and whip it, you will be surprised by its fluffiness and light texture.

Whipped Mango butter is the best skincare product you can make for your skin. Once you start to make your mango body butter recipe, you will never want to go back to commercially sold products.

Other ingredients you need to make this mango body butter recipe

Carrier oil

To make this whipped mango butter I used olive infused oil with chamomile that has anti-inflammatory properties. Its nourishing and emollient properties stimulate the regrowth of cells and regenerate tissues. Chamomile oil possesses anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties and is therefore useful for treating skin inflammations such as impetigo, ecthyma or eczema. You can use plain olive oil or other carrier oil such as almond oil or grapeseed oil. Always check for absorption rate and suitability for different skin types to select the best for your skin.

If you decide to go for a chamomile-infused oil, follow these steps:

There are two main infusion methods.

The easiest method is a cold maceration.

Place dried chamomile in a sterilized glass jar and fill it with olive oil. Leave it for 4 weeks to macerate. Check occasionally, make sure that chamomille is covered completely with the oil. After four weeks filter the oil with cheesecloth to get rid of all the herbal material and get only pure chamimille oil. I made this way sage oil and yarrow oil.

In case you want to have your chamomille oil ready faster, go for the double boiler method. Place your glass jar with dried chamomile and olive oil in a DIY double boiler and bring to a slow simmer. Heat the mixture to a temperature of 50 C (122 F) and keep the heat nice and low for a longer simmer (5-6 hours) to help release medicinal properties. After that, filter the oil, and it is ready to be used in your mango body butter recipe. I made rose oil or nettle oil with this method.

Cocoa butter

Cocoa butter is the main ingredient when making chocolate, however, it makes a popular addition to beauty products. It contains many healthy ingredients; however, it is advisable to combine it with other less comedogenic ingredients like mango butter. Cocoa butter on its own tends to clock the pores and cause some acne-related problems, especially if your skin is oily.

Coconut oil

Is antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory and helps calm and heal irritated skin. It also softens hair and the skin underneath, keeping it healthy and moisturized.

mango body butter recipe

First step

Melt mango butter, coconut oil and cocoa butter in a double boiler, stirring occasionally.

Second step

Remove it from the heat, let it cool a bit, add the Chamomille infused oil and vitamin E, essential oil, and mix it gently.

Third step

Let the mixture cool down to solidify. You can refrigerate it or freeze it for an hour. Check it is solid enough to whip it.

Fourth step

Use a hand mixer or blender to whip it to the desired volume until the butter turns creamy.

Fifth step

With the help of a spatula, remove the mixture from the sides of the bowl and whip it again.

Sixth step

transfer the whipped mango butter to the glass container with a spoon.

Note:

If you prefer less greasy mango butter whipped, you can add arrowroot powder (in the third step) to absorb the greasiness.

Benefits of whipped mango butter for skin

This body butter with mango butter is packed with fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants that have many benefits for the skin:

• maintain soft and radiant skin
• Moistures cracked and dry skin, soothing agent and restoring moisture in eczema or dermatitis
• Diy mango body butter Reduces scars and stretch marks
• High in vitamins that protect skin against harmful UV radiation, whipped mango butter soothes sun-damaged skin
• diy mango body butter Contains antibacterial properties
• Suitable for sensitive skin thus often used in baby moisturizers
• nourishes skin and boosts its elasticity, reducing the appearance of fine lines

Benefits of mango butter for a hair

The same properties that promote soft and radiant skin may also boost your hair quality

Mango butter whipped has ability to quickly melt and penetrate into the skin without leaving it greasy. Thus making it an ideal ingredient hair care products

• Protect hair from drying thus controlling frizz
• As a sun protector mango butter helps guard hair against harmful UV radiation when applied before sun exposure
• mango butter whipped seals moisture and reduces breakage and hair loss by strengthening hair follicles.
• body butter with mango butter boosts hair volume, giving your hair soft and lustrous look
• Promotes hair cell regeneration by sustaining moisture

How to use Mango butter for skin

Soothes itchy skin, thus helping with insect bites, rashes, or eczema.

This mango body butter recipe is excellent when your skin is dry and needs to keep moisture from escaping. You can include it in your daily skincare routine.

It also makes a beautiful alternative to shaving cream as it provides a protective barrier and allows for a smooth shave.

If you suffer from dry patches on your elbows, knees, or feet, use this formula every day before sleeping to soothe and hydrate your skin. You can use socks or cloth gloves to soften the skin overnight.

Together with coconut oil, they make a great massage cream or lotion to prevent stretch marks and reduce the appearance of scars

In a lip balm that moisturizes and heals

Foot care dry and chapped heels - start with a herbal bath, followed by a foot scrub, and apply this mango butter to conclude the homemade pedicure.

Healing cream to heals wounds

How to use mango butter for hair

To nourish your scalp and prevent hair loss

Gently massage this mango butter into your scalp and cover your hair with a warm towel for an hour. After rinsing it with a natural shampoo.

Use it as a leave-in conditioner and apply it to the ends of damp hair rather than the scalp.

MATERIALS

• 32 g (¼ cup) cocoa butter
• 32 g (¼ cup) mango butter
• 16 g (⅛ cup) coconut oil
• 1 g vitamin E oil
• 32 g (¼ cup) chamomille infused olive oil or just olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon arrowroot powder (optional)
• 20 drops of evergreen type of essential oil (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Melt mango butter, cocoa butter, and coconut oil in a double boiler stirring occasionally.
2. When melted remove it from the heat, let it cool a bit and add the chamomille infused oil, vitamin E, and essential oil. Mix it gently.
3. Let the mixture cool down to solidify. You can refrigerate it or freeze it for 30 minutes. 
4. Use a hand mixer or blender to whip it to the desired volume until the body butter turns creamy and frothy. 
5. Use a spatula to remove the mixture from the sides of the bowl and whip it again.
6. Transfer the whipped butter to the glass container.