All Nature Whipped Body Butter with Shea & Cocoa butters!
I love fall it is my favorite time of year. I love the colors of the nature, I love the scent in the air, I love all the fall veggies and fruits, and the fashions. But my skin not so much it is dry and gets itchy. I make my own body butters and have been for years now. I normally use shea butter as my base but I wanted to dry something that had more moisture like raw cocoa butter.
I have made my cocoa butter whipped body butter twice now. The first time I made it should have been posted as a Pinterest fail for sure, well maybe not a total fail but it wasn't the results I wanted.
First off I didn't realize how hard and solid raw cocoa butter is. I knew that it would have to melt it to work with it.
The first time I ordered this off of Amazon was a by a brand that I use a lot and their raw shea butter is my favorite (link Here). It is Majestic Pure. Their cocoa butter comes in jar which is a huge pain to work with as far as getting it out of the jar. I had to jab it with a fork to break it up. But the cocoa butter it's self is fantastic. I do think it would be more user friendly if it came in pieces or a bag with pieces. (link Here.)
This is my first attempt, it was to crumbly.
I used 1/2 cup of cocoa butter, 1/2 cup of she butter, 1/4 cup coconut oil. I don't think I added enough coconut oil to the first butter I made becasue it came out as a crumbly and not a whipped texture like I wanted. I think the recipe I used would have been much better as a lotion bar because it did melt on contact with my skin.
The second time I made my body butter I was very happy with the results.
My second batch with more coconut then the first batch
1/2 cup cocoa butter ( changed brands becasue it was easier to work with, Link Here)
1/2 cup shea butter (Link Here)
1/3 cup coconut oil ( I used Trader Joes, I can't find an affordable link, I bought mine in store)
15 drops of Jojoba oil ( Link Here)
I grated both butters with a box grater and added that along with the coconut oil to a make shift double boiler. Once melted I placed in a glass bowl and put it in the fridge to cool. Once it was almost solid again I whipped it with a hand mixer and than added the jojoba oil. (any oil can be added at this point, vitamin E, almond oil, or olive oil) Then I mixed it again for minute. I placed it back in the fridge for 15 minutes and whipped one last time. I then added my new ultra moisturizing and fluffy body butter to mason jars.
I forgot to take a picture before I whipped the body butter. It won't be as translucent as the melted mixture. When the lotion began to cool the sides became more opaque and lighter in color.
Disclosure: I did purchase the Majestic Pure Cocoa butter at a discounted price. All opinions and words are my own. I am under no obligation to write a review or recommend this product. The choice was purely my own and I received no additional compensation.
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