Homemade Whipped Body Butter

That amazing wonderfulness is how I chose to spend my morning. Well, that and my yarn spinning. But that's another day! I have seen a few different recipes for whipped body butter on
Pinterest lately and it inspired me. Basically, the recipes are equal parts of cocoa butter and oil, melted, cooled, and whipped. The goal is a rich and creamy moisturizer that will stay in this state despite rising summer temps, unlike whipped coconut oil that will melt above 76 degrees (or 85, or 95, depending on the brand or who you ask). Living in the Central Valley of California means that our first 90 degree day was in April, so I need something that will stay semi-solid for after my showers. Welcome to whipped body butter heaven!

My recipe is pretty similar to others I've seen, but I added in some vitamin E oil and left out any scent so it is very gentle. I have a nasty sore on my left ring finger from the A/C in my truck and I wanted something that would hydrate and protect my skin. Believe it or not, the sore looked way worse this morning before the butter was done! :)

Here are my ingredients.

 



And this is what was left after I filled one jar completely. It looks like frosting!

I filled one jar completely but had some left over that I put into a different jar. The full one is in the fridge for storage, just in case. The smaller amount is in the bathroom and let me tell you I smell like a chocolate dream with super silky skin! I love this stuff!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cocoa butter
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup pure jojoba oil
• 5 vitamin E capsules (I would say between 1/2 and 1 tsp, if using liquid)
• essential oil for fragrance or any skin issues, optional (I left mine unscented)

Directions:

1. Put a small amount of water into a small pan. Set a glass bowl into the pan so that it does not touch the water. Set on low to medium heat (I used heat setting 4 out of 9).
2. Add cocoa butter and coconut oil to bowl. Allow to melt, stirring occasionally.
3. When completely liquified, remove from heat and add jojoba oil. Puncture (carefully!) the E capsules and squeeze them in as well. Stir to ensure even distribution of all ingredients.
4. Place a trivet on a shelf in the fridge and set the bowl on top. Allow to cool for a few hours. I left my bowl for about two hours, though I probably should have waited longer. The idea is to have the mixture starting to solidify, but not be too hard to whip. Mine was too liquidy so I set the bowl into another bowl filled with ice. It worked perfectly!
5. Whip the butter/oil mixture with a hand mixer until it is evenly softened and fluffy. I am quite sure that this would work with a stand mixer. I don't have one so I used a regular hand mixer. I would not recommend a stick (immersion) blender since part of the whipping is to incorporate air. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure that the harder butter is getting mixed in, too. Transfer to storage containers.
6. Apply liberally whenever and wherever skin feels dry. This does leave an oil coating on the skin so rub it in well. All of the excess oil will be absorbed soon. Enjoy!