Be kind to your hard-working skin! This homemade body butter recipe will leave your skin moisturized and soft, thanks to rich cocoa butter and coconut oil. We love its whipped consistency that goes on smoothly and feels light to the touch.
Whipped Body Butter
Ingredients
1 cup organic coconut oil
1 cup organic solid cocoa butter (do not use lotion)
15 drops of your favorite topical/aromatic essential oil (we love Cedarwood, Lavender, and Frankincense essential oils)
Directions
Warm a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, then add coconut oil and cocoa butter. Melt until completely liquefied, about 4–5 minutes.
Pour into a glass mixing bowl and place in refrigerator for 30–45 minutes to cool and just set but not harden.
Stir in essential oils.
Using an electric hand mixer, whip until firm peaks form, about 10 minutes.
Gently transfer to a seal-able jar or container. Store at room temperature to avoid melting or solidifying.
Massage into dry skin!
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I'll try Peace & Calming--it's my favorite!
Love Stress Away in this butter!!! So natural and I receive complements each time a use it!!
Hi - is it possible to replace the coconut oil? If yes, what could I use? I don't like the smell of cocount oil. Thanks
Hi Sam, Currently we have not tested this recipe without coconut oil. However you are more than welcome to try it with a similar vegetable derived oil. Let us know how it goes!
The ingriedents state 15 drops of essential oil, but if I chose 2-3 different oils would I put 15 drops of each one? Or 15 drops total?
That is probably a stupid question and I'm too blind and blonde to realize. Haha sorry in advance!
Haha Hey Lindsey! Good question! You would still do 15 drops in total (or more if you want a more potent body butter). For example you would use 5 drops of 3 different oils to amount to 15 drops to the mixture. Have fun experimenting with the different blends you want to create and let us know how it turns out. Hope that helps!
why does it seem my lotion is too oily? It melts on contact.
Hey Terri. It could be that the butter did not get cold enough before it was whipped. The body butter should easily melt though so that it can proper hydrate your skin. You might want to try chilling the mixture again and re-whipping it. Hope that helps!
Could you use African Shea bitter instead or cocoa butter?
Hi Misty, Thanks for stopping by! We feel that African Shea Butter would be a good replacement for the Cocoa Butter as it is also vegetable derived. Please let us know how it works for you!
Lavender, patchouli, mint and sweet orange takes me to my happy place.
I currently use Patchouli, Lavender and Lemongrass or Tea Tree with organic coconut oil, will definitely try with this recipe! Thanks, sounds amazing!
I'm having a difficult time getting mixture to whip into peaks..mixer was on hi for 10 min. & the consistency is is like cake batter. Any suggestions on how to thicken it up?
Thank you ;)
Hey Jackie. It sometimes helps to chill it because it can get hotter from the friction when it mixes. Hope that helps and it works!
My lotion does not stay creamy, I always have to heat it in the microwave to get it to where I can use it again. What am I doing wrong?
Great recipe. Thank you for sharing.
I add lots of jojoba oil to get it to a texture I like. For those not caring for the coconut odor, you could try fractionated coconut oil. I have used the cocoa butter versus shea butter. I like the smell of cocoa butter.
Don't be afraid of the oily feel. We've been conditioned to think Oily = Greasy.
My 2 cents.
Hey Julie! Sorry that the lotion isn't the consistency you want. It could be that when you first made the lotion it was not mixed long enough. Maybe try mixing it again in a bowl and see if that changes the texture. Not being there for the entire process it is hard to say. Hope that helps!
View Comments
I'll try Peace & Calming--it's my favorite!
Love Stress Away in this butter!!! So natural and I receive complements each time a use it!!
Hi - is it possible to replace the coconut oil? If yes, what could I use? I don't like the smell of cocount oil. Thanks
Hi Sam, Currently we have not tested this recipe without coconut oil. However you are more than welcome to try it with a similar vegetable derived oil. Let us know how it goes!
The ingriedents state 15 drops of essential oil, but if I chose 2-3 different oils would I put 15 drops of each one? Or 15 drops total?
That is probably a stupid question and I'm too blind and blonde to realize. Haha sorry in advance!
Haha Hey Lindsey! Good question! You would still do 15 drops in total (or more if you want a more potent body butter). For example you would use 5 drops of 3 different oils to amount to 15 drops to the mixture. Have fun experimenting with the different blends you want to create and let us know how it turns out. Hope that helps!
why does it seem my lotion is too oily? It melts on contact.
Hey Terri. It could be that the butter did not get cold enough before it was whipped. The body butter should easily melt though so that it can proper hydrate your skin. You might want to try chilling the mixture again and re-whipping it. Hope that helps!
Could you use African Shea bitter instead or cocoa butter?
Hi Misty, Thanks for stopping by! We feel that African Shea Butter would be a good replacement for the Cocoa Butter as it is also vegetable derived. Please let us know how it works for you!
Lavender, patchouli, mint and sweet orange takes me to my happy place.
I currently use Patchouli, Lavender and Lemongrass or Tea Tree with organic coconut oil, will definitely try with this recipe! Thanks, sounds amazing!
I'm having a difficult time getting mixture to whip into peaks..mixer was on hi for 10 min. & the consistency is is like cake batter. Any suggestions on how to thicken it up?
Thank you ;)
Hey Jackie. It sometimes helps to chill it because it can get hotter from the friction when it mixes. Hope that helps and it works!
My lotion does not stay creamy, I always have to heat it in the microwave to get it to where I can use it again. What am I doing wrong?
Great recipe. Thank you for sharing.
I add lots of jojoba oil to get it to a texture I like. For those not caring for the coconut odor, you could try fractionated coconut oil. I have used the cocoa butter versus shea butter. I like the smell of cocoa butter.
Don't be afraid of the oily feel. We've been conditioned to think Oily = Greasy.
My 2 cents.
Hey Julie! Sorry that the lotion isn't the consistency you want. It could be that when you first made the lotion it was not mixed long enough. Maybe try mixing it again in a bowl and see if that changes the texture. Not being there for the entire process it is hard to say. Hope that helps!