Homemade Whipped Body Butter Recipe

Oh thank you thank you so much! This is wonderful!
Does it have to be refrigerated post whipping if you’ve made too much?

Hi Maggie! It doesn’t need to, although where I live it’s hot, so after a while, it looses its… oomph. If you put it in the fridge it will harden again… but either way, you could always try re-whipping! I haven’t tried that, because I’m using it up so quickly as it is – but let us know how you get on with yours!

Hi there, i live in singapore too! i’m trying to whip up a batch with shea butter, cocoa butter and solid coconut oil. What do you think my proportions should be so that it won’t melt too quickly in our humid temperature?

Awesome, Sher! Looking forward to it 🙂

Great stuff! I want to try this but have never made any beauty recipes in my life and his recipe seems like a tall order. BUT I am a big believer in moisturizing so I gotta try this at least. Thanks so much for sharing this as well as where to buy the ingredients. Cheers!

Hi Niki! Awesome – let me know how you get on! 🙂

What about using essential oils? I want a body butter that is somewhat scented floral.

How much does this yield? I can obviously add up the ingredients, but I’m guessing that whipping adds a bit of volume. I’m considering making a TON of this for a bridal shower favor- about 25 jars.

I made one batch, as a test run, before I make the larger amount. It was too thick actually… and had some chunks in it. The freezing process was tricky- it was solid on the sides, but still liquid in the middle. So I had to let it get closer to room temperature in order to mix it with the kitchen aid.

Love this recipe! But once it hardens it’s very difficult for me to dig it out of the jar because the whole thing became completely solid again. x__x I was going to try remelting it and adding more cocoa butter, but does anyone have any other ideas?

Hi militza! I remelted the whole thing and added 1/8th cup of almond oil to it and it seemed to do the trick. I may have to do an extra 1/4 ext time. And I live in the Bay Area of CA so it’s not too hot, but it does get pretty cold in my house. So that was probably it. 😀 Thank you!

I was wondering about how much this recipe makes? Just an estimate is fine, thanks

Are you using the delicious coconut smelling extra virgin coconut oil or the coconut oil that has no smell whatsoever? I have both and hope to try your awesome body butter recipe tomorrow. Thank you for posting the recipe. Elaine

Excuse my previous question! I found the answer looking at the jar label you have posted above. Elaine

Have you tried this on stretch marks? I would like to make it as a gift for my recently pregnant sister.

I made the recipe you posted for the virgin coconut oil & cocoa butter body butter and it is outstanding. I had some Madagascar vanilla beans infusing in the hot South Carolina sun in a luxurious blend of oils so I used that instead of the sweet almond oil. I wanted some scent so I added 15 drops patchouli essential oil, 25 drops ylang ylang essential oil and 10 drops of rose garden fragrance oil. I could hardly make out any of these scents above the cocoa butter scent but don’t get me wrong, the cocoa scent is wonderful. Then I tried a second batch using shea butter rather than cocoa butter because I was very interested in capturing the scent. Same proportions as your recipe but I used weight measurement rather than liquid measurement (makes no difference). I also doubled up on the scent concoction mentioned above. It is truly a lovely body butter with a scent that I find addictive. I make lotions and was very excited to make a body butter because I don’t have to use any preservative. Oh! On the second batch I added 6 grams of Vitamin E to reduce the rate of rancidity for the oils. I consider my two attempts huge successes. Body butters are so much different than lotions because they tend to hang out on the surface of the skin for quite awhile. I am choosy about when I use the body butter. Mostly at night after I’ve changed into my jammies and can relax with my wondrous body butter working it’s magic on my skin. Thank you so much for your recipe and tutorial. Elaine

I’m definitely trying this recipe soon! Thank you for the ratio, it’s extremely helpful!
I think it’s important to note that you make this in a bowl that can switch temperatures (glass or metal) and then be able to whip it in that same bowl. That way you don’t have to worry about transferring the mixture back and forth.
I’m thinking I’ll probably use coconut oil as part of both the solid and liquid, but also use some shea or cocoa butter as most of the solid and almond oil as the other part of the liquid – still 75%:25% though. I think that will help with some consistency problems I have when making these sorts of things.

Hi Militza, I made a batch of moisturing butter with shea butter, jojoba oil, evening primrose oil, vit E and essential oils of frankincense, sandalwood and geranium. The texture and scent are to die for! It’s now part of my nighttime routine.

Grace, thank you for the scent blend of frankincense, sandalwood and geranium. Looks like I’ll be making another batch of body butter so I can try out this to-die-for scent blend. Where would you suggest buying essential oils?

Hi. Just wondering how long will this keep?

Hi.. I cant wait to try this when I get home today,, I had a quick question. I love using just cocoa butter and coconut oil for my skin.. im not too keen on other oils could this be possible to make if i skip the almond oil and change the measurements by using just the 2 main ingredients or do you recommend the other oil also? Thanks for the recipe it looks AWESOME!

Hi! I made a recipe similar to this and I noticed how you said it is a little bit greasy. If you add a couple teaspoons of rice flour, corn starch or tapioca flour(which is what I use) it doesn’t make your body butter greasy! Try it out 🙂

Hey! This looks amazing, and I have been looking for a natural body butter for a while so it’s great to have found this one! It must be lovely living in the heat on the equator, but up here in Canada it’s like I live in an icebox. Should I add more oil so it keeps soft even in the winter? I’ll definitely be trying this in the near future! Keep up the awesomeness! 🙂

Please info, is there any expire that for this butter? how long can we use the same batch? thanks

I just received my stuff to try this recipe!!! Am so excited. Hoping it helps prevent stretch marks while my belly expands. My coco butter is in uneven chunks. Are those measurements for after the oils are melted?

Thank you for this amazing recipe. It is truly indulgent, easy and fun to make and for my dry skin and psoriasis its amazing. Thank you again i will be making a lot more of this in the future.

Your recipe says to use 1 cup cocoa and 1/2 cup coconut oil. Are those measurements taken when they are solids, or after they are melted? I measured out 1 cup of solid cocoa butter (which was of course in chunks) but when melted, it was actually only 1/2 cup. Please clarify. Thank you

I live in the northern UK and made this a couple of weeks back. It’s Autumn/fall here and the weather is cooling rapidly so I kept in mind other’s comments regarding this going hard in cooler temperatures.

The ambient temperature in my house at the time I made it was about 14C. It had a gorgeous consistency when I whipped it but as expected, it was way too hard to use 24 hours later when it had set.

I fiddled with the recipe a bit and decided on using a 75% liquid, 25% solids ratio thinking I could always add more solids to it if I had trouble getting it to whip etc. Result? Impossible to whip with this ratio! 🙁

I then added another 6g of solid oils (2g cocoa butter, 2g shea and 2g coconut oil). Result = better but still not a good consistency and barely whippable.

Next…in went another 6g of cocoa butter. Result = much better but still not right. Whipping well but not holding its form when peaked.

So…in went another 6g of solid oils (2g cocoa butter, 2g shea and 2g coconut oil). Result = much better consistency and whipped really well.

At this point I thought I’d best stop as I knew the mixture would be a little warmer than the ambient temperature it would finally be sitting in and the oils would solidify and might make it set like concrete again. I left it to cool overnight and checked on it before leaving for work the next morning.

Final result- a lovely creamy mousse like texture which some might refer to as a thick cream or lotion as opposed to a traditional butter but I love it and it’s so much more manageable than the cement the original recipe batch turned into. I guess if you live in a warm climate you’ll get away with using the ratio stated for solid and liquid oils but living in the cold and blustery Autumnal UK, it just didn’t work for me!

Anyhow, I hope this helps someone out if they’re longing to make it but just can’t get it’s final consistency right! 🙂

hi,
i can’t find the cocoa butter from iherb or brown rice paradise. do you know other shops that sell it?

Hi! I came back to report on my results. I ended up just going with the half cup of melted cocoa butter because where I live it’s cold most of the year and extremely dry so I figured this would ensure it stayed soft. It turned out great! It does make about 2 cups and I gave one jar to my Mom, who seriously decided it was also good enough to eat, haha. It is oily feeling when you first apply it, but all those nourishing natural oils absorb very quickly. I will be making more as gifts. Everyone is going to go crazy over it. Smells amazing…very richly of chocolate. Thank you 🙂

can you make your own cocoa butter

can you use cocoa (or cacao) powder?

Hi love this recipe I used orange essence instead of almond and it came out smelling like chocolate orange! I had to stop my boyfriend eating it! I live in the UK and found it a bit greasy despite it being cold here so I upped the amount of cocoa butter and now it’s lush 🙂 thanks so much!

I just recently started making all natural stuff. I love this recipe. I used grape seed oil instead of almond oil and also added a ts of vitamin e oil. It turned out great. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!

Alisha

So, I am going to make this soon, I ordered mango butter and cocoa butter from Mountain rose,I was going to order Shea as well but didn’t. I have Nutiva coconut oil which is very high quality. How much mango butter should I use? All of the butters will be solid here in Canada so I will buy almond oil to use as a liquid. I have very good quality essential oils too. I received a home made body butter for Christmas that I am addicted to and have run out of so I went searching and your recipe sounds delightful. Once you use these homemade ones with good quality butters there is no store bought lotion that will ever suffice.

Hello,

Your website looks awesome!

Are those wesbites also shipping to Belgium? 🙂

Thanks!

Evy

I would love to make up an all-natural body butter, but when I tried using coconut oil as a body moisturizer a few months ago, it completely clogged my shower drain, I guess because the oil solidifies at cooler temps. Do you have any ideas for a recipe that doesn’t include coconut oil? Thinking that cocoa butter might also clog the drain as it is solid at room temp here in Colorado. Many thanks!

I would love to make up an all-natural body butter, but when I tried using coconut oil as a body moisturizer a few months ago, it completely clogged my shower drain, I guess because the oil solidifies at cooler temps. Do you have any ideas for a recipe that doesn’t include coconut oil? Thinking that cocoa butter might also clog the drain as it is solid at room temp here in Colorado. Many thanks!

I would love to make up an all-natural body butter, but when I tried using coconut oil as a body moisturizer a few months ago, it completely clogged my shower drain, I guess because the oil solidifies at cooler temps. Do you have any ideas for a recipe that doesn’t include coconut oil? Thinking that cocoa butter might also clog the drain as it is solid at room temp here in Colorado. Many thanks!

I finally tried it today Militza! It is SO luscious on my skin. It melts like butter on hot pancakes. Insane but also very good. The cocoa smell is really strong though. Smells yummy but I wonder if people on the trains will notice. Hahaha! I can’t wait to experiment some more on this. Love it. Thank you!!!!

I just put this in the freezer to harden I used Mango butter and cocoa butter but added a very small amount of Rose infused coconut oil and almond oil. I have very high end essential oils from working an all natural perfumery so I added twenty drops of Patchouli ,fifteen drops of a very high end Sandalwood oil, and a green Rose oil that was ten or so drops. I’m so exited to see how this turns out. If it’s good I’ll do a Vetiver, Rosewood one. With the Cocoa butter scent as beautiful as it is Bergamot will be a nice one to compliment too. What an easy recipe! Thanks so much for sharing.

Follow-up the butter turned out beautifully. I am going to try Shea next time and cut down on the cocoa butter so the scent will be different. I live cocoa butter though. I saw an earlier post and will try to add vit E as well to preserve it and more essential oil drops as the cocoa butter is what comes through strongest. What an inspiring and easy project this was. I’m exited to jar more of it and pass it to friends.

My butter came out as lotion. Can I a mix it with more cocoa butter or do I need to just start with a new batch? Thank you.

Mine came out too runny. Can I add more cocoa butter and refreeze it or do I need to just make another batch. Thank you.

So far I have used a couple other recipes and this one is my go to.I use 1cup mango butter,and divide the half cup with equal parts cocoa butter and coconut oil. almond oil with a teaspoon Vit.E which I mix and for this batch I used 100% essential oils of Tangerine,Vetiver,and Rosewood. The Vit.E is suposed to help the essential oils emulsify with the body butter, and I must say I do notice a big difference than with previous batches, The scent is able to come through clearer. Just thought I’d share.

hi there militza. i’m from the philippines. you made the suggestion to one commenter (the one from singapore) to use 75% cocoa and shea butter + 25% coconut oil. i wonder if it’s ok if i substitute other kinds of oil for coconut oil (i was thinking of apricot kernel seed oil or grapeseed oil). i am afraid that the body butter may not maintain its consistency in this very hot summer weather.

Hi Militza! I can’t wait to try out this body butter recipe. Though there are tons of body butter recipes online, most of them are for cooler climates. And I know how coconut oil is like here in Singapore!

One question though. Even with your recipe’s proportions catered to our hot climate, I’m still concerned that everything will turn greasy and mushy if I do not store it in the fridge. Do you think I can add a little beeswax to it?

Woops – I see that I replied to an existing thread instead of starting a new one. I will repost 🙂

Hello….. super easy recipe; however, I just made this and I actually find it very waxy on my skin. I normally mix coconut oil in with my lotion so I am totally used to the initial greasy feeling that you had described in your instructions, however, I don’t feel like my skin has totally absorbed the body butter. It isn’t greasy but it is almost like a film. Any ideas as to why and any idea how to remedy this? Thanks!

Melting the butters (cocoa and shea) work for me because they can be grainy in my experience.

Love the simplicity of this recipe. I’m a total newbie and was interested in where people from the UK were buying their ingredients?

When it come to measuring your ingredients using measuring cups can be a
pain and not very accurate. You should be using a scale an two examples are
1cup Shea butter weighs 218 grams, cocoa butter 1 cup weighs 219.2 grams
( round off to 219 grams.) Even the liquid oils need to be weighed. Let’s say you make a body butter you love by weighing it each time you make it it will be the same. I hope this helps.

thanks for sharing but I actually produce my own coconut oil myself I wish I could make cocoa butter as well because I love home made stuffs.

I’ve tried your bodybutter recipe.but it’s very greasy for the climate.it doesn’t hold well together either.the moment it touches the skin it’s back to being like oil.can you suggest an alternation?something to make it less greasy and something to hold it together

Just made this – I added vitamin E oil and orange essential oil. Smells soooo good!!! A chocolate orange. Love the feel of it, too! Thanks!

Love this! Substituted 1/4c Shea butter and 3/4c cocoa butter, and used avocado oil instead of almond. I thought about adding clove oil but it smelled so good as I was melting it all that I decided not to. It doesn’t really smell like much now, kind of a slight blend of cocoa and shea; nice and natural.

Hi militza, I have just very little resources around me and the climate is a bit too hot.I was wwondering if I could use shea butter avocado oil,coconut oil, few vitamin e caps and lemon juice for scent.I dont wnna get darker, I hope this won’t tone my skin colour down.

HELP!!!!!! I have made body butter a few times, but did not re-read directions today. I put ALL the ingredients together. I did not melt the shea and coconut oil first before adding oils. Is my batch wrecked???? It’s on the stove right now! Hoping for a reply ASAP. Thanks!

Thanks militza!!would try it out soon and give a feedback.My only fear is getting darker.

I have recently started to purchase clinical grade essential oils and would love to make my own body butter and soaps. I live in Canada does anyone know the best places to buy the butter and oils from? Purest grade possible

Good day! I could have sworn I’ve been to this web site before but after looking at a few of the articles I
realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m certainly happy I discovered
it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back frequently!

I just made a batch using coconut oil and cocoa butter. Amazing! I added a couple of drops of an essential oil mix I use as perfume. The smell is phenomenal! So creamy, too!

I made this today and I’m really glad I did. Like she says it goes on greasy but your body soaks it up. I love it and I will continue to make it.

Hi Militza 🙂 ,
I have made this and just love it, I added some sweet orange EO and it smells like one of those chocolate covered oranges_ yum! I would also like to say I love the fact you include your recipes in the email I receive _ so convenient. Thanks so much for sharing such wonderful things 🙂 .

Loving the updated recipe 🙂

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I made the recipe and all went good but when it cooled down it became very hard. still when i apply on the skin it will melt easily. Should it stay creamy and fluffy or hard. What to do? I love to make it again cause it is supper easy. One last thing , can i add some vit E capsules? thank u.

Hi
I want to make home made cream recipe from Coco+ Shea butter+argan oil please send me the recipe
Thank u

Hi! I have a question. I made a body butter from a different site using Shea, cocoa, coconut, and avocado as liquid choice. When I started whipping it became hardI had to add extra oil just to get it to whip. once I whipped my butter, the next day it was hard. Melted after a few seconds of rubbing on my hands. Is there a successful way to add water to make it more like a stiff lotion? I used avocado oil to thin out out?? but it is greasy and I don’t want to add more oil.

Hi! I live in Singapore as well, and am struggling with purchasing ingredients, would you pls share where to purchase Cocoa butter in Singapore pls? thanks for the amazing recipes!

I am looking for jars/containers to store homemade body butter in. Does anyone know where I can find them? I have found 11/2 oz and smaller but I would like larger ones.

I want to give it try, please can I add lemon essential oil to my butter or which oil is good for my skin I’m fair and I don’t want to dark

THank You!!!! I finished my first batch and am making my second. It is wonderful and I have found that it is not only a great moisturizer but also a great sunscreen. I was recently in Florida visiting a friend after our cold winter. She mentioned how cocoa butter and coconut oil are natural sunscreens. I looked it up and sure enough, they are. I have been slathering up with your recipe and I am not getting burnt. 2 in 1 – moisture and natural sunscreen. Love it!!

hi, please as African, can this recipe be applicable and how do we get the ingredients in Nigeria.

Lovely! Are the measurements after oils are melted to liquid?

I want to try out this body buter recipe but would like to add oils for skin brigtening/glowing, Im an african and the sun makes skin darker

Please help with correct quantity

Sweet almond oil
Pure frankincense essential oil

Lemon essential oil

Carrot seed oil

Pure cold pressed rosehip oil
Mulberry extract

Papaya extract- qty
Or
Papaya seed oil – qty

Question 2
Is it necessary to add phenoxy ethanol as preservatives . if yes qty

Question 3 – do I need any frangrance oil?

Im sorry to take your time but I will appreciate your assistance.

Dear Militzia
Love your website and recipe. Would love to talk with you regarding the recipe. I formulated my coconut, Shea butter, Arian oil body butter and unfortunately since coconut oil melts at 76 degrees, that is a problem. I would love some input from you as to formulation. Would very much appreciate whatever assistance you can provide. Many thanks, Sylvia Sharenow

Dear Militzia
Hi, this butter looks divine! going to try this during winters instead of buying lotions and butters from the market. However I have one query, I have a block of Kokum butter at home, can I substitute Cocoa butter. If yes then can you help with quantity?

I realy need to have more informations about making natural oil skin with cocoa butter because i produse it with beans i hearvest in my farm.i could also help those in need of cool press butter to easily have it at a better price

Hi there – I made it and my kitchen smells edible! Insanely beautiful smell. I just found it got hard after a bit of sitting. Would you suggest adding more coconut oil? I would take any suggestions.

do you know what the measurements are by weight?

Hi! I have had hits and misses, and found that I like grape seed oil for most of my recipes.
Is it possible to substitute grape seed oil for liquid coconut oil? I realise that it doesn’t whip as well, but for my skin, (aging and dry) i find it absorbs and stays a bit longer.
Thank You!

For all the cold climate people out there I had to add about half a cup of olive oil to make this usable! Damn Wales!

Hi!
I made my first attempt at this body butter using cocoa butter, sweet almond oil and I added a little aloe. After the melting and cooling process, I added Frankincense, Myrrh, Helichrysum, Lavender & Copaiba. I didn’t have a mixer so I whisked by hand. After a just a few minutes of whisking the mixture began to harden. How can this be corrected? I was afraid to re-melt it as I wouldn’t want to harm the Essential Oil’s properties. SO I transferred the butter into a tub but it is crumbly and hard. Any advice? Thank you!
Lucia

I made this with shea butter and coconut oil. The consistency is perfect and soft but it takes a long time to absorb.

I followed the ingredients & directions exactly. Once it was cooled in its storage container, it was more like a greased brick. Definitely not a whipped consistency. I could chip off soap like pieces and that would melt in my hands enough to smooth on my skin. I live in Nj, currently the temps are colder then normal, but my house is kept comfortably warm. Help, I want this to work lol

Mmmm! I want to make it straight away!;) I live in Mauritius, we have good quality local coconut oil, but for cocoa or shea butter need to try find it here…))) Thanks a lot for everything you share with us!!! Just adore all your recepies!

Hi,I’ve been reading comments about the whipped lotion getting hard & disagree with everyone wanting to change it. I live in upstate ny, it’s 0° out, yes my lotion got hard but all u do is take a spoon scoop it out rub in your palm, it melts & then apply to your body, it’s awesome! My skin is soft, smells great, plus coconut oil& cacao butter are so good for your skin. Thank u militzia for the recipe?

Can this be used on your face? Are there any oils that specifically help with skin conditions?(Red, dry, itchy, sore)

A total disaster. Would never whip, no matter what temperature it was at. I added all the coconut oil and all the olive oil in my house and am still sitting here crying as it fails to whip after three days of trying.

Hi,

Are you able to add scents to this?

do you often add scented oils to this?

Well, I don’t know where I went wrong because I followed the recipe to a “T”. Whipped up fantastic, immediately put it into 2 jars and screwed the lids on tight…. and now its hard again and I can’s scoop it out to use it. The little that was left in the bowl also hardened (it’s been a couple hours) and I had to remelt it a tad to use it. Now I’m sitting here smelling like cocoa butter and shiny and slippery to the point I had to use a paper towel to wipe it off and I’m STILL all greasy. Also, cleaning up the tools used to create product were a pain and a half to get cleaned up. I used Organic Raw Cocoa Butter and Organic Coconut Oil.

Where did you purchase ypur bain-marie?

Hi! Does this recipe fit a 100g container? Hoping for a response. Thanks!

Hi! I stay in a hot country but inside its all very cold (air conditioner) so do i need to tweak the recipe? Also instead of freezing butter after melting, why are we not letting it cool naturally?

Can I use olive oil instead?

Was wondering if we can add any scented oils such as lavender lemon citronella?

Thank you so much for this article. Actually, this article is so attractive for all. Body lotion are most important for body skin care. I think this article is better than another article.

Do all body butters have a shelf life of about 3 months?

I made the recipe 60/40 as suggested but it’s as hard as a brick and unuseable. Any suggestions to make it more user friendly?

I use the exact same combo with added olive oil and use for both body and hair.❤️ Amazaballs

Hi, I live in the Caribbean so its hot alot all of the time and inside is even hotter. I made a recipe from another site, it was 5 tablespoons of Shea butter, 2 tablespoons Rice barn oil( the recipe called for another type of oil, but this is the one I had, and essential oil. It whipped beautifully, the texture was amazing and smelled yummy (strawberry oil). But then after a couple of hours it became stiff, it melted instantly when applied but it lost that wonder whipped texture and look. I am going to try your recipe this week end and would let you know how it turns out. I am absolutely looking for consistency in keeping the whipped look and feel.

Hi there!
I find I get tiny, stone like lumps through the butter. I usually only notice it the day after when I apply it. It’s not s huge problem, but it doesn’t look as nice. Do you know what might cause this?

Thank you so very, very much for your kindness on sharing your brilliant recipes with all of us!
You make it so easy and simple but at the same time it’s so healthy that makes anyone do it.

Thanks again, ls

Wonderful! I love this recipe.

I made this today: it’s divine! I love that this recipe is vegan and all natural, and I might even make this a Christmas present. It does take a while for the skin to absorb the butter, but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with lazying around in your bathing rope in the meantime. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

Hi there,

This recipe sounds wonderful! A lot of folks are commenting on how hard the finished product is afterward. I was wondering if you can use fractionated coconut oil instead? Would that make it more lotion-y and less firm? I’ve never made a butter before, so I’m curious! Thanks!

Aside from coconut oil, I also added a little bit of carrot oil. Hope i have not messed up the butter?

I mixed shae butter with cocoa butter pellets, i used a teaspoon of 3 diff. Carrier oils whipped and melted 7 times according to recipes . I had to leave so put saled lid on pyrex bowl and came home it was hard as a rock. Had to start all over with teaspoon of oils instead. Does added carrier oils harden the butter. This one is better but still not as soft as should be.

Hello, I followed your recipe but I used $100% argan oil and unrefined shea butter. For some reason my body butter whipped up nicely but it didn’t take it long to melt. Any advice?

Followed the recipe to the T and the Body Butter is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing, I am absolutely obsessed!

If I don’t launder my clothes after using the body butter, after a couple weeks, the clothes smell like rancid oil. Do you ever use any kind of preservative? Any other suggestions?

How to softing shea butter for lotion.

I made it but it melted after a few minute. Is there anything that I can do to keep it from liquefying in room temperature

followed the recipe to a T and it whipped up perfectly but the next day it was hard. Did not put it in a cool place was in my bathroom in a glass jar covered.

I’ve made this and it whipped up beautifully, and then moments later, was hard again while scooping it into tin. Am I whipping it too long maybe? It’ll still work, but not as nicely 🙁

Yeap,spot on! I use this for years. I make it using 50% raw cacao butter, 30% coconut oil,15% shea butter and the rest of 5% argan oil and essential oils for fragrance. It’s pure heaven…It has to be kept in a cool place,under 23-24 degrees Celsius, to preserve its soft and creamy texture.

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I like the sound of this recipe. I don’t like shea butter, so I’m going to try mango butter.
Thanks.

I hope you can help me. I’m new to all this and have a problem. I’m one of those people that dislikes chocolate and the batch I made works well but to me, it’s not at all pleasant. I can smell the cocoa butter, is there something else I can use? I used lavender oil to try and mask the cocoa butter smell and it didn’t work. I gave it all to friends and want to make some more for me, any ideas? thanks

lovely recipie, like it a lot, managed to make it as I didnt leave long enough in the freezer to cool, so had to add some cornstarch to help it thicken, seems to have done the trick – thank you

Where do you purchase cocoa butter and what kind does everyone recommend?

I did sweet almond oil and shea butter. I am really surprised at how the shea butter smells ? but I can always use a little bit fragranced lotion to mix in until I can get some essential oils but so far I like it.

I have made this handmade lotion with same process as I followed you can you tell me why its not like other lotion I mean to say as its bit semi solid. correct me if I am wrong here.

I’m curious & would like 2 learn more about making lotion… different recipes & etc…

Homemade Whipped Body Butter
I have made this twice now and both times, the butter does not stay in the “whipped” state and goes solid. Is this correct? Also, I have added essential oils prior to whipping but the butter does not smell of the oils when finished whipping? When I have purchased whipped body butters in the past they are softer than the ones I have made. Any tips on why and how to overcome this? Many thanks

This was so easy and it turned out amazing. I used refined cocoa butter and added a few drops of vitamin e oil and some essential oils when it had cooled a bit, mixed that in and popped it in the freezer. Blended it in a old electric stand mixer with the beater attachments and oh my, I love this stuff. 🙂

I’ve tried a few recipes and this is by far the easiest. Mixture of 2/3 Shea Butter, 1/3 Cacao Butter, and 1/4 cup Almond Oil turned out perfect. I would shorten the freezer time if using Shea Butter it hardens quite quick. I even use this in Costa Rica during the dry season, and yes y’all should visit there.

This body butter recipe sounds fantastic! I have been reading about DMAE and vitamin C serum. Could I include those in this type of recipe?

Hello,
I love how thick the final product looks once it was done. All I have at the moment is Mango, Cocoa and Shea butter, avocado oil and sweet almond oil. What is the best combo to get the same thick texture you did?

I made cocoa butter coconut butter whipped body cream which was whipped but when went to use it later it had hardened where did I go wrong ??

I made this using shea butter and almond oil. It turned out well, with a good consistency. But when I use it on my skin, all I feel is greasy with dry skin underneath all the oil. It doesn’t all soak in, and it makes me worried about it ruining my clothes and sheets. I wish I liked it better, because it is so simple and easy to make.

Pretty good, though I had a tough time scraping it off the spatulas, whisks and bowls because it melted when I touched it…
Overall though, super easy and quick to make, thanks!

I bought a bag of raw cocoa butter on Amazon to use for stretch mark prevention during my pregnancy, but I had no idea how to use it. I looked up other recipes and they all contained other ingredients that I didn’t have on hand so I ended up using this one (Cocoa butter and sweet almond oil). Mine ended up great! I didn’t measure anything and just eyeballed it. Ended up having to add more cocoa butter but I just popped it in the microwave to melt since I had already cleaned the bowl for the double boiler. Mine didn’t freeze so well in the freezer (which is when I added more cocoa butter), so I immersed my container in an ice bath and used my handheld blender and voila! Whipped, chocolatey-smelling goodness. To those saying it’s too greasy, it’s BUTTER and OIL. Dont compared it to chemical filled, lab made, drug store lotion. Don’t go overboard and it eventually soaks into your skin and you smell yummy. And just FYI, mine took a while took fully harden, so it’s probably better to go a little looser than harder when making. That will also help to those saying it hardened.

Hello, thank you for the recipe. After you whip the two together, how do you store it? And does it stay go back to a solid or remain whipped? I would love it to remain whipped as I have been heating my cocoa butter each morning by microwave and oh, I don’t like that. the idea of whipped butter to use is heavenly. Thank you

Holy [email protected]#$ I just made this and i feel so luxurious. I added ingredients which came out to be: 1c cocoa butter, 1/2 c coco oil, 1/4c shea butter and 1.5t vitamin e oil . I froze the liquid until the top was solidified and the layer under that was a thick liquid. whipped up beautifully. I think the vitamin e oil helps keep the consistency right, but its just a hunch. wow i feel so clever, thanks for the recipe!

Thank you so much.

I made this the other day and added Lavender Essential Oil, and a touch of Lavender color… YUMMY and so soft

I made it for myself but my husband enjoys it

Nice recipe! If I wanted to add cbd hemp oil into this, at what stage would recommend adding it? Would you suggest any changes? Thanks!

How long do you find this lasts in the jar once made…?

Could this recipe also work with mango butter or would the proportions have to change?

Does this work on hyperpigmentation ? Shall I add rosemary oil to apply on face at night ? Pls suggest ….

Hi when I tried to make this it came out all liquidly. I don’t know if it is because I grated the cocoa butter or I let set for 25 minutes. I’m very confused and angry so if you could help me understand what I did wrong I would love to try it again.

Hi your recipe looks awesome and i cant wait to make it. I have a question about the size, how many oz does this recipe make so I know what container size to get?

Amazing! I will never go back to buying lotion/body butter!

It’s amazing, I just love it ? ?❤️

Hi Militza! Thank you so much for explaining it to me! I am so sorry because I didn’t mean to come across as rude but thank you so much for the advice! I’m not really good at DIY’S but I will surely take your advice and try it again! Thanks you so much Militza!

Hi Militza! Thank you so much for explaining it to me! I am so sorry because I didn’t mean to come across as rude but thank you so much for the advice! I’m not really good at DIY’S but I will surely take your advice and try it again! Thanks you so much Militza!

Hello! So I have a question. I came across this recipe after I screwed up another recipe. I used to make this baby lotion with 1/4 c coconut oil and 1/4 c of cocoa butter, but I recently realized it was not pure cocoa butter in solid form. So this time I made the same recipe, but I quadrupled it (using the raw cocoa butter instead) So after I take it out of the freezer, it goes back to liquid again. I only have 1 more cup of cocoa butter. Should I melt that in to the 1 c of cocoa butter and 1 c of Coconut oil and add some beeswax? Because if I had followed your recipe I would have needed 1 c of coconut oil to 3 c of cocoa butter. I’m just wondering if I lost all of it ?

I have just made a batch for myself, i have extremely dry eczema so i made it with shea and avocado oil. It’s so nourishing! Now i am going to make batches for presents! Thank you! 🙂 Any other tips for red, dry and sore eczema would be much appreciated!

Hello, your recipe looks great and cannot wait to try it! I have one question though; I am moving to Malaysia where the weather is obviously quite hot and I was wondering whether I should keep in in the freezer (maybe in the ice cube tray?) as I am afraid it would just be all liquid and wouldn’t preserve well. Thanks a lot in advance! 🙂

the recipe works great! i just wish i would have made the realization before making it that i cannot wear it all the time, i have a few dogs and they love to lick anything off your legs no matter what lotion it is they are all over it and i made the recipe with cocoa butter not realizing it’s cocoa which has theobromine just like chocolate does so if they consume it it could make them very sick i just wish i would have realized that before i made it case it’s so amazing

I made it and it was the highlight of my day. Heavenly. Thank you!

This is my first time trying your recipe. Love it. I’m going to share the butter I made with family. Thanks.

I wanted to make a body butter to sell on my website the reviews on this one was great will it be safe for shipping? Will it hold up?

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Can I had essential oils. I have a concoction that takes my pain away but am looking for a base

I just made this and it was whipped and silky when I packaged it. A half hour later it’s hard as a rock again. 🙁 What did I do wrong??

Hey – I live in canada and I am hoping to use this for the winter. Do you have an suggestion on the proportion because coconut oil does get very solid during winter.

I followed your ratios of coco butter to coconut oil and it has set as hard as a rock!! Remelted and added some more oil and still as hard as a rock!! Temperature of my house is around 21 degrees c. Time to remelt and try again!

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Please can it be used on face? Heard coconut oil clogs pore

how can you make it less oily??? my skin is so greasy

Absolutely amazing and easy to make, I used yellow shea butter, coconut oil and about 2 tablespoons of bio oil.

This is a nice butter but don’t put this on the face! Shea butter is okay for the face, surprisingly enough (it’s non comedogenic) and does wonders for the skin. Almond oil and grapeseed oil are both supposed to be fine for the face as well. Yes it’s greasy, it doesn’t mean it clogs pores BUT COCONUT OIL IS NOT FOR THE FACE. IT’S NOT non comedogenic.

Has anyone tried adding tapioca starch/flour to the cream to make it less oily? I’ve read about this and wondered if it would even improve the recipe? 🙂

Hello! I’ve been sourcing Shea butter and carrier oils directly from the source in West Africa, and purchasing Essentials on Amazon to homemade body butter. I was wondering if there’s any tip on how to make facial cream. I have a dry body skin, and an oily face-therefore my mixtures are not good for the face due to grease.

For the Queen that says she has oily skin … you may want to go with grapeseed oil which is for oily skin and then use 2 teaspoons of arrowroot powder but PLEASE Do Not use water… NoNoNo… I hope this was helpful

Hi! I’m starting a small business. I’m wondering if whipped body butter will melt during shipping, and if it will melt.. can I add beeswax to semi harden the texture of the whipped body butter?

How do I keep cocoa butter from solidifying. After about a week after making a cream wi cocoa butter, oils and tallow I start to notice little grains of cocoa butter, so I have to remelt. I know it’s the cocoa butter because this is a new recipe. Help please! Thank you Billie

I’m going to make this for Christmas gifts. Can I add a few drops of essential oil after the butter/oil has melted?

I used coconut oil and cocoa butter but closer to a 6:4 ratio (more coconut oil than cocoa butter…or I didn’t actually measure) and added castor oil and lavender EO. I don’t find whipping necessary, as it liquifies in the summer and resets as a flat butter. I love it though, and it’s helped a little with reigning in my acne outbreaks. Two warts even disappeared after a ~week of nightly use!

I’ve tried it twice but it keeps getting hard when it’s in the jar. What am I doing wrong?

I made this as presents for Christmas 2019, and in 2020, it became my “go to hand cream” when we started washing our hands and using so much alcohol gel due to Covid. The skin on my hands started cracking and breaking badly, almost like eczema even-though I don’t suffer from that. I tried so many other remedies, even reluctantly a steroid cream prescribed by the doctor, all of which didn’t help. In the end, using this homemade butter, applying onto damp hands did the trick. Now I only use this for moisturising hands and body and give it as gifts to all my friends and family, many of whom also have sworn by it’s greatness! I used a coconut oil and shea butter combination with lavender and rosemary essential oils, which melts beautifully in your hand, but also is thick and luxurious. It also seems to keep for far longer than 3 months, providing it’s kept well out of any direct sunlight.
Thank you for sharing! I’ve just bought the book and look forward to making more of my own skincare products!

Could a fragrance be added to the whipped butter butter?

i made this recipe but the body butter goes hard and not feel whipped … How to solve this problem please ??

best shea butter ever! I ate a bit of it though and I strongly advise against that. :/

I love how this body butter whips up into nice light peaks. I want to know how I can prevent it from melting during shipping. Any thoughts please?

Way to hard! In fact, do hard, I can’t even put my hands in it! Do you have a better recipe for this combination?

Hello, if I make this whipped… how long does it stay, well, whipped? I get it sits in the jar for a few weeks,
Does it solidify or does the whipping maintain throughout the life of the jar?

Hello, if I make this whipped… how long does it stay, well, whipped? As it sits in the jar for a few weeks,
Does it solidify or does the whipping maintain throughout the life of the jar?

I’m in London and as the winter has been very cold I sued a 50-50 split. I used 50% cocoa butter, 25% almond oil and 25% coconut oil – as I don’t like the smell of coconut (sorry I’m one of those few ones!). The recipe works really well and it’s not too solid. The smell of coconut still comes through so I might reduce or even replace coconut completely next time. I also used sweet orange essential oil to bring a nicer scent to my body butter, between 0.5% and 1% of the total volume.

Hi there, fantastic recipe! Im wondering if using this cocoa body butter before bed will attract cockroaches into my bedroom? Thanks!

I would like to try shea butter for my strechmarks
Please recommend me a rrecipe to lighten my scars