Heavy oils are ones that take a longer time to sink into your skin. They might be nice for very dry skin types, but they’ll make your body butter feel heavier and soak into your skin more slowly. Using a pipette, add 0.5g of the sodium hydroxide solution into the diluted body butter that you used for pH testing. Anything that you put on your skin can absorb right into your body. That is why I love making my own homemade products. All the ingredients are pure enough to eat. We really shouldn’t put anything on our bodies that we wouldn’t put in our mouths.

It is important though to use a body butter that is made with wholesome ingredients that are safe for your body. Remember, anything you put on your body will be absorbed through your skin and can even make its way into your bloodstream, so making sure your body butter is safe and natural is just as important as how effective the product is. This is why we decided to dedicate Formula Botanica‘s formulation challenge forNovember-December 2015 to showing you how to makea body butter. Whipped butter that’s too hard to whip with a stand or hand mixer, will need to be completely melted again. Then add in an extra 1/4 to 1/2 ounce of oil, whip until fluffy, and test to see if you need even more oil added, to get it to your preferred consistency. My body butter is too soft, or melty!

Hydrated skin that combats the signs of aging

Every so often, you’ll see a recipe described as a body butter, but it will have a water based ingredient in it (water, hydrosol, aloe, herbal tea.) While those can be lovely to use, I consider them more of a cream, since once you add these water based things, you’ll need to start thinking about preservatives. Organic body butters can be used as a moisturizer or an all-over body product that provides hydration and nourishment to the skin. They can also be massaged into the skin before bedtime for a deeply hydrating sleep experience. How Do Organic Body Butters Work? As you can see, there are plenty of natural and organic body butter on the market to choose from that are made with high-quality simple ingredients, but are still effective and nourishing from the skin. Using body butter is a great way to get an intense burst of moisturizing properties in hydration when your skin is extremely dry and irritated.

An area of our body prone for dryness is our elbows and knees. Apply a bit of eco, natural, organic body butter to theses areas and wait for your skin to be plump and revitalised. We also changed the unrefined shea butter to refined shea butter, it gives you more control over the final scent of the body butter. If you're looking for a whipped body butter recipe that is faster to absorb and less greasy, follow on to the next recipe! Have a look at the ingredients most commonly found in homemade body butters: 1. Choose your buttersCocoa butter is so intoxicating with its beautiful scent of chocolate. Yes, please! This butter combines all the nourishing ingredients that your skin will love. I made it during the summer, but since it’s greasy, I mostly use it during the winter now. Cardamom shimmering BB Although this option is called a body balm, it is mostly the same as body butter and pretty much has the same benefits. This cream is handcrafted in small batches to ensure freshness and pureness. It is also USDA certified organic and filled with different antioxidants to nourish and protect your skin from the inside out. We also love the fact it is made with super simple ingredients you can immediately recognize. You will never have to guess or be worried about what the ingredients are in the awesome skin-loving balm. Toxic ingredients to avoid in body butter We swapped the sweet almond oil for fractionated coconut oil. Again, this helps the body butter feel lighter.