Natural Body Butter

Happy New Year!

It is summer here and it is a very dry one. I got a timely email today with a wonderful Body Butter recipe. Here it is:

How to Make Natural Body Butter by Joan Morais

Body Butters are one of the best products for skin. They moisturize, soothe and protect skin. Body butters create soft, smooth and silky skin. Yield: approximately 12 ounces 3/4 cup solid cocoa butter 3/4 cup solid shea butter 5 ounces sunflower oil 8 drops vitamin E oil (optional) 1/2 teaspoon or 50 drops essential oil-(lavender essential oil is nice) Directions 1. Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in double boiler. Remove from heat as soon as melted. 2. Add sunflower oil, vitamin E oil and essential oils to mixture and mix well. 3. Pour into containers and allow body butter to firm. Whipped Body Butter Directions 1. Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in double boiler. Remove from heat as soon as melted. 2. Add sunflower oil, vitamin E oil and essential oils to mixture and mix well. 3. Create a cold water bath: Place bowl with body butter mixture into a bowl with cold water and ice. 4. When body butter starts to firm with a jelly like consistency, whip with a beater for about 5-10 minutes. 5. Spoon into containers. RESOURCES How to Make Whipped Body Butters and Solid Butter Bars by Joan Morais

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Miriam.