Your awesome for sharing. The Vitamin E you have linked is 7500 IU/oz. However to get some idea of the shelf life of your ingredients, look up each of your ingredients’ shelf lives and whichever ingredient expires first will impact the shelf life of your lotion. Reply. https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=grams%20to%20ounces, Thank you!! January 8, 2019 at 2:50 pm. My current “flavor” is lavender, rose, lemongrass, and frankincense…weird sounding but very nice and light , I have some hemp oil, is there anyway I could include it in and how does this do with heat. In this recipe… The table below provides basic starter formulas for homecrafters and chemists, for lotion, moisturiser and body butter for various skin types. Just like butter … I plan to make the Hippie skin essential oils combinations, these sell in 10 ml bottles here. It doesn’t have any of the ingredients there. This will kill some of the non-endospore forming bacteria. You can definitely leave it out if you like. I buy unrefined shea butter from Canadian wholesalers. Hi Questions on emulsifiers? The butter is AMAZING but the bits are there. Kitchen scale – you could convert grams to tablespoons, but a kitchen scale will make your DIY-life a lot easier! I’m glad you like it . https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ModernHippieShop, Hello, I want to combine 1oz each mango butter, shea butter and cocoa butter, with 1 oz each of jojoba, almond n coconut oil for a 50/50 ratio butter to oil. I still like it and it smooths out right away upon contact with skin but I saw someone mention somewhere that this is the shea butter so I was concerned that it would do the same in the body butter recipe (can’t wait to make your recipe). Also, from what you mentioned…you don’t use coloring in your butters, but only in your sugar scrubs….? I’m using 75% Shea butter, and 25% oils, any suggestions? Place the mixture into the freezer or into an ice bath to cool the mixture as quickly as possible. Emulsions allow otherwise incompatible ingredients, such as oils, glycerine and actives to be brought together in the same product. I have Lupus and my skin is very dry and it can crack at times which is very painful. It was probably too runny because you didn’t let it cool! What about Soy Wax? If you using a hand mixer, add the remaining ingredients to the bowl. As a first step to making your own products, we highly recommend enrolling on our free course (over 17,500 students). Hi Jenn, is it ok to double the ingredients to make more than 1 jar? • You will notice your lotion will start to thicken up quite quickly while the lotion cools and it will continue to thicken up over the next hour or so. Here, it’s full of sugar, so it’s not going to be light and fluffy anyway. I use my Kitchen Aid – the same one I use for food. This is especially true if the ingredient is an electrolyte (aloe vera, green tea, magnesium “oil”) or causes preservation difficulties (aloe vera, milk, protein, clay, honey). I made this body butter and absolutely love it! For those formulators who wish to test their formulation knowledge, every couple of weeks we run an Instagram challenge and post a terrible formula for you to spot the errors. It is scent free! Does it clump once it solidifies? I will say that this is a LONG process, it took me about 7 hours total from start to finish. Going to try this out within the next couple days! I’d never suggest using palm oil as it’s incredibly unsustainable product. If so, what would be the ratios? Is it OK to use 1/2 cocoa butter & 1/2 shea? Preservative: No. Hi Kendra, I’ve never worked with collagen before so I really can’t answer that question. I am wondering if it’s possibly too much beeswax? Does it have to be a certain ratio, will this come out too greasy or too thick? Here is a demonstration video of how I make the Perfect Body Butter! Just waiting on my vanilla absolute to arrive! Can I use soywax? When the lotion cools down to 45°C/110°F, add your cool down phase ingredients and mix very well. I used the 50/50 ratio before and over time it hardened back up and was thick like a shea butter but I also used a hand whisk and not a mixer. Olive oil wouldn’t be my first choice because the scent is quite over-powering. Is that an acceptable substitute? I make my own deoderant and it is nice and creamy when first made but after a week or so becomes a little granular. Body and Facial Oils. It doesn’t really matter too much which one you use, however I always opt for the organic unrefined. Place a glass pyrex bowl in each pot. It will likely reduce microbial levels by killing some of the non-endospore-forming bacteria, but it will probably not kill all of them. I’m making what I call a Beard Butter, and it uses Shea butter, coconut oil, and argan oil, I would like the consistency to be thicker though. While I realize that a good almond oil is likely refined, I try to avoid any link to these nuts for her peace of mind and for others who are worried. Although I didn’t find that they reacted to the metal when they were in tins. Orange Peppermint Body Butter Recipe with Essential Oils. 7. What temp should I reheat to? Thank you Carly.. Didn’t think of using micas. Help. If all your ingredients excluding water add up to 20% then your water % will be 80%. It’s so delicious, moisturizing without feeling greasy, and down-right wonderful, that I just wanted to keep it all to myself…for a little while at least. It may not be whipping because it’s not cold enough. Whip until the ingredients are well combined and the mixture is light and fluffy - about 3-5 minutes. Welcome to Modern Hippie Health & Wellness - a Clean-Eating, Green-Living website designed to educate and inspire! Could I substitute it with argan or grapeseed oil? I made this but when I whipped it, it never got light and fluffy. Transfer to a small container or jar and store in a cool place. Vitamin E, benzoin, rosemary extract, grapefruit extract are anti-oxidants not preservatives – they will help with oxidation of oils only and do nothing to help prevent gram positive and negative bacteria and fungi which grow in anything containing water. Any other tips? SANITIZER – 70% isopropyl alcohol (Amazon, Ebay, Walgreens and Walmart sells). It’s easier to find extracts than essential oils where I live. You can try re-melting it and adding more grapseed and then whipping again once it cools. Everything that you are planning on making, I also used during pregnancy. I love sharing my recipes with you. I have never used fruit or vegetable powders before and wasn’t sure if it could actually be used in the body butters or sugar scrubs without causing an issue. My oils were lavender, lemon, rosemary and peppermint and I called it my Focus Butter. Homemade Whipped Body Butter Recipe. – Essential, not optional. If I re melt it and blend it will become non greasy or should I add more butter or any other ingredient … Please please please help me to make it non greasy…, Caroline… you didn’t follow the recipe at all! Hello! So once again, my Hand Lotion Recipe with preservative! I really like the amount of wax though it holds moisture… Any advise would be very helpful! The column headed “vital to include” indicates if the ingredient must be included. Please do make up for the water which evaporated otherwise your percentages of ingredients will be inaccurate, for example, the preservative which should have been added at 0.5% ends up being 0.8%. Here’s the process and ingredients to make your own body butter. , About a 4 oz container. An important point to note is that some oils are heavier than others, for example, one cup of sunflower oil will weigh a different amount to one cup of olive oil. Emulsions allow oils and butters to be applied to the skin in an aesthetically pleasing fashion and offers the formulator a great degree of formulation flexibility and easy modification of characteristics such as viscosity, feel and appearance. Hey Jenn. Help. While your water phase is heating, weigh your OIL PHASE into your other container. It’s actually relatively inexpensive, too. Test the pH and change as needed. Lotions and moisturisers tend to be more fluid than creams or body butters so may contain less oils, less emulsifier and less thickener. What is the difference between soy and candelia wax? Step 1. It really depends which essential oils you’re using – some essential oils definitely hold their scent better then others. 12 tablespoons shea butter (164grams) Allow the lotion to continue to cool down to room temperature. Every time a lotion is made a different amount of water will evaporate. Also can I use all shea butter (no coconut oil at all) and beeswax (to stabilize it in heat)? Then let it cool (try to fridge) and whip again. My secret – well first of all, a little goes a looonnngg way! Best of luck! You don’t need to worry about a preservative. Weigh your cool down phase ingredients into a separate container. https://soapdelinews.com/2019/04/magnesium-body-butter-recipe.html 8.  pH strips and pH papers are, on the whole, very inaccurate. Thank you for the receipe. The vitamin e oil is out of my price range. While some preservatives are considered safe, others can be a concern for your body and the environment. Typically the samples are checked at two, four, eight and twelve week intervals. I primarily made it for myself but I’m gonna make my kids put some in before school and make some “to-go” tins for them while at school. The vast majority of body butters found in the stores are emulsions, however, there is a trend amongst homecrafters to create products which contain no water (anhydrous) and label them  “body butters”. Hi Debbie. These complaints can be solved by creating an emulsion. Does it matter what concentration the Vitamin E is? Can you replace the sunflower oil with avacado oil? You can do this by adding an extra 10% water at the start of lotionmaking and then at the end (evaporation occurs during cool down also), weigh the lotion to see how much water above the 10% has evaporated and add that. I can’t guarantee any results otherwise. You can use mango butter as a substitute. Place the butters in the glass bowl, and allow them to fully melt. Please just follow the recipe because there is no saving whatever it is you concocted! . I was so excited to try this and slightly discouraged by all the comments where people couldn’t get theirs to whip up. Thank you for this! ~ Updated 2/16/20 ~ Originally Published 2/6/18~ Many Christmases ago I was gifted a body butter … Thank you. I want to ship this to my family who live in texas and I’ve read that body butters melt during shipping. also, I’d like to buy a shampoo bar from you, how canI do that pls? If that doesn’t work then remelt it and adjust – these types of recipes are very forgiving. Hi Judi, I’ve had the same issue with salves and homemade deodorant, but this recipe definitely doesn’t go gritty! But, if you want to play it safe, you could do your research on what essential oils are considered “safe” for pregnancy. WAY too much wax, WAY too much arrow root. Not sure where you live, but I order my containers from Voyaguer Soap and Candle Co. in B.C. Should I allow it to cool down more? I want your opinion before I order all the ingrediants again, Mia, all I can suggest to you is to just follow the recipe, which I know works. I have only used agar agar in replace of gelatin in pudding and other desserts. It cane out really good. Could you replace one of the oils with aloe vera gel? – IMPORTANT: Including tea, goat’s milk, honey, hydrosols, floral waters, aloe vera, extracts, protein, powders, starches and such like in your formula will really challenge the preservative. This recipe uses cocoa butter which for many people can be comedogenic. A common complaint of non-water containing products, such as body butters and balms are they are greasy, heavy and can be grainy. I’m sorry if i flooded you with so many questions, any help is greatly appreciated ! Sit the beaker on an empty tuna can or trivet which is placed the bottom of the saucepan so the container is not in direct contact with the saucepan. This is a wonderful non-greasy shea body butter recipe that works very well. I would follow this recipe and not swap out ingredients unless you swapping butters for butters and oils for oils. Hi Poli, I wouldn’t recommend leaving out anything or tampering with the ratios. First time attempt, I went wrong somewhere ), once in a while I get a small, selfish urge that tells me to keep a certain recipe to myself. You can add any kind you like, including avocado butter or mango butter. Eg, if you want to skip the Shea, replace it with Kokum butter. Yes, you should be able to find arrowroot powder in the grocery store. Hi Lorrie, yes, the oils weren’t cool enough before whipping. It holds up in heat and I think it would be a great replacement! However, when I made one for my mom she hated the greasiness. We usually find at least 10% water will evaporate. Body butters, on the other hand, do not contain water, and are a pure mixture of oils, which eliminates the need for a preservative. My favourite combo is orange/vanilla and patchouli/lavender, but it’s all a matter of personal preference. The Vitamin E I have is 32,000 IU/oz. Any idea what I may have done wrong? Click on the links within the post and it will take you where you need to go to find quality ingredients. Try this recipe! Are your tins aluminum? I’m new to DIY butters and i’m really enthusiastic about making a huge batch of this body butter and have the perfect christmas gift for my friends and family. There is no water added to this recipe, so the shelf life is quite long. I am excited. Do you have cornstarch? Sonya. I’ve been experimenting with a few whipped body butter recipes and i’ve noticed sometimes the body butter doesn’t hold the essential oil scent. The condensation will not contain preservative. WHAT KIND OF MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE USED? Try putting the mixture in the fridge over night and then whipping it again. Or just double an oil? I can not get my butter to whip up nicely. It is best to watch the video on a laptop or tablet and under the “like” button, next to “most relevant”, click the drop down arrow and select “realtime comments” so you can see in real time the questions we are answering. Use the hemp oil in place of the sunflower and almond oil (so 26g hemp). Do not use a milk/coffee frother or whisk or spoon/fork as emulsions need high shear. Melt the oils using a double boiler. By the end of the video you will have formulated your first formula, unique to you. I whipped for at least ten minutes. Hi Suzanne, you can absolutely subsitute for most carrier oils – hemp, olive, sunflower, grapeseed, wheat germ, pomegranate, etc.- all good options . I’m looking on amazon and there are such conflicting recommendations….. Are you in the US or Canada? But the finished product should fit in a 6 ounce jar , Hey Carly , good to see Ur nongreasy body butter recipe which I am looking for long time… Yesterday I prepared body butter but I used equal proportions of Shea butter (1/4 cup)and beeswax (1/4 cup), 1/2 cup arrow root powder.. And almond oil and olive oil lesser Than 1/4 cup and few drops of lavender oil. Weigh your WATER PHASE into your container. Can’t wait to try the arrowroot in my recipe. Letting it sit out to soften and then will try again. I don’t have arrow root or tapioca start charging. Is the coconut oil necessary? We were invited by the admin of another Facebook group to run a one hour Facebook live video where Jane from Making Skincare and Christine from Formulate Natural Cosmetics answered questions and walked viewers through creating their own unique formula. I didn’t have another type of butter so I just left one of them out and the texture still turned out amazing! Your product’s shelf life will be ultimately determined by a stability test. Is there a substitute for almond oil? 5. I thought I would be hard to do, but it wasn’t hard. Like body butter, balms don’t contain water and they’re usually applied to dry skin. 4. If you don’t want them to smell strong of shea butter, you can use refined shea, and of course, essential oils will mask the smell. This leads us to the next paragraph. Hi there! However, I found that the smell of the essential oil disappeared. How to make your emulsion thicker or thinner. It works similar to arrowroot, but less like cornstarch. Check out David Suzuki’s “the ‘Dirty Dozen’ cosmetic chemicals to avoid.”. I use a similar recipe but without the beeswax, I love it but I gave it as a gift to a friend and when she opened it, the summer heat had melted it to a liquid. Vanilla has a very long shelf life because it is alcohol based – I wouldn’t worry about it spoiling! Second, adding some arrow root powder or tapioca starch really helps , ***You can find all of the ingredients to make this body butter in our DIY Kit, available HERE in the Modern Hippie Shop.***. The Best DIY Body Butter – Doesn’t Feel Greasy! But as always with DIY recipes, just start with very little and add more if needed. Sugar scrub is a different story because you’re washing it off right away – I use pink micas in mine . I could pack it with a cold pack if the heat is a concern. If I reheated the finished product and added more beeswax pellets and cooled/re-whipped to desired thickness could that work or do you think it might ruin the batch? Body Butter Ingredients. If I were to incorporate both Shea & cocoa butter, how much would you use? Cheers! 1/2 cup shea butter; 1/2 cup cocoa butter; 1/2 cup coconut oil; 1/2 cup light oil (like almond, jojoba, or olive) I really just smell the coconut oil. To access the video. Thanks Well, I have a little trick up my sleeve to help with the “greasiness.”. To make a double boiler, buy two metal trivets/rings (to place the beakers on top of so the beakers do not touch the bottom of the saucepan). 70% is more effective than 100% as the water in the solution denatures the microorganisms’s proteins. Can’t wait to try this!!! Preservative: Not necessary. Where I’m at: Too much arrowroot was added to compensate for a much runnier solution than I was comfortable with. Hello I read your blog I’m so ready for this where can I get my body butter and Shea butter at and can I find arrow powder in the grocery store Now let’s look at the detailed steps required when learning how to make a body butter. We cannot rely on our vision to check whether our lotion is preserved properly because bacteria and spores are microscopic and cannot be seen by the human eye. 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