I have an obsession with making body butter. There’s something about putting together the simplest of ingredients and then whipping it up into this luxurious, natural, and nourishing lotion. This Lavender Body Butter does just that; it’s simple to make, only four ingredients and uses lavender essential oil.
I’ve listened to many of you in a few other of my whipped butter recipes and I see that many of you do not like the greasy feeling that coconut oil can leave. If you add in a few tablespoons of arrowroot powder into this recipe, it will cut the greasy feeling and absorb quicker into you skin!
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Lavender Body Butter
- 2 cups of coconut oil (where to buy)
- 1/2 cup of shea butter (where to buy)
- 2 Tablespoons of Jojoba or Almond oil
- 25 drops of Lavender (where to buy)
- OPTIONAL: 1 Tablespoon of Arrowroot (where to buy) – as mentioned above, it cuts the greasy feeling on your skin.
- BONUS RECIPE: Add 2 Tablespoons of Non-Nano Zinc Oxide and substitute beeswax for the almond oil and you got yourself a healthy sunscreen recipe!
Directions:
- Melt the coconut oil and shea butter over medium – low heat.
- Stick in a fridge (around 30 minutes) or a freezer (around 15 minutes) till the mixture becomes opaque and starts to harden along the sides.
- Using a stand mixer, whip the mixture till it becomes creamy, light, and fluffy.
- As you are mixing the mixture, drizzle the 2 tablespoons of almond or jojoba into the bowl.
- Add the 25 drops of lavender essential oil and sprinkle the arrowroot into the bowl
- Turn off mixer.
- Store in a glass mason jar and lather all over your body!
Thank you so much for the recipe!! May I ask what the shelf life is on this and also I know you said it is optional by what are the benefits of using the Arrowroot?
In response to your question, Arrowroot powder is used in many bath and body products and cosmetics. I recently used it for the first time in my body butter to reduce the greasiness and fell in love with it.
have you experienced any separation or liquifying of the coconut butter in summer, even after being whipped?
I would like to know if you could recommend a replacement for the coconut oil. I know it is recommended for everything from smoothies to body products. I have eaten according to my blood type for 30 years with excellent results. anything coconut is an “avoid” for O blood type. I am not an advocate of one size fits all so please a recommendation for those of us who react to coconut products.
Thanks for your help
Judy
I think you could use either Jojoba oil or almond oil in replacement.
Why is coconut oil a NO for type O blood? I have never heard that before.
please, where can I find out info on this blood type eating? I’m quite interested.
I am just wondering what I am doing wrong…..I can’t seem to get it to whip. I made the whipped magnesium body butter and it is still runny after being in the refrigerator for a half hour 🙁 Any suggestions??
Never mind! I got it to whip! Just needed to leave it in the fridge a little longer!! 😉
Well, my first try at this seems not to be working. I measured everything a couple of times, but have been whipping it with the stand mixer for 20 minutes and nothing, still very liquid.
What do you think I did wrong?
Leave it in the fridge or freezer longer, and it will whip up better ?
I finally got it to whip, but it did not hold its whipped consistency. Why would that happen?
I made this and had some trouble getting it to whip but after putting it back in the frig a couple of times it did whip. It doesn’t say if this should be refrigerated so I left it in my bathroom and 3 days later it has separated and liquefied. Does this need to be refrigerated?
During a warm season when your house may be warmer than normal, coconut oil will liquify. I’d stick it in the fridge in the am and take it out a couple of hours before you need to use it.
Would it still retain its lightness and fluffiness, and most importantly, its usability, if I put it in a lotion dispenser bottle instead of a mason jar?
I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why it shouldn’t work
More Shea butter would keep it in a whipped consistency without refrigeration.
Can you help? I was making a double batch for gifts and got some water in it from the double boiler. I’d hate to waste so much. Can I still use this or is there a way to get the water out?
This looks like a great homemade body butter recipe, thank you so much for sharing! I was just wondering approximately how much this recipe made?
Can I use cornstarch instead? Maybe a dumb question.
Yes you can!