Saturday, August 16, 2008

Buttery Supreme Body Butter

From Soap Crafters (http://www.soapcrafters.com/)

Ingredients:

9 oz Shea Butter
1 oz Cocoa Butter
2 oz Sunflower Seed Oil (Buy at Grocery Store)
1 oz Hemp Seed Oil1 oz Virgin Olive Oil (Buy at Grocery Store)
1 oz Walnut oil (Buy at Grocery Store)
1 oz Avocado Oil (Buy at Grocery Store)
1/2 tsp Vitamin E
¾ tsp skin-safe fragrance or essential oil
4 four ounce clear jars

Directions:

Heat Shea Butter in a small pot first. Get it to 180 degrees and leave it at that temp for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add cocoa butter. When it has cooled some and the cocoa butter has melted, add the liquid oils, Vitamin E and scent. Pour in to jars, attach caps and refrigerate.

Variations:

For an extra fluffy product, whip the body butter once it has cooled and starts to solidify. It won't whip if it is too hot, and it needs to be softened some if it has turned solid. Use a blender or a stick blender to do the whipping.

Keep your unused product clean:

When using body butters, you should use a one use type of size. Every time you dip your fingers into the jar, you are introducing bacteria from your hands. If you use a larger jar for many uses, use a spoon or stick to remove the butter from the jar and never actually put your fingers in to the jar. This way you can use your larger jar many times without building up bacteria in the product.

Source: http://www.soapcrafters.com/recipes_bodybutters.htm

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