Simplifying a recipe: The oil phase of a body butter

How many times have you encountered a recipe that sounds amazing, only to find out that you're missing a few of the ingredients? You aren't really sure why you need those ingredients, but you really want to make the awesome sounding lotion without having to wait the two to six weeks it'll take to get the supplies. What can you do? According to Susan of Point of Interest, you can simplify the recipe. This is where knowing your ingredients and what they do in a recipe comes in really really handy. Figuring out what is important and why it's there is the first step to being able to really tweak your own recipes.  So if you want to check out the recipe that she simplified, then check out her posting Simplifying a Recipe:  The Oil Phase of a Body Butter.