DIY Whipped Coffee Body Butter + Basic Whipped Body Butter Recipes

02/21/2013

Baby, it’s still cold outside. Worry not, however. This DIY recipe for Whipped Coffee Body Butter provides the ultimate in winter skin protection. It’s easy to make and contains two of my fave ingredients–tamanu oil and vanilla. Enjoy and try not to lick the bowl!

DIY Whipped Coffee Body Butter

(via Soap Queen)

Ingredients

• 16 oz Coffee Butter
• 1 oz Rice Bran Oil
• 0.5 oz Tamanu Oil
• 6 mL Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil
• 3 mL Almond Cybilla Fragrance Oil
• 3 Glass Bail Jars

You can get the full tutorial for this recipe over at Soap Queen. However, if you’re looking for a staring point for your very own whipped body butter recipe, try these on for size (via Natural Beauty Workshop).

Basic Whipped Shea Butter

Ingredients:

• 30 grams Shea Butter
• 0.3-0.9 grams (1-3%) Essential Oil -or- 0.6-1.5 grams (2-5%) Fragrance Oil

 

Basic Whipped Hard Butter

Ingredients

• 20 grams Hard Butter (Cocoa, Kokum, etc.)
• 0.3-0.9 grams (1-3%) Essential Oil -or- 0.6-1.5 grams (2-5%) Fragrance Oil
• 10 grams liquid Carrier Oil (Sweet Almond, Fractionated Coconut, Rice Bran, etc.)

 

Basic Whipped Medium-Soft Butter

Ingredients

• 30 grams Medium-Soft Butter (Mango, Cupuacu, Murumuru, etc.)
• 0.3-0.9 grams (1-3%) Essential Oil -or- 0.6-1.5 grams (2-5%) Fragrance Oil
• 1.5 – 3 grams (5 – 10%) Wax

 

Basic Whipped Solid Oil 

Ingredients:

• 15 grams Solid Oil (Babassu, Coconut, Monoi De Tahiti, etc.)
• 15 grams Hard Butter (Cocoa, Kokum, etc.)
• 0.3-0.9 grams (1-3%) Essential Oil -or- 0.6-1.5 grams (2-5%) Fragrance Oil
• 3 – 6 grams (10 – 20%) Wax

 

Basic Whipped Soft-Butter

Ingredients:

• 30 grams Soft Butter (Aloe, Pistachio, Macadamia Nut, etc.)
• 0.3-0.9 grams (1-3%) Essential Oil -or- 0.6-1.5 grams (2-5%) Fragrance Oil
• 3 – 6 grams (10 – 20%) Wax

 

Basic Directions for Whipped Body Butters

1. Temper the butters if necessary. (More information on tempering and crystallization is included below, under “Important Tips”.)
2. Melt butters, waxes, and carrier oils together in a double boiler over high heat.
3. When the mixture is completely melted, remove the boiler from heat.
4. Add any aromatics or additives.
5. Using a whisk or hand mixer, whip the mixture continuously as it begins to cool.
6. Continue whipping the butter until it cools and thickens. Scrape the sides of the container as needed.
7. Don’t stop whipping until the mixture becomes thick and fluffy, like frosting.
8. Transfer the mixture to jars using a spatula or a frosting bag.
9. Allow the butters to cool, set, and harden completely before use.

Learn ways to “accessorize” your butters by using aromatics, additives, waxes and more at The Natural Beauty Workshop.

Are you a body butter babe? What are your fave ingredients?