How to Make a Mocha Body Butter Cream

Use a mixer to get the right body butter consistency.

Mocha body butter invigorates as it softens skin. Use after a morning shower for a soothing way to get moving in the morning. Body butters are designed for dry skin. Individuals with a normal or oily skin type may want to use only on rough elbows and feet. Although pregnant women with any skin type can benefit from using body butter on their stomachs to prevent or reduce stretch marks. Learning to make your own mocha body butter will save you money in the beauty department and provide you with wonderful gifts to share with friends and family.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 2 oz., cocoa butter
• 2 oz., natural shea butter
• 3 teaspoons, apricot kernel oil
• 1 teaspoon, aloe vera gel
• 1/4 teaspoon, vitamin E.
• 1/4 teaspoon, chocolate fragrance oil
• 1/4 teaspoon, coffee fragrance oil
• 1/8 teaspoon, french vanilla fragrance oil

1. Place the cocoa butter and shea butter in a double boiler on low. Heat and stir until the butters are liquefied. Keep the mixture simmering for 20 minutes. Do not allow the butters to boil.

2. Pour butter into an electric mixer. Add the apricot kernel oil while the butter is still warm. Mix well. Allow the mixture to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

3. Add the vitamin E and aloe vera gel to the mixer and mix thoroughly.

4. Pour fragrance oils, 1/4 teaspoon of chocolate, 1/4 teaspoon of coffee and 1/8 teaspoon of french vanilla, in a small bowl to combine. Add this to the mixer and mix until it is a mousse-like consistency.

5. Spoon the finished mocha body butter into containers 3/4 of the way full. Be sure the containers have tight fitting lids. Exposing the product to air can cause contamination.

6. Scoop body butter up with your fingers and massage into dry skin to use.

Tips & Warnings

• Adding a little more aloe vera gel will achieve a softer consistency.

• Open capsules of vitamin E for the oil.

• Be sure to mix the butter long enough, if you skimp on time the butter may return to liquid form when cool.

References

• Ponte Vedra Soap Shop: Mango Mama Body Butter
• Bitter Creek: How to Make Body Butter
• Skincare Naturals:How to Make Your Own Homemade Body Butter