How to Make a Mocha Whipped Body Butter

Whipped body butter is a luxurious cream for the skin, often comprised of shea or cocoa butter. While you can purchase expensive creams at retail stores, making your own mocha-scented whipped butter is simple and inexpensive. Once you make your body butter, apply it to the body each day for smooth, moisturized skin. Mocha whipped body butters make ideal gifts for friends and family, so once you make one for yourself mix up an extra batch to pass out.

Things You'll Need

• 10 ounces Shea or Cocoa Butter
• Saucepan
• 2 Metal Bowls
• 6 ounces Almond oil
• 2 teaspoons Corn Starch (optional)
• Chocolate, Coffee, Vanilla Fragrance Oil ( 1/2 ounce each)
• Cold water
• Ice cubes
• Plastic mixing bowl
• Electric mixer
• Wooden or plastic spoon
• Glass jars

Instructions

1. Melt the shea or cocoa butter on the stove over a medium heat. Use the double-boiler method to melt the butter. Place the saucepan on the stove, and fill it with 1 to 2 inches of water. Place a metal bowl over the saucepan, so the butter begins to liquefy with the heat of the boiling water. Remove from heat once the butter is completely melted.

2. Add the 6 ounces of almond oil, 1/2 ounce each of the chocolate, vanilla and coffee fragrance oils for the mocha scent, and 2 teaspoons of corn starch, if desired. The corn starch can reduce some of the oily feeling within the body butter. Mix thoroughly.

3. Place the bowl with the mixture into a second bowl filled with cold water and ice cubes. This will cool down the mixture, allowing it to partially solidify to begin whipping.

4. Transfer the partially hardened mixture to a plastic bowl, and use an electric mixer set to “whip” to combine and add air to the butter mixture. This will give it a light, fluffy appearance.

5. Scoop the whipped body butter into glass jars with a wooden spoon. Keep in a cool dry area.

References

• Candle Supply: How to make Body Butter

Resources

• From Nature With Love: Fragrance Oils