You just found your new favorite DIY Whipped Body Butter Recipe. Keep reading and learn how to make this easy DIY gift – or just pamper yourself!
Welcome to the most luxurious body butter recipe on the planet. It looks like clouds from Heaven. Keep it away from kids – even though it might resemble whipped cream, it’s really just extra health for your skin.
And bonus! It uses essential oils! There are so many fascinating properties of essential oils. Not only do they smell amazing, they can actually help rejuvenate your skin too.
Looking for a special home crafted gift idea? Look no farther! This whipped body butter recipe is irresistibly smooth, incredibly fragrant, ridiculously easy to make and wonderfully healthy for your skin!
There are a lot of homemade body butter recipes out there, but what sets this one apart is the subtle mint green color from grapeseed oil and my fantastic essential oil blends.
Each of these essential oil blends have therapeutic qualities and rich fragrances. Any essential oil suitable for topical use can be added to this body butter recipe to suit your tastes.
Many single oils make wonderful aromas when added to homemade skin care products. You might like to try lavender, peppermint, wild orange, bergamot or patchouli.
Favorite Body Butter Blends
I made a few different blends and they all interact with your mind in different ways. Choose the one that is best for you!
All Is Calm
This is a very relaxing and soothing blend. Use it when you are feeling stressed out or anxious, to calm your nerves and clear your mind.
Recipe:
- 20 drops of lavender
- 10 drops of vetiver
- 5 drops of sandalwood or marjoram
All Is Bright
This blend is invigorating and energizing! When you feel like your brain is in a fog, use this body butter blend for a pick me up.
Recipe:
- 20 drops of wild orange
- 10 drops lemon
- 5 drops of peppermint
Comfort & Joy
The comfort & joy blend is my favorite! It has the perfect balance of calming & warming notes.
Recipe:
- 20 drops of bergamot
- 10 drops roman chamomile
- 5 drops cassia
Midnight Clear
This is a balancing and grounding blend. It centers your emotional mind and helps you focus.
Recipe:
- 15 drops of patchouli
- 5 drops of cedarwood
- 5 drops of ylang ylang
Majestic Splendor
This is a fantastic blend to give as a gift! It is equally rejuvenating and transcendent. It has a very earthy fragrance.
Recipe:
- 20 drops of frankincense
- 10 drops of cedarwood
- 10 drops of white fir
New Morning
You know that kick of refreshment you feel when you chew on a mint? This is all of that in a light body butter. It’s both cooling and energizing.
Recipe:
- 20 drops of grapefruit
- 5 drops peppermint
- 5 drops wintergreen
Body Butter Ingredients:
- 1-3/4 cups shea butter (unrefined is best)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (extra virgin is best)
- 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
- Essential oils
Directions:
- Measure out shea butter and coconut oil (which will be solid at a room temperatures below 76 degrees) and melt over medium-low heat in a double broiler, stirring constantly until there are no lumps left.
- Let cool about 30 minutes, then stir in the grapeseed oil and essential oil(s) of your choosing.
- Cover the oil mixture and freeze for about 20-30 minutes, or refrigerate for 1-2 hours. You want the mixture to start to solidify but not completely harden, a consistency similar to soft wax or softened butter.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and whip until soft and fluffy.
- Spoon into a clean glass jar and smooth over skin anytime you need extra moisture.
Tips:
- This mixture is designed to be oily and absorb slowly into your skin. However, if you prefer to make it less oily, simply add 1.5 teaspoons of either cornstarch, tapioca starch, or arrowroot starch.
- If the mixture won’t whip or stay whipped, you need to chill it longer.
- If the mixture has lumps in it after you’ve whipped it, let it set to soften a bit and then try again.
- Store in a cool area and if your home gets above 75°F regularly, you may want to keep it in the refrigerator.
- The body butter is designed to melt into your skin as it goes on. It will be a little oily at first but it absorbs quickly and leaves your skin very soft. It is perfect to apply after a shower, letting it soak into your skin before you get dressed.
- For gift giving, you can use repurposed glass baby food jars or inexpensive, decorative canning jars. Also visit your local craft store for other unique container ideas. Embellish your jars by gluing detailed fabric onto the lid.
**Makes 2.5 to 3 cups whipped body butter
With a lot of the same ingredients shown here you can make DIY soap as well. Let me know what you think!
Emily @ Baby Dickey says
I’ve made homemade lotion and will be trying this next, thanks!
Rachel says
Great! Let me know how it goes… what is your favorite homemade lotion recipe?
Emily @ Baby Dickey says
This is the recipe I used – I really liked it! http://saynotsweetanne.com/2013/clean-and-healthy-diy-facial-moisturizer-recipe/
Rachel says
Ooooh! I’ll have to try that! Looks great! This body butter is great for intense moisturizing but having a lighter lotion would be wonderful as well. Thanks for sharing!
Manny says
How can I add jojba oil and aloe vera to this and if I can how much add to it
Suzanne says
I have always used natural as often as possible and wanted to learn about essential oils….can you teach me…what oils do you use…I’ve been to 1 other person but she was soooo unorganized and very direct sales pushy. I hated it and learned little.
Thank you, Suzanne
Jessica @FoundtheMarbles says
That sounds so amazing. Now I just need to decide which aroma to try first…
Linz @ Itz Linz says
GREAT gift idea!!
Mary Gardner says
This would be perfect for gifts for my co worker, Thanks for the recipe!
Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting says
Rachel (and Annie) – this is fantastic! I’ve been bookmarking recipes for body butter to make with Young Living oils, but I love LOVE your combinations, and I’m super-excited to try them! Thank youuuu!
Rachel says
So glad you’re enjoying it!! It’s always fun to experiment with different combinations!
Erin says
This sounds great! I especially like anything with coconut oil. I’m just wondering where to buy Shea butter?
Rachel says
Here is one site I love because it is fair trade and unrefined: http://www.agbangakarite.com/
It’s also a pretty great deal!
Here’s another place: http://www.butters-n-bars.com/
And for more info, see: http://sheabutterguide.com/shea-butter/
You can even search for it on Amazon.
Angie Lois says
Can you reccomend an online source for the ingredients?
Rachel says
Sure, see the links in the comment above.
Debra Vail says
How long will this body butter last without having preservative in it?
Rachel says
Definitely several months or more. You may want to keep it in the fridge during the summer months if your house is above 75.
Jessica Meltzer says
Just a question – is it 120 drops Bergamot or 20?
Thanks!
Rachel says
Just 20!! Sorry about that! Getting it changed!
kim says
Where do you get cassia oil and white fir oil?
Rachel says
You can order them from this link: http://www.mydoterra.com/rachelmshivers/ (click on shop for products at the top)
Or you can contact me by email at rachelshivers@gmail.com to find out about getting 25% off the retail prices.
Read more about that here: http://mamadweeb.com/25-pure-therapeutic-grade-essential-oils/
elizabeth Hoerman says
Have you ever used another oil other than grapeseed in your body butter?
Rachel says
Great question. I am just getting ready to make some this weekend. I am planning to use Sweet Almond Oil that I purchased on Amazon: https://amzn.to/37yh8XK
And I might use Avocado oil as well: https://amzn.to/2LXzXLL
Meghan says
I made 1 bath and it came out perfect then made a second and it came out a bit more oily/greasy almost. Do you think it’s possible I can re-melt it and add an ingredient to cut down the oily-ness just a little? The second batch actually came out shiny on my skin but I really don’t want to throw it out :/ thanks for any help possible this is a great recipe and gift idea.
Crystal says
Does this recipe make the body butter greasy?
Rachel says
The body butter absorbs quickly into the skin but until it does so, I would avoid touching things that absorb oils, like some fabrics.
carrie says
Can you sub Shea butter for cocoa butter?
Candie says
So I’ve tried doing this twice. It’s not rocket science but I’m having some trouble 🙁 the first time I made it, I did not whip it long enough so it wasn’t fluffy. So I’ve tried it again, whipped it longer and it came out perfect EXCEPT it’s too oily!! When I pick it up, it literally just starts to run. I’m not sure if it had to do without the fact that my house was warm. I did put it in the fridge over night. I’m not sure what went wrong. Any suggestions??
Annie says
Hi Candie 🙂
After doing a bit of problem solving, we updated this post recipe to include a solution if you feel like it is too oily. For every 4 ounces of body butter, you will need to add 1.5 teaspoons of either corn starch, or tapioca starch, or arrowroot starch. Arrowroot seems to be a popular favorite among my friends. I hope this helps and please feel free to share if you found another solution, as I’d love to add that to the post too.
Cassie says
Hi,
Recipe sounds delicious! 😀
So I know its rare but for me personally coconut oil dries my skin out. Perhaps it was because i was JUST using coconut oil but just in case could i use jojoba and avocado or something like that??
Thanks,
Cassie
Annie says
Hi Cassie,
Yes, you can try any different oils, jojoba is so great for your skin. Make small batches though so you can play around with it and find the best oil for your exact skin, everyone is different 🙂
bryan says
thanks for posting! i’d love to make this. I’m thinking ahead to working with the shea butter. i live in a cold climate and it gets to be like a rock. do you know approximately how many grams or ounces 1/34 shea butters would be? i looked at a converter online and it said about 13.5 ounces.. does that sound about right to you? thanks again 🙂
Annie says
Hi Bryan,
Did you end up making this? LOL I know this is a super delayed follow up. That converter matches my math, so I am curious how it turned out!
bryan says
^ I ask because measuring it out in cups would be about next to impossible for me! lol
Mimi says
lovely recipe, which of the essential oils u mentioned can be used in pregnancy?
also where to buy that beautiful glass jar
Annie says
Thank you Mimi!
For questions about oils, please contact Rachel via email – RachelShivers@gmail.com 🙂 But the jar can be purchased on Amazon.
Jene' says
About how much does this recipe make up? 1 jar like picture shows?
Crystal says
I read the directions incorrectly and only added 1 cup of Shea butter. Now my butter is very oily and keeps sliding off my skin. Is there any way to fix that without making a new batch?
Michaela Hatch says
I just made this, but am curious if it the end product is suppose to be so oily? Mine looks whipped but as soon as I touch it becomes an oily mess. Can I do anything to make it thicker and less oily?
Annie says
Hi Michaela 🙂
After doing a bit of problem solving, we updated this post recipe to include a solution if you feel like it is too oily. For every 4 ounces of body butter, you will need to add 1.5 teaspoons of either corn starch, or tapioca starch, or arrowroot starch. Arrowroot seems to be a popular favorite among my friends. I hope this helps and please feel free to share if you found another solution, as I’d love to add that to the post too.
D pass says
there were some interesting question. Where do I find your answers to these questions. I have some of the same questions and I don’t want to be redundant with the questions. Biggest question how can it be fixed if it gets to oily? What can be done to prevent this from happening????
Annie says
Hi D –
After doing a bit of problem solving, we updated this post recipe to include a solution if you feel like it is too oily. For every 4 ounces of body butter, you will need to add 1.5 teaspoons of either corn starch, or tapioca starch, or arrowroot starch. Arrowroot seems to be a popular favorite among my friends. I hope this helps and please feel free to share if you found another solution, as I’d love to add that to the post too.
Amanda says
Can you help? I was making a double batch for gifts and got some water in it from the double boiler. I’d hate to waste so much. Can I still use this or is there a way to get the water out?
Jakira says
I whipped up a batch and love it, but didn’t use enough essential oils (alright, honestly, I used orange and vanilla extract). My boyfriend does not like the shea butter smell. Do you think i could just re-whip and add essential oils (you can’t smell the orange/vanilla at all)? Or do I need to try again?
Eva says
My 3rd batch of body butter but this one seems too ard. What can I do to correct it?
Blair says
I made this today and it is spectacular. I actually prefer it oily. I have sensitive, dry skin so it doesn’t take long for the oil to absorb into my skin. My six year old loves it too. Can’t wait until we use it after bath time. A little goes a long way which stretches my dollar. Will be making it again.
Theresa Aberilla says
I find this , too much of the “butters” – ; a waste of an ingrediënt!
The “balance” of the nutrients in this ingrediënt is far too “OUT OF PROPORTION”!
Where, in practicality, and sensible recipe, you would find a 20 to 30 per cent of the “butters” on a 70 per cent oils!
Anna says
Thanks for this lovely recipe and the in depth descriptions and tips on how to make it! I have made it, just breaking it down into Tbsp measurements so I could make a smaller batch and totally love it. I tweaked it a bit in terms of which oil I used, and to me this really is the beauty of these recipes, that given the proportions of your recipe it is easily tweakable to personal preferences 🙂 I also posted about this body butter and referred to your site: https://sewannaf.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/silky-soft-grapefruit-body-butter-recipe/
linda says
this looks like a nice recipe but many citrus essential oils (lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, lime, etc) are phototoxic meaning they can cause one to be much more sensitive to the sun for up to 2 days after applying them on the skin. there are citrus oils which are less photosensitive which are usually steam-distilled. sweet orange & tangerine are usually okay and it looks like wild orange is too. the cold pressed citrus essential oils, which are what most people start out buying, are typically used instead for homemade cleaning products. you can read more about it here: http: //www.learningabouteos.com/index.php/2013/08/06/phototoxicity-how-to-stay-safe-in-the-sun/
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Pamela says
Your body butter looks so rich. I will try this weekend!
Susan says
Can you substitute grapeseed oil with jojoba oil?
Suzan says
Hello, Could you advise if i could use Mango or Cocoa butter and if so what measurements. I would like to mix cause i find that the smell of shea butter is quite strong. Thanks. 😉
deborah says
Greetings I am looking for a wonderful strawberry scent of the whipped body butter any recipes
PAULA White says
I love the way this feels on my skin. I made some up for gifts, but after sitting for a week, the product is separating.
Not sure want to give as a gift as I don’t know how well it will combine again. I filled the jars so not easy to combine without being messy.