Citrus Mango Body Butter Recipe
Learn how to make body butter that really sparkles (with glitter!)
This deeply nourishing, skin-soothing citrus mango body butter recipe absorbs nicely into the skin
without leaving a greasy layer.
Plus, aloe vera heals inflammation and irritation,
and the essential oils balance the skin's oil production. Great for oily, acne-prone skin!
Oh, and did I mention... It smells DIVINE! Refreshing, mood lifting, and so sweetly citrus
you'll smell good enough to eat! (Plus with glitter, you'll sparkle!)
Citrus Mango Body Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (2oz) Cocoa Butter
- 1/3 cup (2oz) Shea Butter
- 1/3 cup (2oz) Mango Butter
- 1 teaspoon Jojoba oil
- 3 teaspoons Grapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon Aloe Vera gel
- 1/4 teaspoon Vitamin E (or 1 capsule)
- 10 drops Bergamot essential oil
- 8 drops Lemongrass essential oil
- 8 drops Palmarosa essential oil
- 2 drops Cypress essential oil
- 1 drop Rose Geranium essential oil
- cosmetic Mica (optional - makes it glittery!)
- 1 teaspoon Corn Starch (optional - reduces "greasy" feeling)
- Put about an inch (2.5cm) of water in the bottom of a medium-sized pot and heat to a low simmer.
- Place the Cocoa, Mango and Shea butter in a large heat-proof glass measuring cup (such as Pyrex.)
Place the measuring cup in the water and warm slowly over a low heat until the butters are melted.
- Cook at a low heat for about 20 minutes (helps reduce the "grainy" feeling of the cocoa butter.)
Do not allow to boil (or even simmer!)
- Remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients.
Using a metal spoon, stir to combine. (A wooden spoon absorbs the scent of essential oils.)
- Using an electric hand mixer, whip the butter continually for several minutes (just like you would frosting.)
As you keep mixing, it will start to look like whipped cream. The more you whip it, the lighter it will become (surprise!)
- Option 1: Cold Water Bath. Set the measuring cup into a large bowl filled with
ice water to help cool the butter faster. Whip the butter continually until peaks form on top.
- Option 2: All Day Method. Let the mixture sit for several hours to cool and set.
As it's setting, whip every couple of hours during the course of the day until the mixture has set to the correct texture.
- Spoon into dark glass or PET plastic jars.
To reduce air bubbles, tap the jar sharply
on the counter occasionally as you're filling it. Makes about 8 ounces (250ml) of citrus mango body butter.
Customizing Your Body Butter Recipe
- This recipe makes a fairly firm body butter.
To make it lighter, replace the cocoa or mango butter with shea. Or reduce the amount of cocoa butter and increase the amount of aloe vera gel.
- Stirring the mixture with a spoon will give you a very firm consistency, more like a bar than a whipped butter.
Pour the body butter into a deodorant tube or a silicone cupcake mold and let it cool.
- You can also reduce the strength of the scent by decreasing the number of drops of essential oils.
Don't increase the essential oils, however, since they should only be a certain percentage of the total body butter recipe.
Also, citrus essential oils can cause sunburn, so don't use this before going outside to play!
- Choosing carrier oils for your skin type: For a richer, more moisturizing lotion, use
Apricot Kernel or
Olive oil. These oils are also good for eczema and psoriasis.
- Play around with the recipe - experiment to see what you like best.
It's supposed to be fun!
Where to Buy Body Butter Ingredients
My favorite supplier for aromatherapy recipe ingredients is Mountain Rose Herbs.
Their prices are good, their staff are friendly and helpful, and their quality is excellent.
Here's some quick links to the ingredients you'll need for this body butter recipe...
Essential oils
Aloe vera gel
Vitamin E oil
Glass jars
I'm sorry to say I haven't found a supplier I feel like recommending for the mica. Or, for that matter, the deodorant tubes,
so if you know of any good companies please let everyone know in the
Body Butter Q & A. Thanks!
Where to Buy Organic Body Butter Products
I found a great company called Just Natural
that makes really good organic skin care (and hair care) products. Check out these tempting treats...
Organic body butter with shea and mango butter, kukui nut oil and a sweet, natrual tropical scent. Amazing!
Organic face butter with almond, shea and mowrah butters, plus carrot seed essential oil to fix rough skin patches and blotches. Great for winter!
African American body butter with shea, mowrah, kokum and illipe butters (exotic and super-hydrating!) frankicense and carrot seed essential oils to erase wrinkles.
What Next?
Check out the Body Butter Q & A
if you have questions about how to make body butter or any of the ingredients.
Then go ahead and try these other yummy body butter recipes...
Lush Lavender Body Butter
Moonlit Melts Massage Oil Candles
Soothing Shea Butter Lotion Bar
Sweet n' Spicy Body Butter Massage Cream
Vanilla Cream Massage Oil Lotion Bar
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