How long should I leave body butter to set?

How long should I leave body butter to set?

by Cat
(Leeds)

The consistency of my body butter is fine until I leave it out to set overnight - then it goes rock hard and I have to re-melt it and whip it up again. Am I leaving it too long without a lid or am I not meant to leave it to set at all?

thanks

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How long should I leave body butter to set?

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hard butter NEW
by: Ash

IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!!! I tried covering it but it still got hard after the night, my first batch had more shea butter than the recipe asked for but ti still went hard, my 2nd and 3rd batch did the same thing. I used shea butter (unrefined and melted down) and sweet almond oil

Rock hard body butter!
by: Cat

Thanks Gill, it's nice to know I'm not the only one this is happening to, you've inspired me to keep trying! I melt then mix together shea, cocoa butter, jojoba oil and a bit of cornflour then add a few drops of essential oil. It always goes hard over night; I've tried re-melting it and adding more oil but haven't yet tried adding more shea. It works well once it' s rubbed into the skin but is too hard to scoop out the pot! I'll try your advice in the new year when I can get more ingredients and will let you know how it goes! Good luck with yours....

how long should you leave body butter to set?
by: Gill

What are you doing to get to this stage, mine keeps going rock hard when setting over night, I have talked to Kyley about this and she reckons to re-melt it and put more shea butter into it, as of yet I have not tried this as I am still waiting for more shea butter to come from my supplier. If you do try it let us know how it goes, when I get my shea butter I will try it again and will let you know if it worked for me.

I hope this helps you abit more.

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