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How to Make Your Own Body Butter For Soft Glowing Skin

Hello Soft and Glowing Skin

Goodbye Toxic Chemicals

Your easy GO-TO body butter recipe! Whip up a batch of this DIY Body Butter and get the soft smooth skin you truly desire! Made with 100 % Raw and Organic ingredients for nourishing the skin the NATURAL way. Consistent use of this butter can help treat eczema, dry skin, fade hyperpigmentation and dark spots, and give your skin and overall GLOW!

Ingredients

Serving size: This recipes makes approximately 5 16 oz. Body butters

Choose 1 type of shea butter for the base

  • 1 lb (16 oz. ) Raw Organic Ivory Shea Butter (Made from packed with collagen, antioxidants, and fatty acids for extreme moisture, youthful, and glowing skin.)
  • 1 lb (16 oz.) Raw Organic Yellow Shea Butter (packed with collagen, antioxidants, and fatty acids for extreme moisture, youthful, and glowing skin.)

Choose 2 more types of butter to add in

  • 1/2 lb (8 Oz.) Raw Organic Mango Butter (Made from the mango seed. Has no smell. Adds a extra boosts of moisture and lighter and creamier texture)
  • 1/2 lb (8 Oz.) Raw Organic Cocoa Butter (Made from Cocoa Beans. Very thick and creamy. Smells like chocolate! Adds treatment of skin discoloration, hyperpigmentation, and helps lighten scarring )
  • 1/2 lb (8 oz.) Raw Organic Kokum Butter (Made from the Kokum Tree Seed. Perfect for acne prone skin as it helps sooth inflammation and does not clog pores)

Choose ONLY 3 types of oil to add

  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Virgin Coconut Oil (Light Hydrating oil for moisturizing skin without clogging pores)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil (light oil that protects skin from free radicals and treats sun damage)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Almond Oil (Light non greasy moisturizer for evening skin tone)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Avocado Oil (Light anti-inflammatory and moisturizing oil perfect for treating acne, eczema, and psoriasis)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Oil (Light anti-aging oil that treats fine lines, wrinkles, and increases skin elasticity)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Castor Oil (Heavy and deeply moisturizing oil for dry cracked skin)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Pumpkin Seed Oil (light oil with Anti-aging skin tightening properties)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Argan Oil (Light yet deeply moisturizing oil for treating stretch marks, healing atopic dermatitis, and providing a dewy glow)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Jojoba Oil (Light moisturizing oil that also helps heal sunburns)
  • 2 cups Organic Cold-Pressed Apricot Oil (Light non greasy oil for firming the skin, reducing fine lines, and wrinkles)

Choose any Essential Oil for added benefits and scent!
Here’s a list a beautiful oil blends to try!

  • 30 drops of Lavender, 15 drops of Vanilla, and 15 drops of Patchouli (Calming, grounding, and relaxing)
  • Rose & Vanilla (Warm and sensual)
  • Citronella, Lemongrass, and Eucalyptus (Light, unisex scent, also a bug repellant)
  • Orange & Vanilla (light and fruity! Orange Creamcicle vibes!)

Optional Add Ins | Pick One (If choosing to add this ingredient you must use a natural preservative to prevent molding)

  • Raw Organic Honey (Natural humectant which draws moisture to the skin.)
  • Organic Manuka Honey (Miracle honey! Filled with medicinal and anti bacterial properties for treating acne + other skin conditions)

Natural Preservative (Optional | Pick one)

  • 2 drops of Willow Bark Extract (2 % of total body butter amount)
  • 2 drops of Coconut Fruit Extract (2 % of total body butter amount)

Instructions

  1. Start off creating a double broiler simply by filling a large stove pot with about 4 cups of water.
  2. Place a large GLASS bowl on top of the pot and turn the heat on medium-high.
  3. Allow the water in the pot to boil and the steam begin heating up the glass bowl. (Creating a double broiler ensures that all the vitamins and minerals stay in tack and are not damaged by direct heat)
  4. Add your Shea Butter and 2 chosen additional butters into the bowl and allow them to melt. (Breaking the chucks apart with a wooden spoon helps them melt faster)
  5. Once the butters are completely melted, stir the mixture, remove the glass bowl from the pot and pour into a new bowl. (This will be the bowl used for mixing the body butter)
  6. Allow the melted butter to cool down to room temperature, then place the bowl in the freezer for approximately 10 minutes or until the butter starts to thicken up. (Refer to photos)
  7. Place the bowl under an electric mixture and began mixing on high.
  8. While the mixer is on pour your 3 chosen oils in one cup at a time.
  9. Next, add your honey if you chose this additional ingredient. (Then add your preservative if using honey)
  10. Add your essential oils.
  11. Mix until the body butter begins to thicken up. (Refer to photos)
  12. Pour the mixture into your 16 oz. Body butter jars then let the sit and settle.
  13. Use a quarter size amount to moisturizer the whole body. (a little goes a long way!)
  14. For optimum moisture use on damp skin straight out the shower!
  15. Store your other jars in a cool dry place.

This recipe is perfect for stocking up on skin nourishing body butter all summer or winter long!

Share with the family, friends, or keep them for yourself!

Nala Asa Shakur

Nala Asa Shakur formerly known as Tyler A. Norman is the CEO & Founder of The All Natural, Hostess of the world wide podcast, #TTALK , and author of Love Starts Here. She’s a creator & healer serving through various facets of artistry. Her forms of expression range all the way from visual & performing arts, kitchen alchemy, to creative writing and directing. Through her work and her rising movement, #Naturalisthewaytoglow™, she inspires and assist others with self-love, holistic healing, and finding a true inner glow.

Looking for another natural skin care recipe? Try our DIY Rose Water Toner.

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DIY Frankincense & Rose Water Toner + Skin Refresher

An easy and NATURAL recipe for soothing the skin and revealing a GLOW!

This DIY Rose Water Toner + Skin Refresher is perfect ALL skin types! Whether you are suffering from dry, oily, combination, acne prone, or dull skin this NATURAL skin remedy is for you. This toner can be used before a natural moisturizer and/or all throughout the day to bring essential vitamins and minerals for healthy GLOWING skin!

Ingredients

  • 1/3 Cup of Dried Organic Rose Petals & Buds  – Roses are a beautiful herb to incorporate into DIY skin products due to HYDRATE and balance our skins PH! Roses are also the highest vibrating flower which makes their energy PURE LOVE. Rose water is simply extracting the vitamins and minerals from the flower into the water for natures perfect skin elixir! The vibrant and healing rose water helps soothe any acne, rashes, or skin irritations as well as provide soft and supple skin. On top of that rose water natural enhances the tone, vibrancy, elasticity, and tightness of skin making it the perfect toner for youthful and glowing skin! Be sure to use ORGANIC rose petals! We don’t want to spray on any pesticides onto the skin!
  • 1 Cup of Alkaline Spring water – Spring water is best used due to it being free from many chemicals and harder minerals making it more gentle on the skin.
  • 5-10 Drops of Frankincense Essential Oil– Frankincense is very high vibrational and healing for all over the body! This miracle oil is something you’ll want to keep around for healthy skin. The most prominent benefit of frankincense oil on the skin is the anti-aging effects! Applying Frankincense consistently improves skin tone, elasticity, and texture of the skin. It also works toward lightening scars and stimulating collagen production which means clear, youthful, and plump skin! Frankincense is also an astringent which means it manages the sebum and oil production of the skin which can reduce future breakouts!
  • 1 4 oz. Glass Amber Spray Bottle – Amber Glass bottles are perfect for DIY NATURAL skin care as the components of the glass filter out blue and ultravoilet light and extend the shelf life. This makes it the perfect bottle to use for more NATURAL ingredients and essential oils + GLASS is environmentally safe and ECO friendly!

Instructions

  1. Place 1/3 cup of dried Organic Rose petals into a glass bowl large enough to hold over 1 cup of water.
  2. Bring alkaline spring water to a rolling boil then pour the hot water into the glass bowl with the rose petals.
  3. Let the roses sit and steep in the water for about 10-15 minutes or when the color begins leaving the roses and infusing into the water.
  4. Pour the rose water mixture through a strainer and into a measuring cup (or any cup with a spout) to remove the excess roses.
  5. Let the mixture cool off then pour into the amber glass bottle.
  6. Add 5 – 10 drops of the Frankincense Essential Oil.
  7. Close your spray bottle, shake, and USE!
  8. Use as a toner after washing the face with a natural cleanser, then follow up with a natural serum and/or moisturizer!
  9. Spray on face + body anytime throughout the day for a skin refresher!
  10. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks!

This Rose Water is a staple in my skin care routine! It makes my skin super soft and keeps it glowing!

Nala Asa Shakur

Nala Asa Shakur formerly known as Tyler A. Norman is the CEO & Founder of The All Natural, Hostess of the world wide podcast, #TTALK , and author of Love Starts Here. She’s a creator & healer serving through various facets of artistry. Her forms of expression range all the way from visual & performing arts, kitchen alchemy, to creative writing and directing. Through her work and her rising movement, #Naturalisthewaytoglow™, she inspires and assist others with self-love, holistic healing, and finding a true inner glow.

Want to try another DIY recipe with roses? Check out our DIY Vanilla Rose Flaxseed Gel!