How to make anti-aging body butter.
I started making my body cream about 3 years ago, I was tired of not knowing what goes on my skin. As always, I wanted few ingredients that really do what it says on the tin but finding this was not easy. Our skin is the large organ of our body and it deserves better treatment. Chemical residues, emissions, and impurities do more harm than good to the whole system. Whatever we put on our skin finds its way into our bloodstream. My philosophy when I started making my body butter was that if I cannot control what I breathe in, I should have a bit of control on what goes into my bloodstream. Moreover, it is fun whipping up and experimenting with different natural oil and butter. There are so many oil and butter to choose from. Natural butter includes cocoa butter, shea butter, mango butter, kukui butter, jojoba butter etc. However, natural oils are more popular and they include coconut oil, almond oil, peach kernel oil, argan oil, jojoba oil, blackseed oil and so on. It is a good rule to research any oil before deciding on which to use.
In my body butter, I used argan oil, mango butter, shea butter, peach kernel oil and black seed oil with drops lemon essential oil. I chose these oils because of their goodness. Argan oil is not only a good moisturiser, it gives a visible glow and reduces wrinkles. Argan oil restores the elasticity of the skin and fights premature ageing. It is great for hair, it soothes, protects and heals. Shea butter and mango butter are great for skin as well while black seed oil seals up the goodness.
You can get your oils and butter in Amazon, holland and Barrett or other shops that sell natural butter and carrier oils. I always prefer organically certified products and here is how I made my batch.
Argan oil 40ml
Peach kernel oil 10ml
Blackseed oil 10ml
Raw Shea butter 100g
Mango butter 40g
Lemon essential oil 20 drops
- Add the butter and oil together in a heatproof
- Melt the oil and butter on top of a double boiler or whatever means you choose to.
3. Pour the melted butter and oils in a bowl big enough for whipping.
4. Place outside to chill or in a freezer/fridge for up to 20 minutes or leave overnight in the fridge if you can.
5. Wait till the oils solidify. Please note, if the oils do not solidify, you would not get the desired result.
6.Whip the solidified oils with a whip or electric hand mixer.
7. Add essential oil to the mixture and whip up.
8. Whip until you achieve butter-like consistency with soft peaks.
9. Scoop into a clean dry container with a lid.
10. Enjoy!
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