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 largest 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 any 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.
- Pour the melted butter and oils in a bowl big enough for whipping.
- Place outside to chill or in a freezer/fridge for up to 20 minutes or leave overnight in the fridge if you can.
- Wait till the oils solidify. Please note, if the oils do not solidify, you would not get the desired result.
- Whip the solidified oils with a whip or electric hand mixer.
- Add essential oil to the mixture and whip up.
- Whip until you achieve butter-like consistency with soft peaks.
- Scoop into a clean dry container with a lid.
- Enjoy!
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Thank you for this wonderful skin recipe. May Allah increase you in knowledge.
Why not try make one and share your experience. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for the info more grace to your research I will try these on ma skin.
Thanks for staying tuned. Please share if you find it helpful
Thanks for this information. Interested in the cream as well.
We can try the next batch together. It's as simple as you read. Tell me when you are ready.
Ah, thanks for sharing your experiment. I'm into natural cosmetics and love reading about other people's experiences making and using them. Its my birthday today and its like you gave me a gift that I love. Thank you Sherryfat2
I really don't know where to start. I felt so honoured to have you stopped by. Thank you! I love natural cosmetics and I often teach people how to make them. I would love to know you better. Please send me your link. You are so amazing. I hope you had a great day, I wish you the best of everything. Thank you so much SheaCoco.
I am definitely going to try this out, Jazakillahu khairan for sharing
Give it a go and keep me updated. Don't hesitate to drop a line if you have any question. Thanks for stopping by. Wa antum fajakallahu khayran dear sister.
Hello Ma,a sister sent your link to me and I find it interesting. Pls I have a question about the body butter. I'm a fair person and I'm tired of using chemical creams,I want to try this butter but I want to know if it will not make me dark or what can I mix for me not to go dark? Waiting for your response. Thank you.
Thanks for getting in touch. I do appreciate that. To start with, natural products are the best for your skin and general wellness. I use natural products and I really don't have any complaints. However, you need to try it out first, I didn't have problems switching. There are oils that help with skin complexion maintenance. Lemon essential oil for instance would not darkened your skin. If you need help making them,you can buy from us. We do sell and these natural products never disappoint. Your skin might need adjustment to new creams though. I will advise you to try and see how it affects your skin. Checkout my blog post on anti-aging body scrub, this is good for brightening dark areas of the body. Please get in touch if you need anything or have any questions. Jazakumllahy khayran.
This looks so, so good. I never knew you can get mango butter so easily. I can't wait to try this. Thanks so much for sharing.
Mango butter is everywhere in the Uk. Try Amazon or NEAT. Glad you liked it. Please let me know how it goes. Thank you.