Ready to enjoy some luxurious body butter that smells like candy canes? Yummy holiday aroma and nourishing oils make this recipe a winner.
This candy cane recipe is easy to make because no heating is required. You can whip this up quickly with a handheld mixer.
Homemade Body Butter Ingredients
Body butter is a luxurious way to moisturize your skin. You can buy it at the store, but it's also easy to make at home with a few ingredients. Making your own body butter is a great way to ensure that you know exactly what ingredients are going into it. Not to mention, it's a lot cheaper than buying store-bought body butter!
Keep your skin healthy and gorgeous with these ingredients:
Shea Butter
The base for this recipe is shea butter. It is a thick butter than is very rich and moisturizing. Shea butter is a fatty substance that comes from the nut of the shea tree. Shea butter has a host of potential benefits for your skin, hair, and nails. Shea butter is also known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Jojoba Oil and Argan Oil
These two carrier oils help to soften the shea butter, making the body butter easier to apply to skin. The recipe calls for 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil and 1 tablespoon of argan oil but you could use only one of the oils. Then you would need to use 2 tablespoons total of your desired liquid carrier oil. This is a great idea if you only have one of these oils on hand or you are new to DIY recipes and want to make it as simple as possible for yourself.
Peppermint Essential Oil
For the candy cane aroma, I use peppermint essential oil and vanilla absolute.
Peppermint essential oil has a minty fresh aroma that is penetrating and cooling. It can help reduce inflammation and promote circulation. Inhaling peppermint is not only refreshing but also energizing.
Vanilla Oil
Vanilla absolute oil has an incredibly recognizable aroma that is just heavenly. This is not vanilla extract. It is an oleoresin that has been solvent extracted and technically is called an absolute and not an essential oil. Edens Garden make a wonderful vanilla oil.
Peppermint Body Butter Recipe - "Candy Cane" Blend
- 1/2 cup Shea butter
- 1 tablespoon Argan Oil
- 1 tablespoon Jojoba Oil
- 36 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
- 36 drops Vanilla Absolute Oil
- 8 oz glass mason jar
Step 1: Place shea butter in a mixing bowl
Step 2: Add argan oil
Step 3: Add jojoba oil
Step 4: Add Peppermint essential oil
Step 5: Add Vanilla absolute oil
Step 6: Mash all ingredient together with a fork
Step 7: Mix with a handheld mixer for about 3 minutes until the oils are whipped together and fluffy
Step 8: Transfer to the mason jar and place on the lid
To Use: Take a small scoop of butter and apply it to the skin as desired. This recipe is at a 2% dilution. Best if used within 6 months of making. Keep in a cool environment and out of the sun.
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