I've never been a fan of smothering loads of chemicals all over my body. I really try to keep my "beauty applications" to the bare minimum. To be honest, if I didn't have to wear beauty products I wouldn't. But alas, this is not the world we live in.
So instead, I like to find alternative 'as-natural-as-possible' ways to keep my skin and body moisturised. And the best way I've found doing this is if I know exactly what's in the products. Thus going homemade!
Try this body butter recipe.
Ingredients
- half a cup of shea butter
- quarter cup of coconut oil
Instructions
Melt the shea butter and coconut oil in a saucepan on a low heat. It should take a couple of minutes, not that long. Once melted together pour into a silicon mould or if you don't have one, just a regular plastic bowl. Place in the fridge to cool down. This takes roughly an hour. Once solid, beat the ingredients with a hand mixer until the mixture becomes fluffy. Transfer the mixture into a sealable container, use a spoon to scrape out the sides. Keep in a cool area.
And there you go, your very own inexpensive natural homemade body butter!
