My dear friend Maike, natural beauty expert and founder of the botanical cosmetics brand CAPE Cosmetics shared her favourite DIY beuty recipe with us in her interview and gave us many helpful tips and inspiration about natural beauty.
Her favourite DIY beuaty recipe is an amazing whipped body butter with just a few ingredients: for the simplest version it’s only coconut oil and shea butter 1:1 and essential oils to your liking. The more complex – well, not really – version is coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, jojoba or sweet almond oil 1:1:1:1 approx. 1/3 cup each, plus 20-30 drops of essential oils. If you don’t like that little greasy feeling that we looooove, you can add 2 teaspoons of arrowroot powder.
Combine all ingredients except the essential oils in a pot or better a glass bowl over hot water, let them melt on medium heat while stirring constantly and remove from the heat to cool down. Move to the fridge and let cool for around an hour until it is starting to harden but still a little soft. Use a hand blender or mixer to whip for 5-10 minutes until the butter is fluffy. Add essential oils and whip for another minute. Store in a closed jar and enjoy!
MAIKE´S WHIPPED BODY BUTTER
Prep. Time: 1.30 h I Makes 350/400 ml glas jar
INGREDIENTS
- 80 ml / 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 80 ml / 1/3 cup shea butter
- 80 ml / 1/3 cup cocoa butter
- 80 ml / 1/3 cup jojoba oil or sweet almond oil
- 20 – 30 drops essential oils (for example for a relaxing evening ritual: lavender, ylang-ylang, cedarwood and for an energizing morning body cream: lemon, grapefruit, wild orange)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine all ingredients except the essential oils in a pot or better a glass bowl over hot water, let them melt on medium heat while stirring constantly and remove from the heat to cool down.
- Move to the fridge and let cool for around an hour until it is starting to harden but still a little soft.
- Use a hand blender or mixer to whip for 5-10 minutes until the butter is fluffy.
- Add essential oils and whip for another minute. Store in a closed jar and enjoy!
APPLICATION
Apply on all your body and give yourself a nice massage!
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?
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