
Whipped Body Butter Recipe: Natural Winter Skin Care for Dry Skin Relief
Don’t let dry skin leave your skin a raw, itchy mess this winter. Nourish it naturally instead with this hydrating whipped body butter recipe! This recipe for whipped body butter is the perfect addition to your winter skin care routine for natural, dry skin relief. It’s also the perfect skin care recipe for your self care routine, and the second in a my series of self care recipes. Keep reading to learn how to make this rich, skin conditioning whipped body butter recipe scented with an all-natural lemon creme fragrance oil.
Tips for Hydrating Dry Skin this Winter
I’ve always had sensitive, and often eczema prone skin — ever since I was a child. Now that my skin is also in that delightful “maturing” stage, I have to use a moisturizer throughout the winter months. Otherwise I’m likely to scratch my skin raw. Of course, there are other steps I take as well, help my skin stay hydrated throughout the colder months.
- Choose a rich body butter with natural ingredients, over lotions comprised primarily of water, to hydrate skin and help lock in moisture. (My whipped body butter recipe is an excellent choice!)
- Avoid products with ingredients that can dry skin out further. These include perfumes, clays, charcoal, salicylic acid and certain essential oils, such as tea tree oil.
- Drink more water to hydrate skin from the inside out. While it’s common advice to drink the equivalent of a half gallon of water a day, this isn’t necessarily true for everyone. The new rule of thumb is drink when you feel thirsty. So if winter leaves you feeling parched, reach for an extra bottle of water. Urine should be light yellow or clear if you’re staying properly hydrated.
- Some websites recommend using petroleum jelly, or mineral oil, to lock in moisture. The problem with this is that it’s usually created from a petroleum by product. (Ew.) Plus, it doesn’t allow skin to breathe. If you really need a solid skin protectant, try natural skin care products with beeswax or lanolin instead. (My winter hand salve recipe is an easy recipe for winter skin care that uses one or both of these natural ingredients.)
- Skip the hot showers and try warm baths instead. Not only is the cooler water is more gentle and skin, but you can add any number of skin soothing or moisturizing skin care products to your bath water. A long soak in an oatmeal or homemade milk bath is great at soothing dry, itchy skin. While bath melts naturally condition and help hydrate dry skin so if feels soft and nourished. (Be sure to try my natural aloe vera bath melts recipe for dry skin relief!)
- Opt for a natural handcrafted soap formulated specifically for winter skin care. This Brazilian triple butter soap recipe for dry skin and eczema is my favorite for natural, winter skin care. It won’t strip skin of beneficial oils, and it’s unscented so it’s perfect for even the most sensitive skin.
- Both gas and electric heat can strip moisture from the air. Using a humidifier in your home can reintroduce the moisture lost from these utilities when set at 60%.
Formulating The Best DIY Whipped Body Butter for Dry Skin Relief
Unlike other recipes for whipped body butter, my homemade whipped body butter recipe omits coconut oil, which can cause breakouts, and opts for a carrier oil more favorable to dry skin if you have issues with acne. Sweet almond oil is not only excellent for dry skin relief, it is also suitable for all skin types including maturing skin, sensitive skin, normal skin and even oily skin.
However, if you have a nut allergy, avocado oil or olive oil are both deeply nourishing oils for dry skin. Alternately, if you prefer a less greasy whipped body butter that absorbs more quickly, try a “dry” carrier oil, which has quicker absorption rates, such as rosehip seed oil — my favorite for mature skin! — avocado oil, camelina oil, grapeseed, safflower and sunflower oil.
(To learn more about carrier oils and their benefits in skin care, check out the book, Carrier Oils: A beginner’s guide to using over 40 carrier oils in bath and beauty recipes. You can read it for free with kindle unlimited.)
Additionally, unlike those simple 3-ingredient whipped body butter recipes, my whipped body recipe is emulsified. Formulated with the addition of a vegetable based emulsifying wax, my recipe for whipped body butter absorbs more quickly than traditional recipes. It also has a higher melting point. Not only is this helpful if need a rich moisturizer during warmer months, it also means your whipped butters hold their shape better than their predecessors. A plus if you’re making natural skin care recipes to sell online or at craft fairs.
Like an emulsified sugar scrub recipe, this does not mean my recipe for homemade whipped body butters contains water. It does not. Therefore, you skip the preservative for a winter skin care recipe that’s easy to execute.
Finally, while synthetic fragrances can irritate sensitive skin, there are natural fragrances you can try if fragrance is your thing. In keeping with the natural skin care theme for my whipped body butter recipe, I chose an all natural Lemon Creme fragrance oil from Nature’s Oil. Made using only natural ingredients, this fragrance is sweet, creamy! Think warm caramelized sugar and rich vanilla custard combined with fresh lemon zest.
Alternately you can also use your favorite essential oil blend for your skin type at .5% of the recipe weight. You can find an anti-aging essential oil blend, that’s also great for dry skin, via my natural exfoliating body polish recipe. (Psst. This is another fab recipes for both self care and winter skin care.)
Lemon Creme Whipped Body Butter Recipe
© Rebecca D. Dillon
Ingredients:
6 oz. roasted cocoa butter wafers
6 oz. refined shea butter
1 oz. sweet almond oil, or other carrier oil of choice
1 oz. vegetable-based emulsifying wax
.15 oz. natural Lemon Creme fragrance oil, or .05 oz. essential oil(s)
3-5 drops non-GMO vitamin E oil
Tools for making homemade whipped body butter:
It’s pretty easy to make my whipped body butter recipe. However you will need a few tools to get the job done. These include the following:
- digital kitchen scale
- immersion blender with whisk attachment, or mixer of choice
- large glass bowl
- utensil for mixing
- double boiler or microwave
Instructions:
To make this natural whipped body butter recipe, begin by using a digital to scale to weigh out the vegetable-based emulsifying wax, cocoa butter wafers and shea butter. Heat either in a double boiler, or at 30% powder in the microwave, until completely melted.
Once these ingredients for your whipped body butter recipe have melted, remove from heat. Combine in a large glass bowl. Then weigh out the sweet almond oil and fragrance oil, and stir into the melted butters and wax.
Follow with several drops of vitamin E oil and stir well, ensuring all the ingredients are evenly incorporated throughout the body butter mixture. (You may use either an immersion blender or a utensil of your choice for this step.)
Now place the body butter in your refrigerator to cool. You’ll remove the body butter from the refrigerator once it starts to look opaque.
After you’ve taken the body butter out of the refrigerator, you can now whip some air into it! Use the whisk attachment on an immersion blender for a more dense whipped body butter. For an extra fluffy, whipped body butter, try using either a hand blender or a KitchenAid stand mixer.
Whip the body butter to your desired fluffiness. However, be sure not to over whip your whipped body butter as the heat from mixing can cause it to deflate.
If your body butter doesn’t seem to be doing much, it could be it’s still a bit too warm. In this case, simply allow the body butter to cool for a little while longer, then try again. For faster cooling times, you can also place the body butter into the freezer for 5-10 minutes, as needed.
Finally, spoon your whipped body butter into containers of your choice. The number of containers you’ll need depends largely on how much air you whipped into your body butters. I used the whisk attachment on a my immersion blender for whipping and was able to fill 3-4 low profile 4 oz. jars. (I got my containers from SKS Bottle & Packaging.)
If desired, you can label your containers of whipped body butter to keep track of the contents, or to give them as homemade gifts.
Hydrate your dry skin with this natural whipped body butter recipe with essential oils for the perfect addition to your winter skin care routine for dry skin relief.Whipped Body Butter Recipe with Essential Oils
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More Whipped Body Butter Recipes
Now that you’ve tried my lemon creme whipped body butter recipe, also be sure to check out my chocolate mint lip scrub recipe for relief of dry or chapped lips. It’s the first in this year’s series of self care posts. And be sure to download my free printable self care journal. It’s perfectly sized for your Happy Planner and it even comes with printable skin care recipe cards!
Or try one of these other, amazing homemade whipped body butter recipes for dry skin care this winter.
- Natural Whipped Vanilla Body Butter Recipe
- Whipped Body Butter Soufflé Recipe
- Cucumber Bergamot Whipped Hand Cream Recipe
- Unicorn Whipped Body Butter Recipe
- Soothing Moisture Whip Recipe for Dry Skin
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11 Comments
Cari
January 7, 2020 at 11:51 am
Thanks for the easy recipe! This must smell amazing with that scent. Yum!
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
January 7, 2020 at 3:13 pm
I love this! Body butter is so dreamy and makes your skin so soft… and it saves so much money to make your own!
Josiah – DIY Thrill
January 7, 2020 at 4:29 pm
What a great idea!
Michelle
January 8, 2020 at 6:44 pm
I bet this smells amazing! It sounds like it would be wonderful for winter skin. My hands are always the worst during the winter.
Christie
October 26, 2020 at 5:30 pm
This sounds and looks so luxurious! I actually need this right now as my hands are feeling tight and dry!
Tyler
December 25, 2020 at 10:08 pm
Could you use beeswax instead? I would like to try this recipe but I only have that on hand.
Rebecca D. Dillon
December 28, 2020 at 2:25 pm
Beeswax will change the consistency some. I’m not sure how it will work in this recipe as a sub. Beeswax however does has a higher melting point. Therefore should you try it, reduce the amount of wax by 24% if using beeswax.
Sandra
January 16, 2021 at 4:59 pm
Hi
Can I ask how much does this make ?
Thanks!
Rebecca D. Dillon
January 19, 2021 at 12:09 pm
About 14.15 oz. by weight.
Simone Bedasee
October 30, 2021 at 5:26 am
This recipes looks great! I have 2 questions.
1. Does this melt at higher temps
2. Does is solidify or get harder in colder temps ?
Thanks!
Rebecca D. Dillon
November 2, 2021 at 7:48 pm
It doesn’t melt at normal warm temperatures. I’m sure there will be some melting if it’s sitting out in summer heat. However, it’s not going to melt as much as most body butters due to the formulation. In cold temps it does thicken more, which is typical of a natural product. However, it easily melts onto skin due to body temperature.
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