How to Make Homemade Whipped Body Butter (Natural Recipe for Smooth, Glowing Skin)
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Whipped body butter – for deeply hydrated and soft skin
Body butter isn’t something you’ll find in the dairy aisle at your local supermarket. It’s a rich, whipped, 100% natural skin nourishment, made from oils extracted from beans and nuts that grow in sun-drenched regions—where skin needs the most care.
Mother Nature has given us many gifts, and skincare ingredients are certainly among them. Butters from shea, cocoa, mango, and coconut are deeply nourishing, helping to moisturize, protect, and restore the skin. It’s pure skin luxury—with no additives.
Personally, I use my homemade body butter as my everyday moisturizer. I massage it into my skin—both on my body and hands—right after a shower or whenever my skin needs a boost. A little goes a long way, and it keeps my skin feeling soft and hydrated all day.
It’s also wonderful for baby skin, eczema, and sunburned skin.
And the best part - it’s easy to make your own batch of this light, fluffy cream that melts beautifully into the skin.
This version of my body butter is especially luxurious. I’ve added arrowroot powder, which you can easily leave out, but it gives a beautiful silky finish.
Whipped Body Butter Recipe
Shea, cocoa, and mango butter make a deeply nourishing and hydrating combination, but you can easily use just one type of butter if you prefer. The butter portion should make up at least half of the recipe. Note that coconut oil is not a butter.
I personally prefer my oils as pure as possible and always choose unrefined, virgin, and organic ingredients.
Ingredients:
92 g liquid oil (e.g., apricot kernel oil or kukui oil – I prefer kukui for extra glow)
140 g butter (e.g., shea butter or mango butter, or a mix of both)
36 g coconut oil (virgin, organic)
15 g cocoa butter
7.5 g beeswax
5 g arrowroot (optional – adds a silky feel)
2 g silica (optional – gives a smoother-looking skin finish)
Essential oils (optional)
Option 1:
40 drops peppermint oil
20 drops rosemary oil
12 drops geranium oil
Option 2:
20 drops orange blossom (neroli)
35 drops grapefruit
19 drops palmarosa
Instructions:
Melt the mango butter, shea butter, cocoa butter, and beeswax over low heat until fully melted (around 70°C / 158°F). Stir well.
Remove from heat and stir in the kukui oil and coconut oil.
Cool quickly in the refrigerator for 20–30 minutes.
When the mixture is semi-solid (like thick pudding), add arrowroot, silica, and essential oils if using.
Whip with a hand mixer for 5–10 minutes until light, fluffy, and creamy.
Optional: Chill for 10 minutes and whip again for extra volume.
Return to the refrigerator and cool for 2–3 hours, until it begins to firm at the edges but is still soft in the center.
Add essential oils at this stage if you haven’t already (I personally don’t use them in this version).
Whip again for 5–10 minutes until airy and approximately doubled in volume.
Transfer to clean jars with lids.
Optional: Place back in the fridge for 10–15 minutes to help it set.
Shelf life
Stored in a cool, dry, and dark place, your body butter will keep for 6–8 months.