DIY No Melt Body Butter
You can make this no melt body butter at home with simple ingredients. This formula is perfect for a non-greasy, yet hydrating feel. This body butter is emulsified, so it is stable in the heat. It is natural, and can be customized with the ingredients of your choice (though keep in mind some changes may affect the finished product).
Our formula includes some of our favorite ingredients that provide lasting hydration without sitting on top of the skin and leaving a greasy mess on everything you touch!
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Easy No Melt Body Butter
DIY No Melt Body Butter Recipe:
Natural No Melt Body Butter Recipe:
Heated water phase:
100.6g | 50.3% distilled water
30g | 15% vegetable glycerine
Heated oil phase:
8g | 4% Emulsifying Wax (Use Olivem 1000 if you prefer, but it can have a powdery feel/dry down)
18g | 19% sunflower oil (or other dry oil)
10g | 5% mango butter (can sub shea or cocoa butter, but it will effect the texture/scent a little)
12g | 6% cetyl alcohol
Cool down phase:
1.98g | 1.1% Geogard 221 Essential Oils (can customize blend - use EOCalc.com )
6 drops of Vitamin E
Bohemian Dream Essential Oil Scent 2.16g orange, .27g lavender, .27g patchouli
Midnight Sage Essential Oil Scent: Fir 1.62g, Juniper .4g, spearmint .13g, palmarosa .54g
Directions:
Combine the heated water phase in one heat safe container, and the heated oil phase in another heat safe container.
Heat both phases in separate containers in a double boiler on medium low heat untill fully melted and heated.
Combine both phases and pulse with a hand blender or mix/whisl by hand.
Let the mixture cool to around 100 degrees or below.
Mix in the preservative, essential oils, and vitamin e.
Mixture should be thick and able to be spooned or piped into a sealable container of your choice.
Let cool completely to room temperature before sealing.
Tips:
I used light and quickly absorbed oil and butter to ensure a light yet hydrating feel with no oily residue. if you change the oils or butters it can effect the absorbance and residue levels. Shea and cocoa butter can also impart a light to strong scent. I prefer mango for body products for no scent.
You an add luxury oils to this to make it very rich.
You can customize the scent with your own skin safe essential oil blend. Check on EO Calculator to ensure that your blend is within recommended limits.
You can use Olivem 1000 if you prefer to make it completely plant based. Olivem will create a powderey dry down, which I don’t prefer. The Emulsifying Wax will be more smooth and hydrating feeling.
You can use a synthetic preservative if you would prefer. Check your usage rates.