DOAPJ DIY: Homemade Body Butter

Hello, lovelies~ I was at home all day today, so I thought I’m gonna ‘cook’ a combination of beeswax and oil that I have lying around the house. I wanted to make a body cream/butter for Mr. G’s very dry heels that will helps moisturize it. Plus, I was kinda inspired to make a homemade body butter because of Lola’s theme this month, Natural Beauty. So, here is what I come up with!

Disregard the owl stickers, I just feel like placing it there, lol. Anyways, I browsed the net for the recipe and found this one. I used grapeseed oil because I read that it’s good for the skin because of its antioxidant property, but I’ll see how it goes. The ingredients I used are listed down below.

You’ll also need a blender or a mixer because the water is going to be combined with the oils and beeswax, hence the emulsification process. However, I start by brewing my green tea in hot water for about 2 minutes and let it cool while I melt the oils and beeswax.

While waiting for the tea to cool, I mixed the grapeseed oil and beeswax together in a microwave safe dish. I melt both of them for 3 minutes total in the microwave. Afterwards, I just pour it into a container that I use to blend.

Before pouring the tea into the oil mixture, I added a couple drops of essential oil to make the body butter a little fragrant. With a hand blender ready, I pour in the tea slowly in a fine stream into the oil mixture.

Remember to work a little faster or else the process of emulsification may end and they won’t combine. I experienced it and the water just floats there not wanting to combine. When this happens, I pop it in the microwave for a minute before trying to mix it again, but it doesn’t always work. Anyway, once all the tea is incorporated, you’ll get something like a cream consistency.

Once the desired consistency is achieved, I poured all of it into the the empty jars that I’ve washed and dried. On the picture below, you can see that the jar isn’t full. This is because I separate it into 3 batches to give it color, but it won’t incorporate with the oil. Probably because my coloring is water based, lol. I’ll try with a gel next time.

The consistency of this recipe resembles mayonaise and but it blends transparently onto the skin. I’ve tried it on my legs and I like the very moisturizing feel, but I don’t like to use it on my hands since it can feel a little too greasy. My hands and arms are not that dry, they’re of normal skin type.

I hope you enjoyed these types of DIY posts because I certainly had a great time making one. Do you have any homemade body lotion or body cream recipes? Let me know in the comments and until then, I’ll see you later~

P.S: The ratio of oil, beeswax and water is adjustable to your liking. If you don't mind a greasy finish, then put in more oil. If you want a lighter option, increase the amount of beeswax. ^_^