This is AMAZING homemade
lotion!! Christy found this recipe on a blog and decided she wanted to make it.
Each of us girls has a cute jar that we re-scoop more whipped lotion into once
we’re finished. It looks like frosting and I want to dip my finger through it
and eat it. One great thing I have noticed is that when I apply it either at
night or in the morning I scoop some and lather in my hand. It will start to
melt just from the ingredients from the Shea Butter and other oils that have
solidified due to the colder temperatures.
As long as you don't add a
product that has a water base this whipped lotion will last out of the fridge
for one month.
Don't feel you have to follow this to the letter. I read that you shouldn't use more than 40% of the total recipe in liquid oil (olive oil, jojoba oil, etc)--Shea butter and coconut oil are solids at room temp so they don't count toward that.
The feeling of this lotion is like...frosting! Which is perfect for the super dry weather here in Arizona. In the winters my skin get so dry from the drastic weather changes from high 70’s in the day and low 40’s at night. I have had a hard time finding lotions that aren’t going to clog my pores and over powered by the perfumes. It's an interesting blend of whipped/light and fluffy and heavy. I LOVE it!! I also love that I know exactly what's in it and what's going on our skin. I've been trying to be more conscious to the idea that if you can't eat it you shouldn't put it on your body. Your skin is your largest organ.
Whipped Shea Butter for Hair and Skin
Makes about 4 cups
6-8 oz organic unrefined Shea butter (We get it from Butters-N-Bars)
1/2 cup organic coconut oil (you can get this at natural grocery stores or online here)
2 tablespoons organic olive oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch (this gives it a less greasy feel on your skin)
1/2 teaspoon of Thieves essential oil (Immune Strength) (rule of thumb: if you can't ingest it, don't use it on your skin)
Scoop the shea butter into a glass Pyrex measuring cup or glass bowl.
Melt in microwave (gentle heat, don't boil!) I use 1 min 30 sec, power 5 on my micro. The reason for gentle heat and only 5 min in the fridge is because the Shea will get a bit gritty if you over heat/cool it. Not that big of a deal really--the 'grit' will melt in your hands like the rest of it.
Add in the coconut oil, olive oil, and cornstarch and whisk until incorporated and fully melted. The heat of the Shea butter will melt the coconut oil.
Pour mixture into bowl of your stand mixer. Use the whisk attachment. Turn mixer on level 6 and whip for 15-20 minutes until it begins to 'trace' (Some people describe the "trace" as a little mound of soap that takes a second or two to disappear back into the mix. You can see the whisk leaving lines/tiny ropes across the top of the mixture). Don't stress about this idea--if it's whipped 20 minutes you're fine!
Take the bowl off the mixer and stick it in the fridge for 5 minutes.
Take it back out and back onto the mixer. Mix on level 10 for another 15-20 minutes. Add essential oil and mix another minute or two. You're done! Scoop your mixture into glass containers. (Use Pyrex or Anchor 2 cup glass bowls with rubber lids)
Shea Butter from Butters-N-Bars--this is the before pic
Afterwards-- Looks like frosting or whipped cream doesn't
it? Beautiful!
