Let’s get rid of our crocodile skin ladies once and for all with this easy organic shea body butter recipe for dry skin! Shea butter is naturally rich in Vitamins A and E that help soothe, hydrate, and balance the skin. Mango butter has natural emollient, wound healing, and regenerative properties. You can substitute grapeseed oil with another carrier oil (that’s what I had in my kitchen today…) like almond oil, apricot kernel oil, jojoba oil, kukui oil.

Chamomile flower water is calming, soothing and Lavender essential oil helps healing little cuts and reduce the formation of scar tissues. Apply this shea body butter  all over your body after showering or only on elbows and knees with dry skin as needed.

Don’t you forget croc ladies…beauty is inside out: drink plenty of water, eat nourishing natural wholefoods and while I agree that hot showers certainly feel divine, your skin will thank you for turning down the hot knob a notch.

Shea Body Butter Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add the mango, shea butter and oil plus beeswax together in your double boiler on low heat until they are melted.
  • Then add the chamomile flower water.
  • Take the bowl off the heat and start whipping with an electric or manual mixer for a few minutes until the liquid becomes liquid cream.
  • Then add the essential oils if desired and stir.
  • Pour in a glass jar and let sit for a few hours. The butter will start to solidify and will soon be ready to use!
  • Use within 6 month. Yield 4 OZ.
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Eve Cabanel

I’m Eve, a DIY organic skincare recipe creator since 2010 that loves to make a big mess in the kitchen! I’ve embarked on a journey to empower women to ditch all the chemical-filled commercial beauty products and to share how to make your own organic beauty recipes at home towards a healthier lifestyle. Homemade face & body creams, body butter, lips balms, face masks, shampoos, and all-natural perfume will have no more secret for you! I am self-taught, read many books, and spend many hours in the kitchen creating brand new homemade beauty recipes. All my recipes are unique and are tested on humans! In 2016, I studied Aromatherapy and became certified by the School of Natural Health Sciences.

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  • Hi, I’d like to make this product but don’t have any floral waters at the moment. Could I use in place if the chamomile water the liquid from an herbal infusion, say roast tea or green tea with pomegranate, both if which I have? Would either of these work in place of floral water please?

  • Hi Eve, could I use Aloe vera gel instead of chamomile flower water and then use no preservative?

    • Hi Eleanor, aloe vera gel is much more unstable than chamomile flower water and would spoil more easily. Unless the aloe vera gel you buy includes potassium sorbate which is a preservative.

    • its not liquid, its hard to make a lotion or liquid recipe but I will post a recipe soon.

  • I applied this butter on my hands. The hands are oily/buttery (like if I applied a regular butter or olive oil on them). This butter doesn't penetrate into the skin. I will try to use it more. I just know if the product doesn't go into your skin it doesn't help.

    • Hi, try adding arrowroot powder so it removes the greasiness texture. Hope this helps!

  • hello i am very new to mixing and making my own oils but i am having a hard time with my fragrances, the coconut or the cocoa butter is all i ever smell.. what do you suggest??

    • Hi francine, you can get refined coconut and cocoa butter or deodorized butter that will have no scent. But its a shame as they won't have the same properties and will be stripped of the vitamins, nutrients etc.. for your skin. But if that's the only way you can start wearing homemade butters, then do it! Its better than wearing commercial body butter full of nasty chemicals :-)

    • @renee, because they are chemicals = danger for your health and not needed when you make small batches and don't use water in the recipe.
      Here are the dangerous list of chemicals to avoid:

      Methylisothiazolinone
      Parabens
      Phenoxyethanol
      Benzoic acid

  • Thank you so much for this Eve. If i use homemade aloe gel or homemade hydrosol for this, would it decrease the shelf life?

    • yes most likely because there would be contamination. You would need to keep it in the fridge and I don't think it would last more than a few weeks.

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