I’ll share how to make DIY Shea butter soap recipes 2 different ways:  the melt and pour process with a soap base, and the cold process. I’ll be explaining the benefits and pros and cons of each method. Method 1 – The Melt and Pour Process If you’re a beginner, this is the easiest, cleanest way to make soap. Usually, making soap requires working with lye, a strong alkaline solution. It’s a bit complicated and can be hazardous, so it requires safety gear. In the melt and pour process, the soap base has already gone through saponification (simply put: heating…

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Made without beeswax, this vegan, creamy lip butter recipe with shea butter is the stuff of dreams, infused with all the natural goodness of—wait for it—maple syrup! Since I’m living in Montreal, Canada, I couldn’t resist but to use maple syrup as we have an abundance of it in Quebec. With the change of season, fluctuating temperatures, and wind that dries up your lips. Do yourself a favor and repair the flaky dry lips with this luscious, deeply hydrating, whipped lip butter recipe! Say hello to soft, hydrated lips with this creamy and moisturizing lip butter recipe. What is a…

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You see those white little dots in your shea butter and it feels gritty and grainy? The good news is that grainy shea butter is very easily fixable. It involves remelting grainy shea butter with a double boiler and doesn’t require a lot of time or effort. I’ll also be talking about how to prevent grainy shea butter all together in this blog post. Shea butter is hands down one of nature’s best beauty offerings –  where else can you find so many amazing skins benefits all wrapped up in a single ingredient? I absolutely love incorporating it in my…

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Here is a collection of 24 easy shea butter recipes you can make in your kitchen that I have created over the years.  One of the best natural skin moisturizers, shea butter is nothing short of a miracle for all homemade beauty recipes. You’ve bought some shea butter and wonder what to do and make with it? Well, you have come to the right place to can get those crafty juicy wheels turning! Shea butter is called “Mother Nature’s Conditioner” because of its deep moisturizing and softening properties. Also nicknamed “women’s gold” because it has been used by African women…

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Let’s learn how to make chapstick with shea butter with only 2 ingredients today! My chapstick recipe is guaranteed to take you less than 10 minutes to make. Using this regularly will deeply hydrate your lips, leaving them soft, supple, and utterly kissable. Whether I want to give my chapped lips a little TLC, or look a little put-together for a quick grocery run, or want my matte lipstick to last longer without cracking, I automatically reach out for my trusty homemade chapstick. One other benefit of making your own lip balm is that is it very cost-efficient and makes…

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Do you ever feel like your skin is so parched, that body lotions just don’t seem enough to rehydrate it? Well, this is when I whip out (quite literally) my DIY whipped body butter recipe! It has only 4 ingredients, shea butter, safflower oil, vegetable glycerin, and arrowroot powder. The arrowroot powder helps to reduce greasiness and the vegetable glycerin is optional but helps with soothing skin irritation and is a humectant, which means it helps to preserve moisture. I’ve also included of my favorite essential oil blend with lavender, patchouli, howood, and rosewood essential oil if you would like…

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I’ve recently discovered Ucuuba butter which is a rare seed butter made from the ucuuba plant of South America. The plant is also known as baboonwood and wild nutmeg. It is most prominent in the Amazon river basin, but is also found throughout the wetlands of Central and South America. This uccuba butter is brown and has a specific sweet yet nutty smell. It is made from the seeds of this versatile plant can be used on both the skin and hair. Benefits of ucuuba butter The ucuuba plant has been used in indigenous medicine for treating ailments ranging from…

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Once you have made my mango body butter recipe below, I think you will have trouble making anything else….This mango body butter melts right away on contact with your skin, leaving it silky smooth and not greasy. Mango butter  is a powerful and natural ingredient in body butter recipes and perfect for dry or sunburned skins. It moisturizes and nourishes the skin almost instantly and is frequently used with or as a substitute for cocoa and shea butter. I’m sorry to disappoint you but mango butter does not smell like mangos! The reason is that the mango comes from the seed…

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When I started making my own body butter and cream 15 years ago, one of my struggles was to find out how to make body butter less greasy. Often my legs would end up looking way too shiny and greasy. Through the years, I learned tips to make creams and body butter less greasy and heavy on the skin, which I will share and discuss in this blog post. As someone with dry skin, I cannot skip a day without applying body butter and body cream. They’re my only hope at keeping the dryness at bay, especially during the harsh…

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