Our skin needs a lot of care and moisture. Here you can find a recipe to make your own body butter with valuable ingredients:
Homemade body butter with shea butter, coconut oil, and vanilla
Ingredients:
- 60 g shea butter
- 30 g cocoa butter
- 5 g beeswax
- 20 g grape seed oil
- 20 g coconut oil
- a little vanilla oil
- soap mold
Instructions:
Melt the ingredients in a pot, add the vanilla oil at the end and stir well. Pour the mixture into a soap mold and let it harden. Done.
Application:
Use the body butter to moisturize the skin.
Extra info:
- Shea butter penetrates particularly well into the deepest layers of the skin and provides the skin cells with valuable nutrients. It has an anti-inflammatory effect, thanks to vitamin E it can inhibit the formation of wrinkles, has a skin-soothing effect, and improves the moisture balance.
- Cocoa butter strengthens the skin's own elasticity and provides the skin with moisture and lipids. It is naturally particularly stable and has a long shelf life.
- Beeswax is rich in vitamin A and supports the skin in cell regeneration. It helps to keep the skin firm and elastic, prevent wrinkles, and can also help against stretch marks.
- Grape seed oil is suitable for every skin type; it provides the skin with moisture, soothes irritated skin, and regulates impure skin with its antibacterial effect.
- Vanilla oil has a strong antioxidant and skin-smoothing effect
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