“Homemade whipped body butter that will leave your skin soft, glowing and moisturized! So easy to make and smells like vanilla buttercream!!”
Remember when I told you guys on facebook that I was going to start posting a few homemade, DIY recipes on this site? Well that day is today!
Here’s a lil secret about me. I pretty much make 95 % of all of my household and beauty products from dishwasher pods to various medicines. I’ve always been fascinated with all things DIY.
Not because I’m some kind of Amish, tree hugging, penny pincher person. (No shade, if you’re one of those) The truth is that some homemade stuff just WORKS BETTER ….for half the price…. and minus all the unnecessary chemicals.
How is that not an epic win!!? But we’ll get into that a lil later though. Don’t get me started.
Today it’s all about this homemade whipped body butter that smells like vanilla buttercream frosting or birthday cake or doughnuts if you ask my son!
My husband is always telling me how soft my skin is and you know how I always respond? I say “It’s that buttah baby!” in a low, deep sexy voice
It’s so true though. I can’t even tell you the last time I purchased lotion. Lotion does NOTHING for my skin that lasts longer than a few minutes. But butters!! Oh yes, the butters is where it’s at.
And oh how I lerrrrrv this homemade whipped body butter!! It’s so soft, creamy, and just melts into the skin so beautifully. My skin really drinks this stuff right on up and it leaves it looking and feeling so soft and silky.
I even got rid of my eczema using a tea tree lavender body butter I made last year. (recipe coming)
If you want soft and supple skin (you like supple right? Supple is good. And it’s kinda fun to say) then you need to come on over to the homemade body butter side.
Have you ever made your own body butter? If not you’re gonna love how easy it is. I really enjoy making different scents and playing around with different butters and oils. Pretty addictive!
This is one of my favorite combinations that uses shea butter, cocoa butter, almond oil and coconut oil.
For the fragrances I’m using P & J’s Snickerdoodle and Brown Sugar. These too combined creates the perfect vanilla buttercream scent.
Normally I use essential oils in my body butter just to keep it 100% natural but sometimes I just feel kinda over the whole “herbalish” smelling scents and want to smell like something different.
This vanilla buttercream scent is one of my favorites.
Some dessert scented body products can smell really “childish” and too sweet but this combination smells so warm, playful and inviting.
I get a lot of compliments on it.
Watch me make this Whipped Body Butter (Vanilla Buttercream) Recipe from start to finish!
Whipped Body Butter (Vanilla Buttercream)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shea butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa butter
- 2 tablespoons almond oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 15 drops Snickerdoodle fragrance oil P & J premium fragrance oil
- 15 drops Brown Sugar fragrance oil P & J premium fragrance oil
Instructions
- In a double boiler, melt shea butter and cocoa butter.
- Stir in almond oil and coconut oil.
- Stir until the coconut oil has melted.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in fragrance (I use 15-20 drops of each. Use more or less depending on how mild or strong you want your fragrance.) See note!
- Let mixture set until solid.
- Using a hand mixer, mix until whipped and fluffy.
- Store in a jar at room temperature.
Video
Notes
Can you substitute almond oil for another carrier oil?
Hello, can I use fragrance oils on my natural kinky hair?
Where do I buy pure raw shea butter from? I don’t think I trust buying it from Amazon.
I like Etsy.
Just ordered all the ingredients. Can’t wait to make this!!!!
120 drops from the bottle?
Thanks for making this printable. I found other recipes, I was looking for yours as I remember loving the scent combo you used. All the other recipes were not printable and who writes recipes anymore. LOL Thanks so much.
Where did you purchase the glass jar ?
How many does this make?
I’ve followed the steps above but my whipped shea butter becomes very firm after I bottle my product? I’m not sure what’s going wrong.
This recipe looks awesome and so simple thank you-I am definitely trying this today! Have you thought of adding some vegetable glycerin to help lock in moisture and make this amazing butter super charged?
Mine won’t whip… did I use a wrong ingredient? I’ll keep trying to use my hand mixer but it doesn’t seem to get any better.
Can you make this without the cocoa butter? I’m allergic to it.
Mango butter is a great alternative
Does this whipped body lotion have to be in the refrigerator?
I have made 2 batches of this by now, because my family robbed me of the first one. My cousin just called me to say that she massaged it on her feet and wore socks overnight; she woke up to baby feet!!!
I tweaked my 2nd batch by adding a little bit of beeswax and arrowroot powder to make the butter a little stiffer (mine melted immediately when entering in contact with my skin). I am still working on tweaking the recipe, but I love it so much- THANK YOU!!!
Is there a different oil that can be used other than coconut oil?
Are you using u refine shea butter ? Also what brand do you use?
My recipe comes out whipped but hardens after a day. What am i doing wrond?
Where did you store it?
Where should this be stored in order to keep it whipped!
Hi. If i wanted to use essential oils, how many drops would you reccomend in this recipe?
How long does it keep and is it safe for toddlers
How long is this good for? Thank you for the recipe
Where did you purchase your ingredients?
Amazon
Hi, nice recipe. I am from India. When can I apply this cream. I mean after shower or during bed time .
I love making whipped butters. I can’t wait to try this one! What size jar do I need? I measure everything by grams I have to convert everything ????worth it though lol. . I hope you may consider using G or ml etc beside the ounces. Haa omg I love vanilla bc! I mix it in my coffee scrub yummy ????
hi… just curios – does this butter harden after sitting for awhile? I just made a different recipe that is similar but ass different butters and after setting up it’s hard as a rock. It does melt on contact with the skin but I was hoping for the whipped butter look and feel.
Thanks,
If you use a lot of cocoa butter it will get really hard.
This looks so good! Time to start making my buttas again lol
I followed this recipe last night. The results were fantastic! I appreciate the fragrance recommendation as well. Everyone in my family loves the smell. Thanks again!!
The direction are complete. Does not tell people to cool completely to a solid form and then whip with mixer until light & fluffy.
What does P & J stand for?
PandJtrafingcompany.com
You can purchase quite a few oils from them.
Its a brand of oils you can get it on Amazon
Where do you buy these magical butters? ????❤️ No seriously, I have really dry and itchy skin, I’d love to make this. Lotion does absolutely nothing for me:(
Try Etsy….there are so many people selling butters there.
How do your measure the firm butters (Like shea)? It can be hard to know what 1/2cup is when it won’t fit neatly into the measuring cups
I pack that baby in there! You can melt it down as well.
How long do they last on the counter?
My butter didn’t remain soft…. what am I doing wrong?
Can you use this in your hair?
Please share the brands for the indegredients. I am so glad to see this because I was just on Amazon looking for a nice body butter since I can’t find the guy that sold me some on the streets months ago .lol Thanks for sharing
Where did you get all of the ingredients?
How many jars this recipe can yield for 8oz jar? Thanx
Can not wait to make this. I love body butter.
I just seen this !! its a Must Do !!! Thank you ????
Hi! Such a great recipe. Just bought every single thing you used haha! I was wondering where you got your container though 🙂
Is there a specific brand of shea and cocoa butter that you use ? Where can I find the P &J oils? Lastly, the other oils you mentioned, rose lavender and juniper, do you use all three together or for individual whip butter scents?
Sorreeeeeeeee…didn’t watch the video before posting! Just did now. Looks like an awesome whipped recipe. Will try…ummm…but maybe with more flowery oils rather than the ‘cookie-ish’ ones. 🙂
Where does the ‘whipped’ come in???
Thank you so much…I’m gonna make it. Do you keep refrigerated?
Nope I leave it out on the counter.
Iv’e always wanted to know how to do this! Thank you so much for this!!
I love DIY whipped body butter. Make it all the time. Got to try these fragrances. Looking forward to your sharing more diy recipes.
Wowzer, I love butters but never thought of making them myself. Thank you so much I’m going to try this with the same scent.
My daughter has started making her own products. I’d be interested in your other posts like this!
Do you have to use a mixer to whip the butter to look like the pic ?
Thanks !