Lavender Body Butter
This gluten-free homemade Lavender Body Butter is so easy to make, right in your own kitchen! It’s the perfect addition to a calming night routine. It’s also the perfect gift idea for friends and family! {GF}
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 ounces 1x
- Category: How Tos
- Method: Stovetop
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/8 – 1/4 cup coconut oil (The more coconut oil you use, the more it will be a solid, almost bar-like, consistency. Make a few batches to see which you prefer.)
- 1/4 cup beeswax chunks or pellets
- 1 tsp glycerine
- Essential oils or extracts of choice, optional (Courtesy of the beeswax, this body butter has a delightful scent on its own)
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a glass jar that can withstand heat.
- Put the glass jar in the saucepan. Fill saucepan with water, high enough to be level with the amount of ingredients melting in the jar. Put a lid on the jar without screwing it shut. You will want it loose enough that some steam can escape but not so loose the ingredients don’t melt.
- Bring water to a boil, periodically removing the lid to stir the ingredients (I like to use a butter knife for this). Add more water, if necessary, to the saucepan.
- Once all ingredients are melted (the beeswax takes the longest to melt), pour mixture into glass jars and, once cooled, use as you would any other lotion.
Notes
- The mixture will be smooth and firm. I typically swipe the surface of the body butter around the edge of the jar with my finger and apply the small amount directly to my skin. A little bit of body butter will go a LONG way.
- Reduce the amount of coconut oil used if you want a slightly softer consistency.
- Break up the body butter with a table knife if you don’t want to swipe the surface to get the lotion.
Find it online: https://www.spiritedandthensome.com/lavender-body-butter/
