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Gingerbread Whipped Body Butter Recipe

Luxurious gingerbread whipped body butter moisturizes deeply and smells like your favorite Christmas cookie.
Course DIY Tutorials
Cuisine American
Keyword diy whipped body butter, whipped body butter recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 1
Author Lisa Bass
Cost 5

Equipment

  • Mixer

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shea butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract store-bought or homemade
  • 10 drops ginger essential oil
  • 5 drops clove essential oil
  • 5 drops cinnamon essential oil

Instructions

  • Put water in a pot and bring it to a boil. Place a heat-safe dish, like a glass bowl, on top to create a double boiler.
  • In the bowl, add shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, and olive oil.
  • Allow it to melt and then take it off the heat.
  • Add vanilla extract, ginger essential oil, clove essential oil, and cinnamon essential oils. Mix it up.
  • Stick it in the fridge or freezer until it becomes semi hard. You should still be able to stick your finger in it easily. It needs to be still slightly soft so you can whip it.
  • Place in mixer or in a bowl if using a hand mixer and whip up until nice and fluffy. It should start to turn a pale creamy color.
  • Place in glass containers. Usually, I use wide mouth 4 oz jelly jars, but I really like these lidded glass jars.

Notes

  • Rarely do I measure this, and it always turns out.
  • If you don’t have the ginger, clove, or cinnamon essential oil, you could swap it out for about a teaspoon of the dried spices. It will still smell delicious, but the color will be darker.