On Tuesday I shared 5 of my favorite ways to use coconut oil and one of them was as a moisturizer. You can rub it directly onto your dry skin or you can make whipped body butter and apply it. I prefer the whipped body butter because its smoother and feels softer going on. Plus, its super easy to make; like only two things and your done easy. Check out how to make this easy peasy whipped lavender body butter!
To make this body butter I used coconut oil [LouAna brand] and a few drops of Young Living Lavender essential oil. Scoop out your coconut oil into a cup and microwave it for 10-ish seconds. [I did 12 seconds because I’m weird and I like to use random times.] Scoop it out from your microwave safe cup and add it to your stand mixer [or use a hand mixer.] I added a few drops of my essential oil and then whipped it for 5 minutes.
Coconut oil starts out as a pale yellow-ish color and after you whip it it becomes fluffy and white. And oh so soft. I put it in a small bowl and then rubbed some on my hands. It is more oily then regular lotions but it also seems to last longer then most I’ve used. I have washed my hands multiple times since using it and they are still soft. [Which is saying a lot because my hands were super dry and cracked from the cold weather recently!]
And as promised, here is a little [real life] video showing off the freshly made body butter. [Complete with noisy kiddos in background and Ryley whining towards the end.] I hope you will give this body butter a try! And Ill share the whipped body wash recipe that I mentioned tomorrow.
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Kelly says
This looks great! I think I will try it tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing,
Kelly
Kim says
Has anyone had issues using this and th coconut oil causing drain issues? Like clogs
Kelley says
I never had any clogs when I used it in the shower. I just made sure to use hot water to wash it down.
Lee Caroline - A World of Inspiration says
What a great idea and simple recipe. I hopped over from “I Should Be Mopping The Floor”.
I will take a look around at some of your other recipes, the popcorn looks yummy. I am gluten free and possibly your popcorn recipe is too.
Lee 🙂
Kelley says
Thanks so much! Im not sure the popcorn is gluten free but Im sure it can be adapted very easily!
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
Oh man, my hands and my elbows could definitely use some moisturizing! Gotta try this. Pinning, and thanks for sharing this at Creativity Unleashed!
Kelly || Old Blue Silo says
This is soooo cool! I never thought about making beauty products in the kitchen 🙂
Love your little video, too. “It’s all organic, so don’t pay extra if you don’t have to…” <—– YES! Thank you. I get so tired of hearing that marketing scam to get people to pay more for certain items.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Kelley says
Haha! Thanks Kelly! Hope you try it out soon! 🙂
Amber says
question….how much coconut oil do you use for this? i want it to turn out right. it’s my first time trying this
Kelley says
I probably used half the container of coconut oil and a few drops of my essential oil.
Natalie says
Does this store well? I want to make this as a gift and ship it.
Kelley says
It does! Since its just coconut oil and essential oils, it stores and should ship well! Hope that helps 🙂
Shoshanna says
I have a good friend who just showed me this. I will definitely give it a try. (and the body wash too) I have eczema in a big way and it does not seem to be clearing up. So far the only thing I found that helps is Coconut Body Butter from Trader Joe’s so I hope to find this another option.
Kelley says
If that worked, then hopefully this will too! And if you have lavender essential oil, that is suppose to be really good for eczema too! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Shoshanna says
So far so good. I lost the recipe for a few days and recently found it again. This time it is bookmarked…. 🙂
My skin is soft and no more real heavy bumps and blisters. Thank you for the idea here. I did not get the brand of essential oil that you did as it was not available here but I think that it still seems to smell good and do the job of making me feel special.
Kelley says
So glad it has worked out!