{"id":1545,"date":"2021-04-15T15:19:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:33:05","slug":"how-to-make-body-butter-hand-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-make-body-butter-hand-cream","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Body Butter\/ Hand Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are, you are already using a branded body lotion as part of your beauty routine, maybe even several brands, but did you know that you can easily make your own body butter at home?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you are familiar with body lotions you may have noticed that they are not as effective in parts of your body that are usually more subject to dehydration: usually, the knees, elbows, feet and lower arms. And of course, we are all too aware of the need to keep our hands constantly hydrated, with all the hand washing we\u2019ve been grown accustomed to!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_612323fb11264.jpg\" alt=\"Image of body butter homemade\" width=\"487\" height=\"649\" title=\"\">\r\n<figcaption>Homemade body butter\/scrub<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br \/>That&#8217;s where the hands and body butter comes in. This is a well-known super-effective and long-lasting moisturiser that\u2019s easily obtained by combining solid and liquid fats, i.e oils and butters!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>150ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/craft-supplies\/body-care-supplies\/base-oils\/organic-unrefined-shea-butter\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Unrefined Shea Butter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>100ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/craft-supplies\/lip-balm-making\/lip-balm-base\/refined-coconut-carrier-oil\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Coconut Oil<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>50ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/craft-supplies\/soap-making-supplies\/body-butters\/refined-jojoba-carrier-oill\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Jojoba Oil<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>50ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/craft-supplies\/soap-making-supplies\/body-butters\/castor-oil\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Castor Oil<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>50ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/fragrance-oils\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Fragrance Oil<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 \u2013 Mix Your Base Ingredients In A Double Boiler<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For this you\u2019ll need to prepare a double-boiler or simply use a bowl or a heat resistant saucer and place it onto a pot of boiling water. Set the stove to a low heat and mix your base ingredients: add 150ml unrefined shea butter, 50ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/craft-supplies\/body-care-supplies\/base-oils-and-butters-for-body-care\/refined-jojoba-carrier-oil\">jojoba oil<\/a>, 100ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/fragrance-oils\/coconut\">coconut<\/a> oil and 50ml castor oil and stir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 \u2013 Add Water And Fragrance Oil<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once the ingredients are thoroughly combined, you should add 5 or 6 droplets of water to dilute the solution and then stir a little more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Time to add your <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/fragrance-oils-for-candle-making\/premium-fragrance-oils\/cosy-owl-premium-1-million-type-fragrance-oil\">fragrance oil<\/a>! If you\u2019re unsure, remember to check the <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-use-fragrance-oils\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">flash point<\/a> temperature of your chosen fragrance, so it won\u2019t disperse too quickly. If you\u2019re satisfied with the temperature, simply add 50ml fragrance oil and mix thoroughly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_612323fd468f9.jpg\" alt=\"Step by step instructions on how to make body butter \" title=\"\">\r\n<figcaption>Body butter <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-make-a-candle\">step-by-step<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/temperature-guidelines\">instructions<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 \u2013 Leave it Cool Down And Whisk<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Pour into a heat safe container and leave it to <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/glitters\/lake-blue-biodegradable\">cool<\/a>. If you prefer to speed up this process, you can place it into the refrigerator for about one hour. Once solidified, whisk your butter vigorously every 10 minutes, so you\u2019ll obtain a lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/fragrance-oils-for-candle-making\/all-fragrances\/french-vanilla-fragrance-oil\">creamy<\/a> texture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 \u2013 Pour And Enjoy!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now you can either pour into your container directly, or pour the mixture into a piping bag first, then pipe the cream mixture into the container to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/glitters\/heart-candle-glitter\">decorative<\/a> pattern on the top.It will look delicious and smell great, so please resist the temptation, it\u2019s not a <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/fragrance-oils-for-candle-making\/all-fragrances\/fudge-fragrance-oil\">dessert<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/img_612323fe8aba5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Top Tip &#8211; <\/strong>For best results, if you are using this purely for just body butter, rub it onto wet skin after a shower or a bath, as a hand\/elbow moisturiser, you can apply it directly on dry skin!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are, you are already using a branded body lotion as part of your beauty routine, maybe even several brands, but did you know that you can easily make your own body butter at home?\u00a0 If you are familiar with body lotions you may have noticed that they are not as effective in parts of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[680],"tags":[608,602,337,338,740,609,596],"class_list":["post-1545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-body-care","tag-bodybutter","tag-cosmetics","tag-crafts","tag-diy-hacks","tag-featured","tag-handcream","tag-how-to-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}