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Mint Chocolate Body Butter

Chocolate Mint Body Butter

Soothe your winter skin with this simple Homemade Chocolate Mint Body Butter. It looks like frosting, smells wonderfully relaxing, and will make your skin so soft!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 100 g
Author: A D

Ingredients

  • 45 g Shea Butter
  • 10 g Cocoa Butter
  • 2 g Beeswax
  • 30 g Jojoba Oil
  • 1 g Vitamin E Oil
  • 1 g Peppermint Essential Oil
  • 6 g Coco caprylate/caprate
  • 1 g Cocoa Powder
  • 4 g Arrowroot Powder

Instructions

  • Weigh out all your ingredients.
  • Melt butters and wax in a water bath or over a bain-marie until just melted.
  • Slowly add oils into melted butters, and mix gently. This gradual addition of ingredients reduces the need to heat the more heat-sensitive botanical oil ingredients at the start.
  • Start cooling down your blend in a cold-water bath. When under 40 degrees, add Vitamin E oil and peppermint essential oil.
  • Continue stirring gently in cold/ice water bath until an opaque/milky blend is observed. This is the point when oils, butters, and waxes are completely mixed and there is a low risk of separation of these ingredients in the final product. 
  • Start whipping your mixture until fluffy. 
  • Mix in arrowroot powder and cocoa powder properly.
  • Distribute into the jars.

Notes

  • If you decide to whip your butter to be fluffier, and lighter, put the whole blend into the fridge for 10-15 minutes to cool down completely. 
  • For the next stage, the blend must not be too hard nor too soft either.
  • Remove from the fridge and start whipping with a mini whisk or cappuccino frother for a few minutes and see if the structure is forming. If the body butter is too hard to whip, leave it to adjust to room temperature. If it is too soft, put it back into the fridge and wait a bit longer. Keep whipping for a few minutes until your desired texture is achieved. The final texture must be soft, glossy, and without lumps.
  • Once you are happy with the texture, stir in the arrowroot powder thoroughly. Then, decant the butter into containers. Ensure it is cool, then lid.
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