DIY Shea Butter Soap
March 21, 2008
How to Make Shea Butter Soap
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Shea butter is organic, non toxic and unprocessed, and it can be used in cooking. As a moisturizer it is known to make an adult skin look and feel more resilient, and acts as a natural product rejuvenating, and is completely non-toxic for babies or people with skin conditions, like skin cracks and ulcers, small wounds, dry skin, eczema, dermatitis, and to sooth aching muscles. Because of the way shea butter restructures the skin, you can use it in the bath as your daily soap, to to help with stretch marks, and in anti-aging formulas. It is expensive to buy, and can be duplicated at home for less the cost.
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DIY Mango Body Butter
February 23, 2008
This is a fun recipe to make when you’ve got a bit of time to go slowly and melt the butters then whip for a nice consistency that’s easy to apply. You don’t have to use fragrance oil or essential oil but it’s always nice for a scented treat in the winter. Apply some to bare feet then put on socks before you hit the gym. The heat your body generates from working out will help your skin absorb the butter.
Mango Body Butter
Ingredients:
2 ozs cocoa butter (weighed)
2 ozs natural shea butter (weighed)
2 ozs mango butter (weighed)
1 teaspoon wheat germ oil
3 teaspoons apricot kernel oil
1 teaspoon beeswax pearls
Mango fragrance oil (or any fragrance oil)
1/4 teaspoon Vit E. (optional, as a preservative)
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