Make a shea butter almond oil body butter recipe for gorgeous skin! This shea butter body butter recipe uses only 2 main ingredients: shea butter and sweet almond oil! Sweet almond oil is one of the best oils to mix with shea butter because of its light and easily absorbable consistency. It’s not like the heavier oils such as coconut oil or olive oil that can rather leave a slight greasy coat on the skin/hair. To me, this shea butter almond oil body butter recipe is perfect with just two skin healing ingredients, however, you may add optional ingredients such as essential oils like the one I’ve listed below to Continue Reading
Whipped Shea Butter Recipe for Natural Hair
Shea Butter for Long Thick & Luscious Hair Here's another variation of whipped shea butter recipe for natural hair, which you can also use to moisturize skin! I've used safflower oil, which has a light consistency and won't grease up and weigh your hair down. Coconut oil is extremely good for taming down frizzy natural hair and dense dehydrated hair. It's also the best hair oil for hair growth! So slather some of this shea butter goodness on your scalp for longer, thicker and luscious hair growth! Aloe vera gel is good for oily haired people like me but it's also a good sealant so even if your natural hair Continue Reading
How to Make Your Own Lotion with Shea Butter At Home
You can make your own lotion with shea butter at home with absolutely no chemicals or preservatives but just natural ingredients! For my homemade shea butter lotions, I don’t even use beeswax or emulsifying wax (except for this one) and I still get a liquid lotion consistency. The most important step in making your own lotion with shea butter at home is adding the hydrosol at the right time in a slow steady stream while the oil mixture is blending on high speed. (more details in Method 2 down below) You can use a hand mixer or immersion blender but this recipe uses a food processor. You could also use a Continue Reading
DIY Shea Butter Face Cream for Silky Skin
My previous face cream recipe that I used to apply on my face every night was very simple: I just mixed lavender, geranium and tea tree essential oil in a small container full of pure aloe vera gel. I found this face cream to be very cooling and refreshing to tired skin but it was kinda drying, I have to admit. However, this diy shea butter face cream recipe will never dry out your face since it is made up of nourishing oils and fatty acid rich shea butter. I used both vanilla essential oil to make this shea butter face cream smell sweet and delicious but you can use any of your preferred essential oils or Continue Reading
DIY Shea Butter Hair Lotion for Natural Hair
A sweet scented homemade shea butter hair lotion is one of the best things you could ever make for your beautiful hair if you’re a DIY naturalista! It takes just a little time and few ingredients. This shea butter hair lotion recipe doesn’t include any type of chemicals so it’s great for hair of all types. It’s also not too greasy so it won’t weigh your hair down. With a high speed food processor, it turned out just right with its silky smooth consistency. If you want it to be thicker, feel free to add more shea butter or oils. Beautymunsta’s Ingredient Profile ➝ Avocado Oil – Avocado oil, derived from the Continue Reading