Get dry skin relief when you make your own whipped body butter recipe with 3 simple ingredients. Coconut oil, cocoa butter, and almond oil which are excellent for moisturizing and hydrating the skin. These ingredients help to replenish moisture in the skin and prevent dryness and flakiness.
Your skin is going to thank me! This homemade Body Butter Recipe is easy to make and helps moisturize winter skin. It feels good, smells good and makes a great DIY gift idea. 
Whipped Body Butter Recipe
Even the Pacific Northwest got a bit of that cold snap a week or so ago and although our air is usually pretty moist, it was DRY and COLD. My skin was itchy and dry, even though I was using my homemade sugar scrub in the shower. It certainly helped, but I think spending time in the pool was a double whammy with the weather. I’m much too delicate for such conditions.
What is Body Butter?
Body Butter is usually made with a combination of cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut oil or almond oil. It’s thicker than your typical body lotion meant to restore dry skin, especially problem dry areas, such as knees, elbows, and heels.
How to Make Whipped Body Butter
While at New Season’s I saw this cocoa butter, which instantly reminded me of hot summer days in Central Oregon when I was a teen. Yes, we used to slather it on for tanning oil. It came in a small bar and was made by Hershey. 
I also remember it being very moisturizing. Why not combine it with coconut oil and almond oil? I’m such a genius……that when I came home to google it……several people have already made body butter…. with these exact ingredients. It just goes to show there are NO original ideas. But it’s original to me and I’m loving it.
This Whipped Body Butter is GREASY and smells like chocolate……..but it soaks in quickly. I would use it at night if you’re wearing anything other than a sweatshirt and yoga pants like I do. I love the smell of cocoa butter, but if you don’t, just add a few drops of your favorite essential oil.
This would be a great DIY Holiday gift!
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So easy to make. The next time I make it, I won’t whip it so long.
My skin is happy again.
Homemade Whipped Body Butter
How to Make Body Butter
Easy to make 3 ingredient moisturizing body butter.
Materials
- 1 Cup Raw Cocoa Butter
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1/2 Cup Almond Oil
Tools
- Electric Hand Mixer
- Double boiler
Instructions
- Melt the cocoa butter and coconut oil in a double boiler. I used a large saucepan with my 4 cup pyrex glass measuring bowl, hooking the handle over the edge of the pot.
- When they are fully melted, remove from heat and add almond oil.
- Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours until it starts to harden, but still soft enough to poke your finger into.
- Use your hand mixer to whip until it resembles whipping cream.
- Fill your containers and enjoy!
Notes
- Add essential oils before whipping if desired.
- Apricot oil also works great.
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Amanda says
Can I use jojoba oil instead of almond oil?
Kim says
I’ve never tried it but I don’t see why not. I think it’s very forgiving for the type of oil you use. Let me know how it works.
Carol says
Can’t stand the smell of coconuts or chocolate! What can I replace them with?
Kim says
I’d probably look for a new recipe.
Rhonda says
What is the effect of whipping too long? In other words, how did you know you whipped it too long? What happens to it?
Oh and I bet sesame oil would be a good replacement for the almond oil if you wanted to keep the cocoa and coconut smell the most dominant. However, not the the toasted one found in the Asia section of a market! And according to Ayurveda, it is a good choice for winter skin.
Cheers!
Kim says
It’s not as creamy if you whip too long. It’s still good to use, it’s just harder to get out of the jar. And yes……Sesame oil would be GREAT!
Heather says
This looks amazing! How long does it last for?
Kim says
A little bit goes a long way! I would keep it in a cool place.
Leigh Anne Wilkes @YourHomebasedMom says
I love slathering my body in coconut oil every night! Need to try this combo too!
Ophelia says
I’m super excited to try this! Where would one buy cocoa butter? And the other ingridents are they the kind you buy at the grocery store?
Kim says
I found a tub (16oz) of cocoa butter at my local New Season’s in the beauty area.
Jelli says
I love making whipped body butters! I made one a few months ago that I used during pregnancy to combat stretch marks. The scent alone keeps me coming back to it. Like yours, the first time I made it I used almond oil, but it overpowered the chocolate scent, so the next time I used olive oil and it smelled divine! Thanks for sharing. Pinning!
Kim says
HA! So glad you’re excited! I love figuring out homemade beauty items!!
This is pretty fast to make, but sometimes the cocoa butter is hard to find.
Doreen Guilfoyle says
Oh my! I am going to buy these ingredients THIS weekend and whip up a few batches with my little girl. 🙂 Thank you!!!!! We could give these as Christmas presents to the women in the family!!! I love you!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe AND your labels, too! 🙂 Since our family has decided to whittle down the gift exchange to just the kids now, this would be a beautiful surprise! Oh, wait a minute… I’m going to make this for MOTHER’s DAY GIFTS, instead!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the inspiration! (I might be stretching it to think that I can make this in the next four days… with already time for just 5 hours of sleep a night, as it is. haha) Happy Holidays to you and your family! LOVE your blog! 🙂 (Whoops, I need to lay off the Holiday Pretzel Bites… too much chocolate here. hee hee)