Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Recipe: Rose Body Butter


Moisturizing and soothing and fragrant. Oh my! Treat yourself to a little body butter.




Ingredients




2 tsps olive oil




4 tsps sunflower oil




2 tsps cocoa butter




2 tsps coconut oil




2 tsps beeswax




2 tsps stearic acid




4 drops tea rose essential oil




4 drops of grapefruit seed extract, vitamin E oil, or preservative of your choice.




Instructions:




Place the first olive oil, sunflower oil, cocoa butter, coconut oil, beeswax, and stearic acid in a measuring cup. Place in microwave and heat slowly until all ingredients are melted. Try to take the mixture out every 30 seconds and stir. Let mix cool for about 10 minutes, then add preservative andessential oil. Place in a clean container. Stir every 1/2 hour till mixture has a creamy consistency. Other essential oils or fragrance oils can be subsitituted for lavander.




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