can I make a body butter without water but still use the stearic acid for the thickness and also can I use the ewax as well don't want to use water but want the creamy consistence...
You can make whipped body butter with oils and butters and without heating. It will be greasier than emulsified body butter, but in the winter, it works great.
We don't use either water or stearic acid in our body butters. We do add isopropyl myristate to help with absorption. You can use arrow root powder instead.