What Bath & Body Thing Have You Done Today?

[Zing]

I made Chocolate Chip Mint body butter. It went over really well last year as Christmas gifts. Cocoa butter, Shea, coconut oil, a vanilla infused jojoba/argan/apricot oil I made a couple months ago, and drops of peppermint EO. I love this stuff!! Ho Ho Ho everyone!!

Okay, first ho ho ho. So, ignorant guy here, what is a body butter? I make soap and lotion bars. And I make my beloved a foot balm which is basically a lotion bar BUT with more oil so it's more vaseline-y if that makes sense. I'm just asking because all those ingredients sound/smell good.

 

[Misschief]

Okay, first ho ho ho. So, ignorant guy here, what is a body butter? I make soap and lotion bars. And I make my beloved a foot balm which is basically a lotion bar BUT with more oil so it's more vaseline-y if that makes sense. I'm just asking because all those ingredients sound/smell good.

Body butter is, essentially, a very thick cream. It can be anhydrous (oils and butters melted together, then whipped) or an emulsified thick cream. Either way, it's thicker than a regular cream or lotion.

https://wholeelise.com/blog/whipped-body-butter/
https://wholeelise.com/blog/emulsified-body-butter-formula/

 

[AliOop]

To add to what @Misschief said, it is like a softer, creamier version of your lotion bar. You'd pretty much take your lotion bar recipe, eliminate the beeswax, and then whip it, whip it good.