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Make Your Own Coco-Mango Body Butter Lotion

December 29, 2011

Make you own Coco-Mango body butter lotion!

There are unlimited possible combinations that you can use to make your own body butter lotions. These are some general instruction ideas; but you can change this around to create your own special blends.

What you'll need:

- 4.5 oz. of unrefined shea butter

- 4.5 oz. virgin coconut oil

- 4 oz. mango butter

- 2 oz. grape seed oil, virgin coconut oil, neem oil. shea nut oil, or a combination of these or other natural oils.

- 1 oz. of vitamin E oil

- Fragrance oil

Heat the mango butter until melted in hot water bath or in microwave for 30 second intervals. Add the shea butter, virgin coconut oil, and oils to the melted oil. Place in the microwave to soften, but not melt all the way. Mix in a blender on low. Once that is done, you can then turn your mixer on high and let it whip. Once completely mixed add fragrance and mix by hand until blended and then mix on high until all blended.

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A Little About Virgin Coconut Oil

December 29, 2011

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Make Your Own Natural Shea Butter Lotion

December 29, 2011

Make you own natural shea butter lotion!

There are unlimited possible combinations that you can use to make your own shea butter lotion. These are some general instruction ideas; but you can change this around to create your own special blends.

What you'll need:

- 1 lb. or 80% of unrefined shea butter

- 3 oz. or 19% grape seed oil, virgin coconut oil, neem oil. shea nut oil, or a combination of these or other natural oils.

- 1 oz. or 1% of vitamin E oil

- Fragrance oil

Put all your ingredients tog...

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Whipping Shea Butter

December 29, 2011

Whipping Shea Butter

You can give shea butter a creamier texture by whipping it. You end up with much more volume than the shea butter that is not whipped. And because shea butter has such powerful healing properties, your whipped shea butter will still give your skin the best treatment available anywhere.

Here's what to do:

To whip it properly your going to need to have a more liquid base to mix with the shea butter. You can dilute your shea butter with coconut oil, jojoba oil, or grape seed o...

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Melting Shea Butter

December 29, 2011

Melting Shea Butter with a hot water bath

Shea Butter

Items needed:

- A thermometer to read temperatures between 60-170 degrees Fahrenheit

- A mixing bowl with a cover or a large zip lock bag

- A hot water bath (a large saucepan can work well for this)

- One wooden spoon

Step 1:

Fill a large pan with water to create your hot water bath. Heat the bath of water on a stove to between 140-160 Fahrenheit.

Step 2:

Place the mixing bowl (or large zip lock bag) containing shea butter in the hot water bath and cover wit...

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What is the Difference Between White & Yellow Shea Butter?

December 29, 2011

There are many variables that determine whether shea butter is white or yellow

- It can be the season in which the Shea nuts are picked or the fatty acid in the Shea nut itself.

- The general conclusion is that the color of Shea butter is most determined by how it is extracted from the Shea nut. If it is boiled or mixed for a longer period of time it normally has a lighter color. If it is mixed or boiled for a shorter period of time it normally has a greener or more yellow color.

- Either way t...

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