I just want to say THANK YOU for not been selfish, sharing your recipes and your knowledge , You have become my virtual teacher. I am very grateful .I don't buy products in the store since the pandemic started. I am high risk 75 yrs old therefor I decided that to keep my sanity at home I need to do something to keep busy . I started following you and learned from you how to make my soaps and body butter, God bless you.
@@721serenity yes making your own butters is amazing also African black soap goes really well with the butters . Natural is the way to go not to mention you will save so much money ☺️ PRAISE GOD 🙏
Just a heads up, add the vitamin E when it's cooled down a bit. You lose the antioxidant effect if it's heated. And it doesn't preserve the oils as well.
Yes we should be using vitamin E for skin benefit and as an anti oxidant for our butters, it can slow rancidity if you use a more pure form . Look for T-50 mixed tocopherols. ❤️ The type of vitamin e oil used in this video is not an antioxidant for oil I am not sure about skin
Oh my! I love this. I just finished making it. I started yesterday. Then, I decided to put it in the freezer because you mentioned that you had to. Then I got crazy distracted. I thought my son wasn't going to need me for his RUclips video. He has a RUclips channel as well and well, instead of whipping my body butter, it sat in the freezer for hours while I followed him around our house, holding his boom mic while he filmed a Christmas Batman movie for his channel. 😂 Anyway, by the time I got it to, it was frozen, SOLID! My mixer barely scraped it. So I left it in the refrigerator overnight and then this morning let it come to room temp while I enjoyed my coffee. Then I whipped it up. I separated it into 2 batches and did 1/2 unscented and the other Peppermint. It's so luxurious. It seems like it's going to be oily, but it absorbs so much into my skin and feels so soft. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you all. If you want to see the Batman Christmas movie, ask, and I'll tell you his channel. (All my kids work together to make short films. They have a nice collection of their work. )
I've made this recipe now so many times, and I first shared it with family for Christmas. I got so many requests to make more, I decided to make it and take it to my shows. I offered sample jars with wooden sticks. Lots of people love it. Thank you for the recipe. ❤
Hi Ellen. This recipe looked so good. But not having the ingredients on hand, I decided to order product direct from you. Let me tell you what a wonderful experience that turned out to be! About two hours after placing my order I was notified the order was already processed! My order arrived a couple days later - about a week sooner than I expected! And I’m now enjoying not only your wonderful Whipped BODY BUTTER but also your delightful All Natural LIP BUTTER Balm. Thank you for all you do.
I wanted to say thank you for posting this recipe for body butter. I made it and it turned out great! I am visually impaired and I want to encourage others that if I can do it anyone can do it :-)
What a lovely product. Just as a note from making body butter for years, when it makes peaks, stop mixing because if you over mix it too much, eventually it will start to seize up and turn into a solid butter again. I've made that mistake the last two times I made it because my skills were getting rusty.
I made this lotion for the first time this evening, and my husband came into the kitchen and got all excited because he thought I was making a cream cheese onion dip we usually just have at parties, lol. He was a little disappointed but sure liked the feel of the lotion, lol. This was super easy to make, and I had a lot of fun making it. I messed up and accidentally ordered raw shea butter, so I'll need to use some strong eo's to help combat the scent of the shea. Thanks for your recipes and your great videos! 💜
I’ve been a Soap maker for 11 years now and sell locally in a store. I so I joy your videos. You share! Wish I would have shared more in my early years. Thanks and love your sweet personality! Wish you the best.
I love coconut oil in my BB. So many people don’t and they resist listening to me expressing my love for it🥥❤🥥 ❤ I want to share something I learned from a butter manufacturer , to heat my cocoa butter to melt than add my Shea butter and mango , then coconut since it melts at the lowest temp and cocoa butter is the highest melt point. After using residual heat to melt the butter add your liquid oil to cool the mixture. Using a warm water bath was directed but this is so time consuming, melting on low heat is fine. Doing this helps preserve the benefits of the butters, that high heats can damage.
Another winner, Ellen! I have been making Lotion Bars for almost a year and decided for winter to branch out and make body butter since the ingredients are similar, but the process intimidated me. I literally watch and re-watch your instructional videos until I feel confident with the process. First time making it this week and it turned out lovely. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with those of us who would have no idea how to do this otherwise! You are a blessing!!!
This video was such a delight. I made it last year and I’m rewatching and doing a large batch for myself and gifts. This was just perfect for the summer skin too! From the sun and sunscreen use, after a shower, this butter was pure pleasure to apply and let it sink in to my skin-head to toe. Thank you again for sharing this great video.
Just a lil note to add, if anyone is making their own body butter, u can also use Tapioca powder in place of the arrowroot and it will do the exact same thing which is take the greasiness out of the body butter. Happy making❤
I have both now , my tapioca powder just came in the mail today and I couldn’t remember what I bought it for lol , been researching body butter, lotions, deodorants, things like that the last couple of days so that’s why I couldn’t remember what I was gonna make with it . I guess you can use regular corn starch too if you don’t have arrowroot powder or tapioca powder but the arrowroot powder is a finer powder so better to use that … correct?
Tip for you - you can actually cut the shrink bands in half and still easily encase the threads of the lid and the top of your jars - saves a few pennies on packaging
Just made this last night... AMAZING!!! Feels awesome and def not greasy feeling! I've made body butter for years but didn't like how heavy/greasy it felt when I put it on. Thanks for solving my problem! My new favorite recipe!
It was such a coincidence that you used almost everything I wanted to put in my 1st batch in this recipe! (Except that I plan to use sweet Almond oil instead of grapeseed and I hadn't planned on using coconut oil... but I do have plenty on hand). Thank you so much! I was unsure of the percentages of each item to use so this was super useful! I'll just half all the ingredients in my batch and leave out the essential oils for now. Most essential oils aren't recommended during pregnancy.
I’m so glad I found you! This recipe looks awesome, I have all but the mango butter already. I make soap and I’ve been wanting to make lotions/body butters so thank you for posting this. I have liked and subscribed. You are very upbeat & pleasant, sister in Christ!❤
Thank you so much. I’ve been looking for a greaseless body butter. I’m going to make this right now. Can’t wait. I don’t like all that oily greasy stuff on my body. I’m so excited.
Hi Ellen! I made this recipe last night. It is so luxuriously rich and soothing. Thank you so much for the excellent video. I watched it as I was making the recipe. You gave such clear and easy to follow directions. I used lavender chamomile fragrance oil. It came out perfectly!! Thank you for all your help!
I just found you and watched your video what a special kind person you are to teach us …and your music is delightful … I don’t have any extra money to buy body butter because they are so expensive so I will try this. Wish me luck…
I'm definitely going to make this for myself. So tired of paying a ton of money for better quality hand creams that still have questionable ingredients. Thank you! ❤
@@Aquagirl-wf5ur I’ve being making my own butter now for 15 years and believe me it beats any of this creams that you by in stores with so much chemicals
HI Ellen. Thank you for sharing. I love your videos. to answer your question we say bergamot. the t is pronounced. big kisses from France. thank you again for your smile (you are radiant!) and for sharing your recipes.
Maybe just my Atlantic Canadian accent but I don't pronounce the T (kind of turns into an 'on' sound than and 'aunt' sound?) but the rest of it is pronounced the same way
This is an excellent, really easy recipe. Thank you. I gave this as gifts last year and my friends couldn't stop raving about how wonderful it was. I just saved this link so I can find you more easily because I'm going to make some again this year. I think I may try your emulsified recipe also.
Hello, I just added a triple body butter to my online store. This is the first-time making triple body butter; in the past, I just used shea butter. I'm glad I I used the mango and the cocoa butter; it is wonderful! Also, I always enjoy your videos. You are so good! Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend! Take Care!
@@EllenRuthSoap how do you ship this whipped product? My concern is that its temperature sensitive, if it melts it changes the texture consistency, it turns into a salve. Please and thank you for your help.
These look fabulous. I’m going to have to try this! After having lived in Hawaii, I fell in love with Kukui nut oil. I think I’d use that for my liquid oil. It’s wonderful!❤️
Made this recipe yesterday for the girls in my family. The texture is Heavenly! I think when I make it again though I'll take out the cocoa butter and add more of another butter. I didn't think it would be so overpowering but it is and that could be because I'm not a lover of the cocoa scent. I used lemon essential oil and it's pretty much lost. Wonderful recipe! Will make it again! Sans cocoa!
I have been researching many recipes to use. I had purchased all the ingredients; therefore, I tried your recipe. It turned out perfect. I love it! This was my first time making it. I decided to use my crockpot on low and warm. When I put the crock in the refrigerator, I just would whisk periodically until it was ready to whip. Your instructions were the best because my butter is lovely. Thank you!
Just wanted to say even though it feels a little gritty in the beginning as I keep rubbing , the grittiness goes away. Thank you for the wonderful recipe
If using essential oil(s), add at the end of meltIng. Vit E a good preservative and good for your skin so I always use a couple capsules when melting. You can also use a distilled water to make the cream slightly thinner and easier to apply to skin. If you don’t have a piping bag, a zip lock back with a corner cut will work also.
Ok Ellen you've convinced me to try this recipe, I'm extremely new to soap making but I do have all the ingredients for this except the optiphen but you said it wasn't necessary, Wish me luck. BTW I love your videos, you've really helped me with a lot recipes when you give us substitute ingredients and lots of other tips. Thank you
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you so much for this video! I have been looking for a recipe that is not greasy. Thank you for showing everyone about the use of Arrow Root! I do have a question. I know you did explain about the use of a preservative. I was wondering if I were to make a this recipe and decided to ship it to a friend, would I have to worry about it melting? She lives in England, so it would have a long way to travel. I wouldn't want her to end up with a jar of goop. 😂🤣 Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! 💕
Very nice video. Very cute product. I have recently been diagnosed with psoriasis on my hands and am searching for videos to make my first body butter / hand creme to help heal my skin.
This video was so helpful in so many ways ! Learned some great tips. I am just starting out with making body butters and struggle with the greasiness. Thanks so much Ellen!
I'm so glad I found this. I bought Shea and mango butter, jojoba and grapseed and arrowroot powder and I have coconut oil. I bought ginger orange fragrance. I bought jars. Then freaked out that I only have a hand mixer!
Gorgeous! Now I have the craving for some homemade Buttercream icing - lol .. love your videos - thank you for sharing! BTW - I noticed the spatula trick when you were putting on your labels - definitely going to use that :)
Thank you for being so informative, new here to making homemade lotions, just doing my homework in what I need to make body butter lotion for myself and one day possibly sell. I love how you explain everything, about the jars, cleaning them properly, putting your labels on them and the seal on top of the jar is just fabulous. Good to know facts for a person in creating a business for themselves.
Wow, I make my body butter with all three butters you used, but I use sweet almond oil and Grape seed, or avocado oil, and this is so good and moisturizing for your skin, I really love it!! I use corn starch instead of arrow root just because its cheaper and its just about the same thing and it doesn't leave your skin greasy, it feels silky and soft 🥰. You really need a stand mixer Ellen lol, its so much easier! I have to get some of this Bergamot scent, I really love that smell. Thank you for the recipe, I will try the jojoba oil in my next batch.
@@EllenRuthSoap I tried the recipe without the fragrance at the end and mine whipped brick solid! How do I fix this? Also another time it whipped right but the next day it was hard help???
Esthetician here & skincare brand formulator for 6 yrs now 👋🏼 PLEASE always use a non-paraben preservative in all products especially if they are for retail. Also, grape seed oil only has a 6 month shelf life so WITHOUT a preservative, the product will only be safe for 6 months. Happy Holidays!
Lots of companies are now leaving out preservative because all of the current ones on the market contain endocrine disrupters. Companies like Fat and the Moon now sell all ingredients without preservative and you refrigerate them and the have specific use by dates.
@@amandacarr4633 I would never risk that. Sure you can keep it refrigerated but if ANY water is introduced to it then it WILL grow mold, refrigerated or not.
thank u for the full recipe and showing how many jars this makes!!! it drives me insane all these recipes out here but you dont know til you've made it what it makes!!! ❤️ looks great
Thank you so much. I learned a lot from your video. I see where my mistakes are made, so now I'm excited about making a better, firmer butter. That's my main issue, the firmness, while maintaining a fluffier product. Thanks again!!
I made some yesterday. I waited to see if it would melt away. I got nervous because as I was piping the whipped body butter into the jars it was melting all over my hands. My husband tried it when he got home from work and took a jar for himself. Husband approved!! Thank you so much for sharing. I am giving these as gifts to friends and family and I know they will love this. I enjoy watching your channel you share so much wonderful information. Have a wonderful holiday.
Ellen, I don't know what it is about you but you're the first soap maker I ran into here on RUclips. I don't even know why your video was a suggestion but RUclips got it right! I became obsessed and watched a ton of your videos. I haven't done soap YET but I did feel incredibly inspired to try this recipe! I quartered this batch for my first attempt. Thank you for the addition of the arrow root powder! That's what sold me on this recipe. After I jarred mine I stuck them back in my fridge because, why not? I really appreciate your personality and just the way you laugh at any mishaps that may occur. I plan on ordering some of you soaps, too! Thank you so much
I recently retired after working my entire life and I am wanting to learn this to learn this as extra income and to have something to fill my time!!! Thank you for this!
I just want to say THANK YOU for not been selfish, sharing your recipes and your knowledge , You have become my virtual teacher. I am very grateful .I don't buy products in the store since the pandemic started. I am high risk 75 yrs old therefor I decided that to keep my sanity at home I need to do something to keep busy . I started following you and learned from you how to make my soaps and body butter, God bless you.
You are so welcome!
Same here ! On Chemo and infusions for RA... I've been home since the beginning as well. Keep strong and safe ❤
@@721serenity yes making your own butters is amazing also African black soap goes really well with the butters . Natural is the way to go not to mention you will save so much money ☺️ PRAISE GOD 🙏
Just a heads up, add the vitamin E when it's cooled down a bit. You lose the antioxidant effect if it's heated. And it doesn't preserve the oils as well.
Good to know!
Yes it should be added at the same time with fragrances. Lovely recipe.👍💖
So true, the Vitamin E oil is wasted in this production
Yes we should be using vitamin E for skin benefit and as an anti oxidant for our butters, it can slow rancidity if you use a more pure form . Look for T-50 mixed tocopherols. ❤️
The type of vitamin e oil used in this video is not an antioxidant for oil I am not sure about skin
Didn't know this, good to know😉 thanks
Oh my! I love this. I just finished making it.
I started yesterday. Then, I decided to put it in the freezer because you mentioned that you had to. Then I got crazy distracted. I thought my son wasn't going to need me for his RUclips video. He has a RUclips channel as well and well, instead of whipping my body butter, it sat in the freezer for hours while I followed him around our house, holding his boom mic while he filmed a Christmas Batman movie for his channel. 😂
Anyway, by the time I got it to, it was frozen, SOLID! My mixer barely scraped it. So I left it in the refrigerator overnight and then this morning let it come to room temp while I enjoyed my coffee.
Then I whipped it up. I separated it into 2 batches and did 1/2 unscented and the other Peppermint. It's so luxurious.
It seems like it's going to be oily, but it absorbs so much into my skin and feels so soft.
Thank you so much.
Merry Christmas to you all.
If you want to see the Batman Christmas movie, ask, and I'll tell you his channel.
(All my kids work together to make short films. They have a nice collection of their work. )
Merry Christmas to you and yours🎄
I am not even finished watching your video yet and I am just consumed by your positive energy! It transcends through the screen ❤️💫
Thank you so much 🥰
So true! 🥰✨ ONE LOVE 💗
I know right?!? Ellen is my favorite maker to watch ❤She’s so down to earth and sweet ❤❤❤❤
Very true! I love watching her videos because of her lovely energy.
I've made this recipe now so many times, and I first shared it with family for Christmas. I got so many requests to make more, I decided to make it and take it to my shows. I offered sample jars with wooden sticks. Lots of people love it. Thank you for the recipe. ❤
Do you add optiphen?
I'm new at making this recipe & I'm wondering how to figure the amount of FO to use?
Hi Ellen. This recipe looked so good. But not having the ingredients on hand, I decided to order product direct from you. Let me tell you what a wonderful experience that turned out to be! About two hours after placing my order I was notified the order was already processed!
My order arrived a couple days later - about a week sooner than I expected! And I’m now enjoying not only your wonderful Whipped BODY BUTTER but also your delightful All Natural LIP BUTTER Balm.
Thank you for all you do.
Thank you so much for ordering 💕 I’m so glad you’re enjoying your goodies 🥰
@@EllenRuthSoap can't seem to find it on your shop atm
I wanted to say thank you for posting this recipe for body butter.
I made it and it turned out great!
I am visually impaired and I want to encourage others that if I can do it anyone can do it :-)
What a lovely product. Just as a note from making body butter for years, when it makes peaks, stop mixing because if you over mix it too much, eventually it will start to seize up and turn into a solid butter again. I've made that mistake the last two times I made it because my skills were getting rusty.
Good tip! Thank you for the reminder.
First 2 minutes of watching this video I was immediately drawn to her vibe, so sweet and gentle ❤️
🥰thank you💕
Just literally left a comment saying the same thing ❤️💫
Love the music....
Fall on your knees, hear the angel voices, oh night divine, oh night when Christ was born.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas🎄
I made this lotion for the first time this evening, and my husband came into the kitchen and got all excited because he thought I was making a cream cheese onion dip we usually just have at parties, lol. He was a little disappointed but sure liked the feel of the lotion, lol. This was super easy to make, and I had a lot of fun making it. I messed up and accidentally ordered raw shea butter, so I'll need to use some strong eo's to help combat the scent of the shea. Thanks for your recipes and your great videos! 💜
Oh, that's a funny story 🤣 He would have been surprised if he'd taken a bite!
Lmaoooo
Does mango butter smell like mango?
Lol. Sounds like my husband…what’s eo’s
@@demonicajames2575 essential oils. :)
I’ve been a Soap maker for 11 years now and sell locally in a store. I so I joy your videos. You share! Wish I would have shared more in my early years. Thanks and love your sweet personality! Wish you the best.
Thank you🥰
I love coconut oil in my BB. So many people don’t and they resist listening to me expressing my love for it🥥❤🥥 ❤
I want to share something I learned from a butter manufacturer , to heat my cocoa butter to melt than add my Shea butter and mango , then coconut since it melts at the lowest temp and cocoa butter is the highest melt point. After using residual heat to melt the butter add your liquid oil to cool the mixture. Using a warm water bath was directed but this is so time consuming, melting on low heat is fine.
Doing this helps preserve the benefits of the butters, that high heats can damage.
Thank you for sharing the great tip about melting butters❣️
I truly do appreciate your videos. I am getting ready to start my adventure in soap. Im an over the road truck driver. Thank you.
Another winner, Ellen! I have been making Lotion Bars for almost a year and decided for winter to branch out and make body butter since the ingredients are similar, but the process intimidated me. I literally watch and re-watch your instructional videos until I feel confident with the process. First time making it this week and it turned out lovely. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with those of us who would have no idea how to do this otherwise! You are a blessing!!!
You are so welcome! I'm glad you gave it a try❣️
Hi is the unit of measure definitely ounces?
I'm new to this recipe & I'm wondering how to figure how much fragrance oil to use?
You raised the bar for butter at home videos! Thanks!
This video was such a delight. I made it last year and I’m rewatching and doing a large batch for myself and gifts. This was just perfect for the summer skin too! From the sun and sunscreen use, after a shower, this butter was pure pleasure to apply and let it sink in to my skin-head to toe. Thank you again for sharing this great video.
Yes you are Not selfish thats wonderful Thank you.😊
Just a lil note to add, if anyone is making their own body butter, u can also use Tapioca powder in place of the arrowroot and it will do the exact same thing which is take the greasiness out of the body butter. Happy making❤
Thank you. I was looking for this comment, I’m making this today
I have both now , my tapioca powder just came in the mail today and I couldn’t remember what I bought it for lol , been researching body butter, lotions, deodorants, things like that the last couple of days so that’s why I couldn’t remember what I was gonna make with it . I guess you can use regular corn starch too if you don’t have arrowroot powder or tapioca powder but the arrowroot powder is a finer powder so better to use that … correct?
Thank you! I think I'm mildly allergic to arrowroot powder so this is so helpful!
Could you also use corn starch in place of arrowroot?
@@kimmartin9943I've seen ppl using it
This was a terrific and thorough video. Big blessings to you and your loved ones! 🙏✝️🩷❤️
Subscribed! 😘🙏
Tip for you - you can actually cut the shrink bands in half and still easily encase the threads of the lid and the top of your jars - saves a few pennies on packaging
That's a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing!
Love. It.
Good going with the piping bag 😊
I’m so loving your label
Just made this last night... AMAZING!!! Feels awesome and def not greasy feeling! I've made body butter for years but didn't like how heavy/greasy it felt when I put it on. Thanks for solving my problem! My new favorite recipe!
Hello since you are also experienced I’d like to ask you if I can make it without cocoa butter please thanks
I'm wanting to start making body butters but I don't know how she calculates how much fragrance oil to use in this product?
HI Allen. I am from Indonesia, thank you for sharing.
It was such a coincidence that you used almost everything I wanted to put in my 1st batch in this recipe! (Except that I plan to use sweet Almond oil instead of grapeseed and I hadn't planned on using coconut oil... but I do have plenty on hand). Thank you so much! I was unsure of the percentages of each item to use so this was super useful! I'll just half all the ingredients in my batch and leave out the essential oils for now. Most essential oils aren't recommended during pregnancy.
Love that unlike many you do this with bursts in the microwave! Thank you!
I’m so glad I found you! This recipe looks awesome, I have all but the mango butter already. I make soap and I’ve been wanting to make lotions/body butters so thank you for posting this. I have liked and subscribed. You are very upbeat & pleasant, sister in Christ!❤
Welcome!! I'm so glad you found me too❣️
Thank you so much. I’ve been looking for a greaseless body butter. I’m going to make this right now. Can’t wait. I don’t like all that oily greasy stuff on my body. I’m so excited.
Hi Ellen! I made this recipe last night. It is so luxuriously rich and soothing. Thank you so much for the excellent video. I watched it as I was making the recipe. You gave such clear and easy to follow directions. I used lavender chamomile fragrance oil. It came out perfectly!! Thank you for all your help!
Wonderful! Lavender Chamomile sounds amazing for this! I'm glad you gave it a go💕
I just found you and watched your video what a special kind person you are to teach us …and your music is delightful … I don’t have any extra money to buy body butter because they are so expensive so I will try this. Wish me luck…
I'm definitely going to make this for myself. So tired of paying a ton of money for better quality hand creams that still have questionable ingredients. Thank you! ❤
Hope you enjoy it!
@@Aquagirl-wf5ur I’ve being making my own butter now for 15 years and believe me it beats any of this creams that you by in stores with so much chemicals
Consumed by the energy
HI Ellen. Thank you for sharing. I love your videos. to answer your question we say bergamot. the t is pronounced. big kisses from France. thank you again for your smile (you are radiant!) and for sharing your recipes.
Oh thank you!
Yes--"bur-guh-mot" (or "bur-guh-muht"). And "shey" (or "shee").
Maybe just my Atlantic Canadian accent but I don't pronounce the T (kind of turns into an 'on' sound than and 'aunt' sound?) but the rest of it is pronounced the same way
This is an excellent, really easy recipe. Thank you. I gave this as gifts last year and my friends couldn't stop raving about how wonderful it was. I just saved this link so I can find you more easily because I'm going to make some again this year. I think I may try your emulsified recipe also.
That's wonderful to hear, thanks for sharing your experience! I hope you love the emulsified recipe as well. 😊
Hello, I just added a triple body butter to my online store. This is the first-time making triple body butter; in the past, I just used shea butter. I'm glad I I used the mango and the cocoa butter; it is wonderful! Also, I always enjoy your videos. You are so good! Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend! Take Care!
Wonderful! I really love how those butters feel together!
@@EllenRuthSoap how do you ship this whipped product? My concern is that its temperature sensitive, if it melts it changes the texture consistency, it turns into a salve. Please and thank you for your help.
@@CopperRoseDaAries yes,it is heat sensitive. So I typically only sell during the cooler month's
Hi
What the shelf life for this body butter?
@@monicajain8272 That really depends on how fresh the ingredients being used are...
These look great and easy to make. I was thinking of making them with a premade base but I think I like this much better. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I made it today and it turned out so lovely. 🤗
Wonderful
These look fabulous. I’m going to have to try this! After having lived in Hawaii, I fell in love with Kukui nut oil. I think I’d use that for my liquid oil. It’s wonderful!❤️
Oh, I bet that would be wonderful in this recipe!
It IS wonderful! My sensitive/eczema prone skin has been LOVING IT!!
I like isopropyl myristrate. It feels amazing on your skin and not greasy
Made this recipe yesterday for the girls in my family. The texture is Heavenly! I think when I make it again though I'll take out the cocoa butter and add more of another butter. I didn't think it would be so overpowering but it is and that could be because I'm not a lover of the cocoa scent. I used lemon essential oil and it's pretty much lost. Wonderful recipe! Will make it again! Sans cocoa!
I used unscented cocoa butter (refined), you should give it a try😀
I use mango butter for most of the beauty products I make and it’s heavenly if you can get the right kind.
If you use refined cocoa butter, it will take away most of the scent. 🙂
Use “ unscented” cocoa butter
I’m not a fan of cocoa butter smell but don’t mind the scent of Deodorized Cocoa Butter. It has a very faint to no smell.
Thank you, Ellen. I have watched many of your videos. You're very knowledgeable and a great teacher. Thank you very much.
Excellent video! Love the piping bag method for filling the jars. Thank you so much. Happy holidays!
You are so welcome!
I have been researching many recipes to use. I had purchased all the ingredients; therefore, I tried your recipe. It turned out perfect. I love it! This was my first time making it. I decided to use my crockpot on low and warm. When I put the crock in the refrigerator, I just would whisk periodically until it was ready to whip. Your instructions were the best because my butter is lovely. Thank you!
Great recipe. Love your packaging!
Me too, I think that is so well done and very professional
Just wanted to say even though it feels a little gritty in the beginning as I keep rubbing , the grittiness goes away. Thank you for the wonderful recipe
I love using Arrowroot powder in my products. It's a natural degreaser. Will definitely give this recipe a try. Thanks Ellen:)
Hope you like it!
If using essential oil(s), add at the end of meltIng. Vit E a good preservative and good for your skin so I always use a couple capsules when melting. You can also use a distilled water to make the cream slightly thinner and easier to apply to skin. If you don’t have a piping bag, a zip lock back with a corner cut will work also.
Ok Ellen you've convinced me to try this recipe, I'm extremely new to soap making but I do have all the ingredients for this except the optiphen but you said it wasn't necessary, Wish me luck. BTW I love your videos, you've really helped me with a lot recipes when you give us substitute ingredients and lots of other tips. Thank you
Thanks for watching! Have fun making!
I appreciate you taking your time to share this video with us. It is very informative for someone who is just starting out!! Much love 💜 ☺️
I can't wait to make this - it sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Your videos are always the best and my favorite!
Thanks for watching 🥰 hope you love it❣️
Ellen! The body butter you made looks really rich(You added arrowroot powder to relieve the grease!)!😍 Thanks so much for sharing!💗
You are so welcome! And thanks for watching!
@@EllenRuthSoap thank you so much for this video! I have been looking for a recipe that is not greasy. Thank you for showing everyone about the use of Arrow Root! I do have a question. I know you did explain about the use of a preservative. I was wondering if I were to make a this recipe and decided to ship it to a friend, would I have to worry about it melting? She lives in England, so it would have a long way to travel. I wouldn't want her to end up with a jar of goop. 😂🤣 Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! 💕
very nice job, I learn a lot and I'm grateful.
Love & your instructions are great! Also love how sanitary you are! ❤️
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Very nice video. Very cute product. I have recently been diagnosed with psoriasis on my hands and am searching for videos to make my first body butter / hand creme to help heal my skin.
This video was so helpful in so many ways ! Learned some great tips. I am just starting out with making body butters and struggle with the greasiness. Thanks so much Ellen!
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I'm so glad I found this. I bought Shea and mango butter, jojoba and grapseed and arrowroot powder and I have coconut oil. I bought ginger orange fragrance. I bought jars. Then freaked out that I only have a hand mixer!
You've got this! Hand mixers for the win❤️
Gorgeous! Now I have the craving for some homemade Buttercream icing - lol .. love your videos - thank you for sharing! BTW - I noticed the spatula trick when you were putting on your labels - definitely going to use that :)
Thanks so much! 😊
What a wonderful presentation.. I have never made anything like this before. With your instructions, I think I might give it a try. Thanks so much 💜
Hope you enjoy!
Thank you love bug for the video.
Love all your recipes 💕and you look beautiful as always.
Can’t wait to try this! ✨
Thanks so much 😊 Have fun making!
Thank you for being so informative, new here to making homemade lotions, just doing my homework in what I need to make body butter lotion for myself and one day possibly sell. I love how you explain everything, about the jars, cleaning them properly, putting your labels on them and the seal on top of the jar is just fabulous. Good to know facts for a person in creating a business for themselves.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, I make my body butter with all three butters you used, but I use sweet almond oil and Grape seed, or avocado oil, and this is so good and moisturizing for your skin, I really love it!! I use corn starch instead of arrow root just because its cheaper and its just about the same thing and it doesn't leave your skin greasy, it feels silky and soft 🥰. You really need a stand mixer Ellen lol, its so much easier! I have to get some of this Bergamot scent, I really love that smell. Thank you for the recipe, I will try the jojoba oil in my next batch.
Sweet almond and avocado oil would be so nice in this! Yes, a stand mixer is on my wish list for sure...
I ADORE the scent of jojoba! Id use it for that alone; if for no othervreason!
I used the same butters,i love the feel. I used kaloin clay if greasy.
@@starlapercle9575 so you sub the arrowroot for Kaloin clay instead ?
@@EllenRuthSoap I tried the recipe without the fragrance at the end and mine whipped brick solid! How do I fix this? Also another time it whipped right but the next day it was hard help???
Great recipe, we use arrow root in Jamaica to make porridge, so delicious and nutritious, yum!
Esthetician here & skincare brand formulator for 6 yrs now 👋🏼 PLEASE always use a non-paraben preservative in all products especially if they are for retail.
Also, grape seed oil only has a 6 month shelf life so WITHOUT a preservative, the product will only be safe for 6 months.
Happy Holidays!
thanks for the great info! Merry Christmas🎄
Lots of companies are now leaving out preservative because all of the current ones on the market contain endocrine disrupters. Companies like Fat and the Moon now sell all ingredients without preservative and you refrigerate them and the have specific use by dates.
Also I am an organic chemist and licensed cosmetologist.
@@inkpearls3364 thank you for the knowledge ☺️🙏
@@amandacarr4633 I would never risk that. Sure you can keep it refrigerated but if ANY water is introduced to it then it WILL grow mold, refrigerated or not.
Thank you girl 😂 I just made some butter and it’s very loose, I think I need to let it freeze a bit longer and add more powder but very fun to create
Thanks!
Thank you so much💕❣️
Great labels
As always Ellen another beautiful looking product
Oh thank you!
@@EllenRuthSoap I want to try this one
thank u for the full recipe and showing how many jars this makes!!! it drives me insane all these recipes out here but you dont know til you've made it what it makes!!! ❤️ looks great
You are so welcome!
Thanks for sharing the Love. Shalum.
Thank you for sharing,very interesting. God bless.
Thank you so much. I learned a lot from your video. I see where my mistakes are made, so now I'm excited about making a better, firmer butter. That's my main issue, the firmness, while maintaining a fluffier product. Thanks again!!
Thank you ❤️🌹
Love the tips! Can you show how to put a piping bag together ?
Thank you for your teaching so clear on your teaching
Thanks for watching❣️
I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤
Thanks
Thank you🥰❣️
i love your zest and fiery positive queendom attitude and disposition!!!!!
Thank you for sharing! You are very easy to follow and enjoyable to watch. God bless you.
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Great video. I will yry this. Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for your positive energy...🎉
Thank you for the video lots of good info
Thanks for sharing the video. It was really nice and I learned a lot. It came out great. Thanks again.
Excellent video!
I'd like the fluffy crème
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Hello mam nicly explained i loved ur way u explained in so detailed thanx alott
I made some yesterday. I waited to see if it would melt away. I got nervous because as I was piping the whipped body butter into the jars it was melting all over my hands. My husband tried it when he got home from work and took a jar for himself. Husband approved!! Thank you so much for sharing. I am giving these as gifts to friends and family and I know they will love this. I enjoy watching your channel you share so much wonderful information. Have a wonderful holiday.
I'm so glad you're loving it! It does melt on skin pretty quickly, but that's what helps it absorb so fast too...
I love all your recipes..i have try to make them almost all of them..love them
Glad you like them!💕
You explained each thing very well ❤❤❤❤
Ellen, I don't know what it is about you but you're the first soap maker I ran into here on RUclips. I don't even know why your video was a suggestion but RUclips got it right! I became obsessed and watched a ton of your videos.
I haven't done soap YET but I did feel incredibly inspired to try this recipe! I quartered this batch for my first attempt. Thank you for the addition of the arrow root powder! That's what sold me on this recipe. After I jarred mine I stuck them back in my fridge because, why not?
I really appreciate your personality and just the way you laugh at any mishaps that may occur. I plan on ordering some of you soaps, too! Thank you so much
So glad you found me! Have fun making 💕
Best whipped body butter show and tell vid!! Ty!
Thank you for sharing ❤
Thanks for watching!
Best video for whipped body butter yet! Thank you
Thanks❣️
Ordering mango butter tonight to make this recipe!
Thanks alot
I recently retired after working my entire life and I am wanting to learn this to learn this as extra income and to have something to fill my time!!! Thank you for this!
Excellent butter
Can we add Kokum butter instead of Shea Butter, Shea Butter is not properly available in India
Love it I wanna learn to make this
Thank you
will try this later