homemade coconut body butter

When I was in college I had a roommate from Boston who not only had a thick Boston accent, but also had a love for body butter. Or as she called it, Bawdy Buwddah. To this day, Robby and I cannot say it without our heartiest Boston accents, so I now present to you the easiest, fastest, best smelling gift to give....

Coconut Bawdy Buwddah.

I needed a simple gift to hand out, and as much as I like to make treats.....there are so many sweets being given this time of year, and I thought it might be nice to do something different. I ran across this tutorial for whipped coconut oil and just knew I had to try it. 

I love coconut oil, and use it in everything--really.

-Cooking

-Baking

-For my skin

-For my girl's skin--she is so sensitive to almost any lotion, and this is so gentle.

For my hair--I literally have the horsiest hair you have ever felt, and I use coconut oil to smooth it down (I don't know if this would work with fine/thinner hair--it might be too greasy, but it works great on mine)

My house is old and cold, and this time of year my coconut oil is ridiculously hard. It come out in chunks, and while it quickly melts, I liked the idea of whipping it to keep it soft. I was skeptical as to whether it would really stay soft.....and I am so happy to report that it DOES! I made my first batch last week and it is still soft and smooth and easy to lather on.

Homemade Coconut Body Butter

aka. whipped coconut oil

all you need is

.....coconut oil. really!

I also added 1-2tsp vitamin E oil (per cup of coconut oil)

on the other tutorial she added a few drops of essential oil. I skipped this part this time, but it would be fun to play around with different scents.

Add your coconut oil (in solid form) to bowl. 

Add vitamin E oil/essential oil if using.

Use stand OR hand mixer, and turn on high and whip for about 7 minutes.

 (stop a few times to scrape sides)

Add your fluffy whipped oil to small jars and keep on hand to smooth over winter skin, or hand out as Christmas gifts.

*edited to add. 
THIS is a great price on good coconut oil--and check out all the sizes they carry.
 As far as all natural skin moisturizers go, you can't beat the price of coconut oil.

I've made several batches of this now, and after experimentation I've found
-I like it more with 2tsp of vitamin E oil per cup of coconut oil. It's softer and fluffier and while it's just fine without oil at all, it stays softer WITH oil. 

And......

As a thank you for all your support this year, and 

my Merry Christmas to YOU, 

I'd like to give away a jar of my coconut body butter. 

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

THE WINNER OF THE BODY BUTTER IS EMILY O!