This creamy DIY Matcha Green Tea Body Butter is packed full of green-tea goodness. The base is shea butter, which has a soft texture that’s perfect for whipping into a smooth texture. Then, Matcha Green Tea Butter is added. This new butter is a combination of sweet almond oil, vegetable oil, and matcha green tea powder. It gives the body butter a light green color and antioxidant properties.
For extra antioxidant power, a dash of green tea extract is whipped into the butter. Matcha Tea Latte Fragrance Oil gives the butter a creamy, green matcha scent. Once all the ingredients are mixed, arrowroot powder helps reduce the greasy feel of the butter. That being said, because this is made with only oils and butters, it does have a heavier, oilier feel than a lotion.
Because this butter does not contain any water, it does not require a preservative. If you’d like to be extra safe though, you can add an oil-soluble preservative like Optiphen at 1%. We recommend using a preservative if you’re storing the product in the shower, or someplace where it may come into contact with water.
What You Need:
Four 4 oz. Bail Jars
12 oz. Shea Butter
4 oz. Matcha Green Tea Butter
0.3 oz. Green Tea Extract
0.2 oz. Matcha Tea Latte Fragrance Oil
1 oz. Arrowroot Powder
0.1 oz. Optiphen (optional)
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ONE: Add the shea butter to a large mixing bowl. Using a hand blender or stand mixer, whip the butter on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until it’s fluffy and smooth. Periodically scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
TWO: Add the Matcha Green Tea Butter to the shea butter. Turn the mixer on medium and whip the two butters together until they’re completely smooth.
THREE: Add the Matcha Tea Latte Fragrance Oil (and the Optiphen if you’re using it) to the bowl. Turn the hand blender on low so the oil doesn’t splatter out of the bowl and then gradually increase the speed to medium. Whip for another minute, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula periodically, until the liquids are fully incorporated.
FOUR: Add the arrowroot powder. Using a spatula, hand stir the powder until it’s mostly mixed in. Then mix with the hand blender on low speed, gradually increasing the speed to medium. Blend for another 1-2 minutes to fully incorporate all the ingredients. Spoon the butter evenly into jars and enjoy!
DIY Matcha Green Tea Body Butter
Ingredients
- Four 4 oz. Bail Jars
- 12 oz. Shea Butter
- 4 oz. Matcha Green Tea Butter
- 0.3 oz. Green Tea Extract
- 0.2 oz. Matcha Tea Latte Fragrance Oil
- 1 oz. Arrowroot Powder
- 0.1 oz. Optiphen optional
Instructions
- Add the shea butter to a large mixing bowl. Using a hand blender or stand mixer, whip the butter on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until it’s fluffy and smooth. Periodically scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
- Add the Matcha Green Tea Butter to the shea butter. Turn the mixer on medium and whip the two butters together until they’re completely smooth.
- Add the Matcha Tea Latte Fragrance Oil (and the Optiphen if you’re using it) to the bowl. Turn the hand blender on low so the oil doesn’t splatter out of the bowl and then gradually increase the speed to medium. Whip for another minute, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula periodically, until the liquids are fully incorporated.
- Add the arrowroot powder. Using a spatula, hand stir the powder until it’s mostly mixed in. Then mix with the hand blender on low speed, gradually increasing the speed to medium. Blend for another 1-2 minutes to fully incorporate all the ingredients. Spoon the butter evenly into jars and enjoy!
