This Whipped Lavender Body Butter is full of skin-loving floral ingredients. The main ingredient is lavender butter. It has a very light scent that’s accentuated by Lavender Fine Essential Oil.
The butter has a fluffy texture that’s achieved by whipping with a hand or stand mixer. Orchid extract gives the body butter a smoother consistency. Arrowroot powder is added to cut down the greasy feel on the skin. Because this product does not contain any water, a preservative is not necessary. If you prefer to use one, Optiphen can be added.
All the ingredients for this project are included in the Whipped Body Butter Kit. The kit also includes printed instructions and labels. Click here to explore the kit on Bramble Berry.
What You Need:
*All items are included in the Whipped Body Butter Kit
Six 4 oz. Jars
16 oz. Lavender Butter
1 oz. Orchid Extract
6 mL Lavender Fine Essential Oil
1 oz. Arrowroot Powder
Dropper
Find the supplies you need for this project below
- Six 4 oz. Jars
- 16 oz. Lavender Butter
- 1 oz. Orchid Extract
- 6 mL Lavender Fine Essential Oil
- 1 oz. Arrowroot Powder
- Dropper
- Place 16 ounces of lavender butter into a large mixing bowl. Use the whisk attachment on a hand or stand mixer and whip the butter for about 30 seconds or until it's completely smooth.
- Add 1 oz. of orchid extract to the lavender butter. Turn the mixer on low and gently whip until the ingredients are fully mixed.
- Using the dropper, add 6mL of the Lavender Fine Essential Oil. Turn the mixer on low and gently whip until the ingredients are fully mixed.
- Add 1 oz. of arrowroot powder. Use a large spoon or spatula to gently fold the powder into the mixture. Scrape down any mixture from the sides of the bowl.
- Use the mixer to whip the butter for about 30 more seconds to ensure ingredients are incorporated. The mixture should be completely smooth and fluffy.
- Use a spoon to transfer the body butter into jars. Tap them firmly on the counter to help settle
- the butter into the jars. Enjoy.
What is the shelf life of this once all whipped up?
We recommend using this body butter within a year of it being made.
How much would this butter sell for?
A lot can go into how you price your products. You will at least want to cover the cost of your ingredients in the product price.
How to Calculate the Price of Your Products: https://www.soapqueen.com/business/much-charge-products/
This looks amazing can i do the same with cupuacu butter instead of Lavender Butter
We have not worked with the cupuacu butter so I’m not 100% sure. It looks like it is quite a bit firmer than Lavender Butter so it would most likely make a harder body butter. Shea Butter would be a closer substitute for Lavender Butter.
Shea Butter: https://www.brambleberry.com/Shea-Butter-P3220.aspx
Hi, Am a newbie into DIY natural cosmetics. Please provide me your valuable advise whether to start making the recipes from the tutorials above or should i need to take up some live classes or hands-on sessions to learn the right way of making it.
There’s no wrong way to do it really – there are plenty of free tutorials and recipes available here at Soapqueen, but live classes may be better if you’re more of a kinetic learner.
I’m very disappointed to see that the labels are not available as pdf downloads for ALL of your customers and are only available in this kit. I always appreciated the little touches you offered to your customers for free. It matters.
Also, I wanted to try this recipe and only need a couple of the ingredients, but you are not allowing modifications to the kit items in my cart, as you used to do with other kits. Very disappointing Brambleberry.
We do still offer free label templates, you can find those here: https://www.brambleberry.com/Books-E-Goods-C17.aspx
If you only need a few items for this recipe, you can buy them separately on the website. Also, we have shopping lists on our recipes that add all the items to your cart. From there, you can delete or add items if necessary. Just click “Add to Cart” on a recipe you’d like to try.
Thank you for your reply Kelsey. Unfortunately, the new Whipped Butter labels are not available for pdf download. And if I order my items separately, the new labels are not available. I wish you would reconsider adding these labels to your pdf download section.
I just made the whipped champagne body butter, however, there wasn’t an area to leave comments on that recipe, so I’m leaving a question in this area. I followed the recipe for the whipped champagne body butter, with the exception of substituting lemongrass EO for the champagne FO and also used arrowroot powder rather than tapioca powder. The butter, though it’s pretty and smells wonderful, is REALLY greasy. I used two tablespoons of arrowroot powder, but am wondering if that amount could be increased. I also wonder if the meadow foam seed oil could be substituted for a lighter feeling oil. Do you think that would help with the oily feeling? This is my first time to make body butter, so maybe this is how it’s supposed to feel. I just don’t know.
Body butter will feel a lot more moisturizing than regular lotion. Regular lotion is emulsified oil and water, so it absorbs more quickly. Body butter is made of only oils, so it’s heavier and great for dry patches like elbows and feet.
You can add more arrowroot if you like, but add it in small amounts and test in between each. Too much can give the body butter a chalky feeling.
Also, meadowfoam oil is lightweight and absorbs quickly. You can try other oils if you like. Our new Farmers Market oils are lightweight and feel amazing on the skin: http://bbshare.co/43
Are there some other extracts/essential or fragrance oils that would work other than the orchid extract?
Orchid extract doesn’t add any scent, instead it adds moisture to this recipe. If you don’t have it on hand you can skip it and add a lightweight oil like argan or avocado oil.
Argan oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Argan-Oil-P5574.aspx
Avocado oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Avocado-Oil-P3198.aspx
Will this be ok without preservatives (especially in hot and humid climate? Thanks!
Preservatives are optional if this recipe. If you plan to sell this body butter or if it will be stored in a humid area, we recommend Phenonip or Optiphen at 1% of the total weight just to be extra careful.
Phenonip: https://www.brambleberry.com/Phenonip-P4038.aspx
Optiphen: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-P3682.aspx
What is the shelf life for this body butter? Thanks!
This body butter lasts about a year. It stores best in a cool, dry place.
Learn more about storing your products here: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-store-handmade-bath-products/
Can you use corn starch instead of arrow root powder?
It may help soak up some of the oily feeling. To be sure, I’d recommend making a small test batch to see what you think.
can I add mica powder?
You can add mica. I would recommend starting with 1/8 of a teaspoon or less. Too much mica can transfer to the skin.
Micas: https://www.brambleberry.com/Micas-C46.aspx
I purchased this kit as well and the body butter turned out amazing!!
So glad to hear it turned out well! Thanks for your order.
I bought this kit and love the butter it created. I was wondering, though, if you have any suggestions for selling butters or lip balm at farmer’s markets. Quite often it’s a very hot day and they can melt. Are there any options for butters/lotions and lip balm that won’t melt?
Some crafters like to bring coolers with ice packs to keep the lip balm and body butters cool.
You can also try adding beeswax to this recipe. It has a high melting point so it can make the butter a bit sturdier. I would recommend starting with about .5 oz. of melted beeswax. Whip that into the butter and try it on your skin. You can add more from there, it will make the butter harder. With lip balm, a good starting point is 1:1:1 wax, oil, and butter. Then you can adjust from there.
Beeswax: https://www.brambleberry.com/Premium-White-Beeswax-P4211.aspx
Get more tips in the Soaping in the Summer Heat post: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/soaping-in-the-summer-heat/