Are making skincare products at home cumbrous?

Au contraire, it is fun to make body butter crafts at home; and it is simple. Not just body butter, but other homemade skincare products are simple and fun to make. The homemade beeswax in body butter recipe is easy to prepare and cost effective than the ones that are bought from the stores.

Recipes with beeswax in body butter have nutrients with skin-nourishing abilities. It is also a moisturizer, a homemade moisturizer with no additives. When the homemade body butter recipe is applied on the skin regularly, its effect can be felt on the skin.

Body Butter – What Is It?

Body butter is basically a skin moisturizer. However, it is not your regular skin moisturizer. Body butter has powerful penetrative abilities and hydrates the deep layers of the skin. Body butter lubricates the skin, keeps the skin hydrated and also nourishes the skin (by giving micronutrients to the skin). It is a powerful weapon for people with dry skin as it prevents dryness of the skin and prevents skin roughness.

Shea butter, coconut oil, mango butter, cocoa butter, and vegetable oils are the ingredients used to make the natural body butter. And the butter encompasses all the nutrients of its source materials including amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. And this butter would of course have saturated healthy fat.

Beeswax – What it does in Body Butter?

Beeswax or cera alba is a type of natural wax made by honey bees. Beeswax has been used since ancient times for different purposes including cosmetics and metal casting. In skincare, beeswax acts as a barrier between the outer layer of the skin and pollutants.

This guard protects the skin from conditions including rashes and dry skin. Beeswax in body butter will give surplus hydration to the skin, which makes the skin soft and increases its suppleness. Beeswax helps stabilize body butter.

Now before we start with the recipes it is important to look at a few tips that experts have shared regarding homemade beeswax in body butter.

Tips To Remember while Crafting Beeswax in Body Butter

The measurements listed for making homemade body butter are adjustable. One need not take the measurement of the ingredients to the book. Variations are acceptable. And one can experiment with the ingredients.

• The process of making body butter with beeswax can leave a mess.
• The melted beeswax is really difficult to scrub, even from glass surfaces.
• If you are planning to make beeswax in body butter regularly, then it is advisable to use a dedicated glass bowl for it.
• This way the melted beeswax will not hamper one of your precious bowls.
• Melted beeswax is difficult to clean, but once it is mixed with the other oily ingredients, the cleaning becomes easier.

Note: Also, while mixing, use small portions or shavings instead of large chunks. Smaller portions melt faster, mix well with other ingredients, and form a homogenous mixture.

Recipes with Beeswax in Body Butter

The body butter is made with different potencies and scents. Adding beeswax to the body butter increases its potency. Beeswax body butter lotion for skin care is known for its consistency and maintains the moisture in the skin.

DIY body butter with beeswax recipes can be made at a fraction of the cost as store bought skin care products. Some of the body butter recipes with beeswax are listed here.

Recipe #1: Beeswax in Shea Body Butter

Shea butter is an emollient that softens the skin. It is extensively used by people with dry skin.

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons of Shea butter
• 3 tablespoons of Beeswax
• Half a cup of virgin coconut oil
• 6 drops of tea tree essential oil
• 4 drops of Vitamin E oil
• 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
• Double boiler

Recipe #2: Beeswax Pellets with Lavender Body Butter

Lavender has many benefits. A skin cream with lavender and beeswax can soothe the irritation of the skin, lighten the dark spots and hydrate the skin. Here’s the recipe with lavender body butter and beeswax pellets.

Ingredients

• 100 gms of beeswax
• A cup of lavender body butter
• Half a cup of coconut oil
• Half a cup of almond oil
• 10 drops of lavender essential oil
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• Double boiler

Recipe #3: Beeswax with Cocoa Body Butter

Vitamin E has several benefits. It is good for the eyes, etc. And, it is present in high quantities in cocoa butter. It also has copious amounts of essential fatty acids. These nutrients in cocoa butter make it valuable in skincare regimen. The home made recipe for beeswax with cocoa body butter is as follows: -

Ingredients

• Quarter cup of cocoa body butter
• One third cup of Shea butter
• 50 grams of beeswax
• 2 tablespoons of jojoba carrier oil
• 6 drops of Vitamin E Oil
• 12 drops of geranium essential oil
• Double boiler

Conclusion

Beeswax in body butter is good for the skin and homemade lotion versions are easy to make. It is particularly beneficial for those with dry skin type. It can be made during winter and summer seasons as it hydrates the skin and protects it from dryness. A few ingredients including beeswax, essential oils and carrier oils are needed to make the body butter.

The luxurious product with good fragrance made with natural ingredients must be stored at room temperature or stored in a cool place. Its shelf life can be increased by months if kept in a cool place.