Learn how to make lemon body butter for glowing skin! Aside from plain lemon body cream, this easy tutorial also includes 5 DIY body butter recipes that smell like lemon desserts, including lemon sugar cookie, lemon meringue, and lemon pound cake. Show
I love bath and body products that smell like dessert, but I don’t love the synthetic fragrances often used to create them. Luckily, switching to a more non-toxic lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to go without your favourite scents. With the right essential oils, you can recreate the delicious aromas of popular dessert-scented body products. With their fluffy, whipped textures and decadent natural fragrances, these lemon body butter recipes are indulgent treats for your skin. But instead of fragrance oils, they’re naturally fragranced with dessert-themed lemon essential oil blends that smell good enough to eat: lemon vanilla, lemon cream, lemon meringue, lemon sugar cookie, and lemon pound cake. For more dessert body butter recipes: Related Sugar Cookie Body Butter Related Mint Chocolate Body Butter Table of ContentsNaturally scented lemon dessert body butterIf you’re looking for a body butter that makes you smell like dessert (naturally), these fluffy, whipped body butter recipes are for you. There are 5 lemon dessert scents to choose from, some using specialty essential oils. But if you’re not interested in dessert scents, I’ve also included a simple lemon body butter recipe for glowing skin.
Lemon body butter benefitsBesides adding a zesty and refreshing citrus aroma, lemon essential oil has a multitude of skincare benefits that go far beyond smelling good. Benefits of using a lemon body butter include:
All this being said, essential oils are not miracle cures. Lemon essential oil may be a good adjunct to your natural body care routine, but it does not replace a healthy lifestyle, where glowing skin truly begins. Ingredients for DIY lemon body butterTo make this DIY body cream for glowing skin, you will need a handful of natural ingredients:
Body butter baseThis fluffy whipped body butter recipe is made with a skin-softening base of shea butter, deodorized cocoa butter, and fractionated coconut oil (or MCT oil). We chose these 3 ingredients specifically for their long shelf lives, as they are very low in unstable PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids). On the contrary, homemade body butters made with PUFA-rich oils (like sweet almond oil or grapeseed oil) tend to have shorter shelf lives, as these oils oxidize quickly. There’s also growing evidence that excess PUFAs are not good for your skin. So this is another reason why we prefer low-PUFA skincare made with saturated fats instead. But aside from their stability, we also love the luxurious texture these ingredients impart to body butters. The trio creates silky, whipped peaks of fluffy body butter goodness, like lemon mousse. Plus, unlike regular coconut oil, both MCT oil and fractionated coconut oil are well tolerated by many skin types. This is partly because they lack the lauric acid found in solid coconut oil, which can be pore-clogging and comedogenic for some people. So if regular coconut oil makes you break out, you may find you tolerate a DIY body butter with fractionated coconut oil or MCT oil. Natural body butter colorantThere are several ways to color your lemon body butter, if desired: turmeric-infused oil, yellow clay, or natural food coloring powder. For a cheery lemon yellow, you can infuse your MCT oil or fractionated coconut oil with turmeric. Aside from its beautiful natural color, turmeric also comes with its own antioxidants and skin-brightening benefits. However, turmeric is also notorious for staining. So you’ll want to avoid wearing light coloured clothing after applying a turmeric-infused body butter. If you don’t want to use turmeric, yellow clay is another option. It adds a softer, yellow-beige tone like lemon cream that is less prone to staining clothing. Clay also has the added benefit of absorbing oil, so you can add a spoonful or two to help create a non-greasy lemon body butter. Vitamin E oilAs the body’s most potent and plentiful lipid-soluble antioxidant, vitamin E deeply nourishes your skin while also helping to prevent oxidative damage. It helps stabilize fatty acids, both on your skin and in homemade skincare. So, a small amount of natural vitamin E oil adds several benefits to this lemon body butter recipe, including a longer shelf life. Vitamin E also helps preserve delicate essential oils such as lemon oil, which has a short shelf life. The same goes for bitter almond oil, which is key for the lemon sugar cookie body butter. Essential oils for lemon body butterFinally, now that we’ve covered the body butter base, it’s time to move onto the essential oil blends. To make a simple lemon body butter, you’ll need only lemon essential oil. But you’ll need a specialty perfumery oil or two if you’d like make a body butter that smells like lemon dessert. The best part is that there’s no need to worry about any of the potentially toxic, synthetic ingredients found in fragrance oils. You’ll also receive the benefits of aromatherapy, which is more than what can be said for a synthetic lemon cookie fragrance oil! Vanilla oleoresinYou’d be hard pressed to recreate the aroma of any dessert without vanilla! However, a global shortage has left vanilla essential oil hard to come by for the last couple years. So you can also use a vanilla substitute to emulate its sweet aroma. I use Vanilla Woods, which is an inexpensive bottled blend of vanilla, Peru balsam and benzoin. Peru balsam’s sweet and slightly smoky undertones emulate the aromas of caramelized sugar. So Vanilla Woods is perfect for using in dessert scents, like the lemon meringue essential oil blend. Speaking of caramelized sugar, Peru balsam is also key for making caramel scented essential oil. Bitter almond essential oilWith its sweet, sugary aroma, bitter almond oil is the furthest thing from bitter. It’s the secret ingredient of the lemon sugar cookie essential oil blend. Not to be confused with sweet almond carrier oil, bitter almond oil is distilled from fragrant bitter almonds. It smells incredibly sweet, with notes of marzipan, sugared cherries, and almond cookies. Please look for bitter almond oil labelled specifically for cosmetic use. It should also be “rectified” or “FFPA” (free from prussic acid). Alternatively, you can also use purified cosmetic benzaldehyde – this is the natural aroma compound that creates bitter almond’s sweet, marzipan-like aroma. For more information on bitter almond oil, see our sugar cookie essential oil recipe and our other cookie scented body products: body butter, melt and pour soap, and body scrub. Butter CO2 extractAlso called butter essential oil, butter CO2 extract is commonly used in perfumery and food flavoring to impart a buttery aroma and taste. It adds a rich, creamy, fatty quality that smells incredibly realistic, like real butter. (Which makes perfect sense, considering it’s derived from real butter!) Butter CO2 is especially important for the lemon pound cake essential oil blend. For the lemon cookie blend, it helps add that buttery aroma that smells like shortbread or butter cookies. Adding butter essential oil to lemon body butter.Compared to other specialty oils, butter CO2 is relatively inexpensive. You can find it on Etsy, but you’ll get the best deal through perfumery suppliers, so you may want to locate one in your country. One more benefit: butter oil is also good for your skin, because it contains the skin-softening, nourishing fatty acids of real butter, such as palmitic acid and oleic acid. Tonka bean absoluteTonka bean absolute’s sweet, unique aroma does things vanilla just can’t. Where vanilla adds sweetness, tonka bean adds depth and decadence. It imparts notes of caramelized sugar and baked goods, so it makes for ultra realistic dessert essential oil blends. I love it in cookie scents, like the lemon cookie essential oil blend. Because this lemon body cream recipe is oil-based, you’ll also need an oil-based tonka bean absolute. Some options include Plant Therapy’s tonka bean blend, Eden Botanicals’ tonka bean diluted in fractionated coconut oil, or a solid tonka bean perfumery absolute if you can justify the price. Lemon Body Butter Recipes for Glowing SkinLemon Body Butter33g shea butter Lemon Vanilla Body Butter33g shea butter Lemon Cream Body Butter33g shea butter Lemon Meringue Body Butter33g shea butter Lemon Sugar Cookie Body Butter33g shea butter Lemon Pound Cake Body Butter33g shea butter EquipmentKitchen scale How to make lemon body butterIf you’d like to color your homemade body butter yellow, first you’ll need to make turmeric infused oil. Weigh your MCT oil or fractionated coconut oil into a heat-safe container and stir in 1 tsp turmeric. Cover the turmeric oil and leave overnight to infuse. Alternatively, you can heat it gently using the double boiler method, or microwave for 30 seconds to quickly infuse the oil with a yellow color. To avoid grains in your body butter, strain out the turmeric before you proceed. Tip: You can also add more turmeric until you achieve your desired color. Also, allowing the turmeric to settle to the bottom of your container makes it easier to strain. Begin by melting the shea butter and cocoa butter in a heat-safe bowl. You have 2 choices: you can microwave the butters in 30 second increments, stopping to stir in between. Or, you can melt them over medium heat using the double boiler method. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can create one by placing a heat-safe container over a water bath. Stir gently to ensure even melting. Once the butters melt, add the turmeric-infused liquid coconut oil or MCT oil. This will cool down the mixture once again, so continue to heat gently until fully liquified. Remove the lemon body butter base from heat and leave it to cool off for a few minutes before placing it into the refrigerator. (It’s never a good idea to place something too hot into the fridge.) Allow the mixture to cool in the refrigerator for an hour or more until completely firm. This is important, as shea butter is incredibly temperamental and has a tendency to turn grainy if not cooled quickly and thoroughly. So, to avoid grainy body butter, a good rule of thumb is to never allow it to cool at room temperature. Once the lemon body butter mixture is cool and firm, whip it using a hand mixer. It will be hard at first, but it will soften as you whip. Continue whipping until light and fluffy, or until you achieve your desired body butter texture. This may take anywhere between 10-40 minutes, and multiple trips to the fridge. Tip: Whipping introduces heat, so you can opt to place the body butter back into the fridge between whipping sessions. The firmer and colder your body butter, the easier it will be to trap air bubbles inside. This is the key to achieving those fluffy, whipped peaks, like silky lemon body mousse. Once your body butter is whipped to your liking, it’s time to add the rest of the ingredients. Weigh in vitamin E oil, lemon essential oil (or dessert essential oil blend), and butter co2 extract. If using an alternate body butter colorant such as yellow clay or natural food coloring, add that during this step as well. Whip the mixture briefly once again, but only enough to ensure everything is thoroughly incorporated. You want to avoid disturbing the delicate essential oil blend any more than is necessary. Once fluffy and evenly mixed, your homemade lemon body butter is finished. Transfer to a glass container with an airtight lid and enjoy. Tips for making lemon body cream
How to use lemon essential oil for skincareBefore making this lemon body butter or using lemon oil for skincare, it’s important to know how to use it safely:
Yield: 100g Lemon Whipped Body Butter RecipeCook Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2 hours Learn how to make lemon body butter for glowing skin! Aside from plain lemon body cream, this easy tutorial also includes 5 DIY body butter recipes that smell like lemon desserts: lemon sugar cookie, lemon meringue, lemon cream, lemon vanilla, and lemon pound cake. IngredientsLemon Body Butter
Lemon Vanilla Body Butter
Lemon Cream Body Butter
Lemon Meringue Body Butter
Lemon Sugar Cookie Body Butter
Lemon Pound Cake Body Butter
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For more homemade skincare and bath recipes, follow us on Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter. Which body butter is best for glowing skin?Best Body Butters of 2022. Best for Glowing Skin: Bliss Texture Takedown Skin Smoothing Body Butter.. Best Scented Butter: Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor Elasti-Cream.. Best Science-Backed Butter: Augustinus Bader The Body Cream.. Best Hydrating Butter: Osea Undaria Algae Body Butter.. Which butter is good for face?High concentrations of fatty acids and vitamins make shea butter an ideal cosmetic ingredient for softening skin. Shea butter also has anti-inflammatory and healing properties. Using shea butter on your body, especially your face, can condition, tone, and soothe your skin.
Does butter brighten skin?Butter itself is a rich source of fatty acids and vitamin A which brings a natural glow on your face. Butter face packs have various skin benefits and can be used for all skin types. The vitamin E present in these face masks can keep pigmentation spots at bay.
How do you make glowing butter?INGREDIENTS. 1/4 cup mango butter.. 1/8 cup cocoa butter.. 1/4 cup coconut oil.. 1 tablespoon jojoba oil.. 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder.. 5 drops tea tree essential oil.. 5 drops lavender essential oil.. 3 drops vitamin E oil, optional.. |