A six-ingredient body butter recipe with coconut oil to nourish your skin and boost your mood! This citrus homemade body butter is as smooth as my favorite lip chap and made with many of the same ingredients. In addition, it uses real fruit zest (not essential oils) for its amazing scent and is made with all-natural ingredients like coconut oil and beeswax. Use this recipe for body butter for yourself or a thoughtful gift!
This citrus body butter recipe with coconut oil is perfect for the winter months and makes a thoughtful gift for friends, family, and teachers!
Note: this recipe uses the actual fruit instead of the essential oil for scent. If using the essential oil, do not apply the lotion and head outside. In particular, citrus oils are sensitive to the sun and can cause burns.
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Benefits Of The Body Butter Recipe With Coconut Oil
- all-natural
- no chemicals
- easy to make
- cost-effective
- super hydrating
This is one of my go-to DIY body butter recipes because it's simple, hydrating, and keeps my skin smooth.
Furthermore, since my skin has adjusted to natural products I find that traditional products only dry it out. Those products contain harsher ingredients than my skin is used to and thus they don't work as well.
Besides this, since our skin absorbs what it comes into contact with, I strive to make sure it encounters the best possible ingredients- which is why I always have DIY lotion on hand!
The Ingredients
You can learn more about how to choose butters for a body butter recipe. Cocoa or cacao is one of my favorites.
All of them have hydrating properties and coconut oil especially has been shown to have healing and anti-bacterial benefits.
Beeswax smells amazing but it also helps keep the lotion together and firm.
Quick Tip: make sure you purchase beeswax pellets to make your life easier. I got the bright idea to buy blocks of beeswax... do you know how hard it is to cut beeswax?! I have to freeze it, hammer it, and then use it. Save yourself the trouble haha
Infusing the oil with grapefruit and orange keeps this homemade body butter refreshing, uplifting, and perfect for summer. When possible I like to use the real product, so the rinds in this case. However essential oils work also!
Keep in mind, if using essential oils, do not use this recipe for body butter and head outside. It's been shown that citrus oils on the skin can cause burns in the sunlight.
What To Do If You Don't Want To Make Your Own?
Before you give up on making homemade body butter, check out everything you need to know about DIY products and making them simple.
If you still don't want to rock homemade body butter- aim to purchase from a quality company. Look for products that are as close to natural as possible.
One of my favorites is almond vanilla body butter from Primally Pure. Above all, it smells effing AWESOME and Primally Pure uses only natural chemical-free ingredients.
Seriously, I can pronounce and buy them all. #win If you do end up on their site, use code mamabear10 to save yourself 10% off your entire first order!
How To Use The Body Butter
After you whip up a batch either selfishly hoard it to yourself or share it with friends! It makes a very thoughtful homemade spa gift.
I find this citrus recipe for body butter works best on legs. It's a bit oily for my face but that's what makes it perfect on my arms and legs.
After you apply, let it sit on your skin for a couple of minutes before putting on clothes. This gives it time to absorb into your skin instead of any garments and means it won't stain your clothing either!
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Citrus Body Butter
Equipment
- Mini Whisk
- Mini Mason Jars
Ingredients
- ½ cup almond oil
- 4 tbs coconut oil
- 4 tbs beeswax
- 2 tbs cocoa butter
- 1 tbs orange zest
- 1 tbs grapefruit zest
Instructions
- In a double boiler, combine all ingredients (except oils if using). Bring to a rolling boil and let simmer for fifteen minutes.
- Stir frequently with a mini whisk until all ingredients are combined. Let boil for another two to three minutes so make sure the beeswax won't leave any chunks.
- Pour the mixture through a small mesh sieve into two small mason jars. If using essential oils, add in the oils and whisk to combine.
- Let sit on the counter for twenty for hours to set.
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If you're looking for a hydrating, uplifting, and easy to make DIY body butter recipe with coconut oil- this is it! The orange and grapefruit scents make you feel refreshed and content while the homemade lotion itself keeps your skin silky, smooth, and soft. This citrus body butter is simple to make and perfect for any pampering!
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Bianca
I feel like this would make a great lip balm too! I wish I wasn't allergic to citrus 🙁
fitasamamabear
Oh no! That would kill me being allergic to citrus! Vanilla would be a yummy one too though 🙂
Leigh
Love this! Cant wait to try it. It's so nice to know what you're putting on your skin!
fitasamamabear
Yes! I love knowing what's in my products and so much better when it's simple
Shauna
I never thought to make my own beauty products, but I can definitely see the benefits since I do tend to have sensitive skin. I'm sure this must smell so delicious and perfect for the summer months!
fitasamamabear
I never used to but got into homemade products about four years ago and now I love it! They're so simple it's awesome:)
Christie Moeller
This sounds fantastic. I love DIY beauty products. I think my fav would be a vanilla/bergamot blend.
xoxo Christie
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fitasamamabear
Ohh I haven't played around too much with bergamot- I'll need to give it a try! I struggle getting the scent right with vanilla as I find it doesn't come out as much as I'd like it to most of the time. I freaking love the smell though!
Jos
I love homemade beauty products! I'll have to try some of these soon...especially that foot lotion! Looks so creamy!
fitasamamabear
I love knowing what's in my beauty products and they're so easy to make! I love the foot lotion- it forces you to rub it in lol
Monika
Wow! it looks great. I have never tried to make it home and now would love to give it a try.
Monika
fitasamamabear
Diy beauty products are super simple (and oh so worth it) let me know if you give it try!
Luci
Ooooo, that looks like it will smell really good and feel good as well.
fitasamamabear
Smells amazing! And definitely hydrating
Tracey
I am going to try this with my boyfriend. He has really dry patches on his legs and this might take care of it. Plus that it's all natural!!
fitasamamabear
Definitely give it a shot- the oils make it insanely hydrating so give it a moment to absorb before putting pants/clothes on. Good luck!
Katie/Celebrating With The Bug.
I need to try making this my hands are ridiculously dry!
fitasamamabear
It's a great one, super moisturizing and smells so yummy!
Zarah
Hi how did you get the two different brown colours also the even darker bit half way up the bar I can see peaking out ?
fitasamamabear
Hey There,
My apologies I'm not quite sure what you mean. There's no "bar" in this recipe? The color between the lotion versus it in the jar is from boiling the rinds into it. Not sure if that helps?
nidhi
what is the shelf life of this product
fitasamamabear
Shelf life is an "it depends". Technically there is no preservative in it so roughly 4-6 weeks. However, in my experience, so long as you don't get water in it (don't use wet hands to dip into the jar etc) it can last up to six months.