{"id":31542,"date":"2018-05-10T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=31542"},"modified":"2018-05-10T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T16:33:00","slug":"vanilla-body-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/vanilla-body-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Body Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t tried using body butter yet, I highly recommend it.\u00a0\u00a0Body butter is a skin moisturizer that typically contains cocoa\u00a0butter, shea\u00a0butter, coconut oil or another vegetable-based oil. Body butter is thicker than lotions or creams and typically do not contain water.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31550\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-Butter-with-essential-oils-FB.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Vanilla Body Butter with essential oils\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-Butter-with-essential-oils-FB.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-Butter-with-essential-oils-FB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-Butter-with-essential-oils-FB-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-Butter-with-essential-oils-FB-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I like to use body butter in the evening before I go to bed, since it stays on longer. Remember to apply the body butter when your skin is damp, since it contains no water. Do not use body body on your face, since it can clog pores.<\/p>\n<p>This easy to make vanilla body butter smells amazing and makes a great gift. Remember to store in the fridge if your home is warmer than 75 degrees.<\/p>\n<h3>Body Butter Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 cup <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jNUIb2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cocoa butter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jLzz1i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">coconut oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wuovyT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">vitamin e oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 drops therapeutic grade <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jNihkj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">vanilla essential oil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31543\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/Vanilla-Body-Butter-ingredients-.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Vanilla Body Butter using 4 ingredients \" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/Vanilla-Body-Butter-ingredients-.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/Vanilla-Body-Butter-ingredients--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/Vanilla-Body-Butter-ingredients--500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<p>Measure and combine your cocoa butter and your coconut oil in a large glass measuring bowl.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31544\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-diy-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-diy-.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-diy--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-diy--500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heat mixture in the microwave until melted. This should take about 90 seconds depending on the power level of your microwave.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31545\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-DIY-4-ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"vanilla body butter DIY 4 ingredients\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-DIY-4-ingredients.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-DIY-4-ingredients-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/vanilla-body-butter-DIY-4-ingredients-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you do not have a microwave, you can melt in a small saucepan slowly over low heat.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in your vitamin e oil and essential oil.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31546\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-vanilla-body-body-with-essential-oils.jpg\" alt=\"DIY vanilla body body with essential oils\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-vanilla-body-body-with-essential-oils.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-vanilla-body-body-with-essential-oils-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Place liquid body butter mixture in the fridge until it forms into a solid.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31547\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-body-butter-with-essential-oils-.jpg\" alt=\"DIY body butter with essential oils\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-body-butter-with-essential-oils-.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-body-butter-with-essential-oils--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-body-butter-with-essential-oils--500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use a <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K7J7Py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hand mixer<\/a> to whip your body butter for several minutes and place in an airtight container.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31548\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-butter-with-essential-oils.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Vanilla Body butter with essential oils\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-butter-with-essential-oils.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-butter-with-essential-oils-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-Vanilla-Body-butter-with-essential-oils-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\">Remember to store the mixture in the fridge in the summer or if your house is warmer than 75 degrees.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31551\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-vanilla-body-butter-pin.jpg\" alt=\"DIY vanilla body butter with essential oils \" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-vanilla-body-butter-pin.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2018\/05\/DIY-vanilla-body-butter-pin-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t tried using body butter yet, I highly recommend it.\u00a0\u00a0Body butter is a skin moisturizer that typically contains cocoa\u00a0butter, shea\u00a0butter, coconut oil or another vegetable-based oil. Body butter is thicker than lotions or creams and typically do not contain water. 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