Looking for a vegan friendly moisturizer DIY? This rose body butter recipe without beeswax fits the bill! Made with only natural ingredients, this rose body butter nourishes skin without leaving it feeling greasy.
How to Make Rose Body Butter without Beeswax
Inspired by Nourish Organic’s Rejuvenating Rose Butter, my rose body butter recipe without beeswax contains refined shea butter and coconut oil, rosehip seed and sunflower oil, and natural rose kaolin clay. I also added a touch of frankincense essential oil for a light scent and for frankincense’s valuable astringent properties when used in skin care applications.
Because frankincense can help to protect skin cells, it’s useful in preventing acne blemishes, the appearance of large pores, and wrinkles. It’s also believed to help lift and tighten skin which can deter the signs of aging.
And, as if that wasn’t enough, my rose body butter recipe also absorbs quicklyso you can get on with your day without leaving oily marks everywhere you go!
Whichfrankincense essential oil should I use?
There are four main types of frankincense. They areBoswellia Serrata, BoswelliaFrereana,Boswellia Carteriand Boswellia Papyrifera. For this application, I’ll be discussing the differences betweenBoswellia Serrata, BoswelliaFrereana, andBoswellia Carteriessential oils.
Frankincense (Boswellia Serrata) essential oilis the oldest documented Frankincenseand is believed to have been used in both Ayurvedic medicine and as the frankincense mentioned in the Bible. It contains high amounts of alpha thujene, alpha pinene, and limonene which give it strongantiseptic, decongestant, and anti-inflammatory properties. It has a sweeter and more delicate fragrance than the other frankincense varieties with top terpenic-pine notes and costs less as it yields a higher amount of essential oil.
Frankincense (BoswelliaFrereana) essential oil, which is grown at a higher altitude,contains high amounts pinene, thujene, and cymene. These natural constituents yield strong anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antispasmodic, and analgesic (pain relieving) propertiesmaking it especially suitable for inflammation caused by arthritis, swelling, and allergies. This type of frankincense has strongcitrus-lemon top notes with an earthy, resinous heart.
And finally,Frankincense (Boswellia Carteri) essential oilis the most well known of all the frankincense varieties. Ithas thesmooth, richa aroma that people are most familiar with when they think of frankincense.Frankincense (Boswellia Carteri) essential oilcontains high concentrations of alpha pinene, and other monoterpenes making it useful both inskin care and aromatherapy applications.When used in skin care applications it can helptodiminishthe appearance of fine lines, wrinkles andscars. When inhaled it isparticularly beneficial at fighting the effects fromacute colds and asthma.
I used Frankincense (Boswellia Carteri) essential oil for my rose body butter recipe without beeswax. However, you can use whichever frankincense essential oil you prefer for this application.
Natural Rose Body Butter Recipe without Beeswax
Ingredients:
3 oz. refined shea butter
.5 oz. refined coconut oil
.25 oz. rosehip seed oil
.25 oz. sunflower or sweet almond oil
.1 oz. arrowroot powder
.05 oz. rose kaolin clay
2 mL frankincense essential oil
3-5 drops vitamin E oil
Instructions on How to Make Rose Body Butter without Beeswax:
You will need a digital scale to weigh out the all of the ingredients for my rose body butter recipe without beeswax, except for the frankincense essential oil and the vitamin E oil. For the frankincense essential oil you’ll need to measure out the amount called for in the recipe with a graduated plastic transfer pipette.
Begin by weighing out the shea butter and coconut oil. Combine in a glass Pyrex measuring cup or similar and heat in the microwave at 50% power until melted. Alternately, you can also use a double boiler.
Now weigh out the arrowroot powder and whisk into the meltedshea butter and coconut oil.
Next, weigh the rosehip seed and sunflower oils and stir into the body butter mixture.
Add a few drops of Vitamin E followed by the frankincense essential oil.
Finally, weigh out and add therose kaolin clay.
Mix well, then set the body butter in the refrigerator briefly. As the clay will want to sink to the bottom, you’ll need to cool the body butter down in order to evenly distribute the clay.
Once the body butter starts to thicken, remove it from the refrigerator and remix until the clay stays evenly distributed throughout the body butter and no longer sinks to the bottom.
Pour the body butter evenly intotwo 2 oz. straight sided amber glass jars withblack phenolic lined caps. (I got mine from SKS Bottle & Packaging here.)
Once your natural rose body butter without beeswax has completely solidified, screw on the caps and label as desired for personal use or gifting. You can find free printable labels for my natural rose body butter recipe here. Simply print the PDF onto a full size sticker or label sheet and cut out the labels.
To use, simply massage a small amount of the body butter onto your skin as desired and wait for it to absorb completely. I personally love this on my hands!
Can I Make Substitutions for Coconut Oil in This Rose Body Butter Recipe?
If you are allergic to coconut oil then you may substitute the coconut oil with babassu oil. Babassu oil isvery similar to coconut oil with just a slightly higher melting point. (Learn more about babassu oil here.)
It is also important to note that my rose body butter recipe without beeswax yields a very soft body butter. If you live in a particularly warm climate in which coconut oil will not stay solidified for you, then I suggest adding a small amount of emulsifying wax to this recipe. I’d start with around .25 oz.
If you actually want your rose body butter to smell like roses, substitute the frankincense essential oil with 1 mL ofrose absolute.
What Do I Need to Know to Sell Body Butters?
If you plan to sell your rose body butters, you’ll need to follow FDAguidelines for labeling your product.If you’re unsure about therules and regulations regarding labeling cosmetics, I highly recommend the book,Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English, by Marie Gale.
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