Re: Get your lotion at health food stores..........

Thanks for the video. Actually Corey, I only use one or two of these butters at a time. I don't usually do shea and cocoa together. You can also use mango butter which has less oils and whips up very nicely. The shea and cocoa butters are oily but warming the oils before adding them to the butters and whipping them, makes them light like cream and less oily.

You have to play around with the ratios a bit. Adding a touch of beeswax can help alleviate the oiliness also. I don't actually use all of those oils at once either. I try to mix things up, but those I listed above are what I use regularly and usually have on hand at home. You do what works and feels best for you. I'm always experimenting, as I can't stand commercial skin care. I'll often grind up some herbs or add some aloe vera gel to my mixes as well.

P.S. I ALWAYS add black seed oil to all of my homemade skin care mixes. Blending some room temp shea butter with the hand mixer first will soften it without having to heat on the double boiler. Just slightly warm the coconut oil, sweet almond or whatever oils you use before pouring over the shea butter. This alleviates having to refrigerate and waiting for the shea to reconstitute. Then I use a mixing stick to get out any clumps and mix all the oils, including the black seed and essential oils, herbs, spices, or whatever else I want to utilize. I then whip this mixture into frothy peaks with the hand mixer. I've never used corn starch before, but I'll try this with my next batch.

This video is a great method for beginners, but as you get more seasoned, you'll find little short cuts and tricks to make it easier. Thanks again Corey!