Body Butters!

I can't live without something to moisturize me. The problem I face in the winter, however, is that water-based lotions just keep me coming back for more and don't deliver the "FINISH HIM!" blow that I'm after for any dry areas (knees, elbows, that spot on my ankle). With this in mind, I began to formulate a body butter to get myself (and maybe some of you!) through the winter. I present the amazingness that is... whipped shea butter!

This is a very heavy cream. In fact, I don't really recommend it as your go-to hand moisturizer unless you're in need of a serious moisture barrier. It operates best after a hot bath right before bed. Why? Because this sucker is well over 75% pure shea butter! I also blend in coconut oil and jojoba oil to lower the melt point so that it melts on contact with warm skin. The butter is whipped together until it's light as air - which is why we list a product weight along with volume, so you know how much butter is in there!

Sadly, having a whip that melts at body temperature means that our whips are only available during the colder winter months, as heat would reduce the whip to a salve-like consistency. Care should also be taken to keep your whip away from any heat sources. If your whip should get melted, all is not lost! You can stick it in the refrigerator to resolidify. It's still got all the goodness, and still useable, but won't be light and fluffy.

In keeping with the rest of my body products, this whip does not contain any dyes or synthetic fragrances. Each whip contains some of our most popular essential oil blends: Lavender Herbs (formerly Lavender Jasmine), Bliss (tangerine + lavender), Ruby (palmarosa, our fresh rosey floral), Mentha Veridis (eucalyptus mint with rosemary) and Hippie Jeans (our premium dark aged patchouli).

This really deserves its own post to explain, but our whips adhere to IFRA guidelines for safe essential oil usage rates, which basically means that we don't use unsafe rates of essential oils and instead use an internationally (and study-supported) recognized rate that has been found to generally be safe. Essential oils are interesting creatures - they are not merely substances that smell good; many of them have properties that sensitive individuals (pregnant mothers, young babies and children, those with certain health conditions) should avoid if they are unsure about how it may affect them.

And my New Year's business resolution (blog more!) continues to be kept! Thank you for muddling through my blog with me!