I wanted to make a simple hydrating body butter for my mature skin using fractionated coconut oil. Since beginning my DIY skincare journey, fractionated coconut oil has always been one of the many ingredients that I wanted to experiment with. It is good for all skin types, especially for dry and mature skin. And it does not clog pores.
Fractionated coconut oil is a light oil that absorbs quickly into the skin, deeply hydrates, leaving the skin soft and smooth without leaving a greasy feeling.
Fractionated coconut oil is coconut oil that has had its long chain fatty acids removed, which makes it a light liquid oil regardless of temperature. The fatty acids removed are myristic, lauric, and palmitic, which makes coconut oil solid at cool temperatures.
This body butter formulation turned out to be soft and smooth on my skin leaving a light non-greasy feeling.
INCI: Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides (Fractionated Coconut) Kernel Oil
Usage Rate: Up to 100%
Scent: No scent
Heated Phase
60% Shea Butter
15% Kokum Butter
14% Kiwi Seed Oil
8% Fractionated Coconut Oil
Cool-Down Phase
2% Patchouli Essential Oil
1% Vitamin E Oil
Instructions:
Weigh the heated phase ingredients in a glass bowl.
In another glass bowl, weigh the cool-down phase ingredients.
Place the heated phase ingredients in a water bath on low heat to melt.
Once the heated phase ingredients have cooled down a bit, place the bowl in the refrigerator for 1 hour to solidify.
Once the mixture is semi-solid remove from the refrigerator and whisk with an electric blender.
Add the cool-down phase ingredients. Whip.
Place it in a jar.
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