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Basic Body Butter

Basic Body Butter

Massage therapists I have talked to love coconut oil for massage, because it melts on contact with the skin, leaves a protective barrier on the skin, has a slight lathering ability, and easily washes out of towels. Other oils stain, and towels become odorous after a while.

Here are some great variations of this tried and true formula:

COCONUT OIL
Simple scoop coconut oil on your hand.

BODY BUTTER
½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup cocoa butter

Soften the coconut oil and cocoa butter in a double boiler over medium heat. Remove from the heat and blend, adding a few drops of optional essential oils.

AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE OIL
Use 5 drops of essential oil – or less – per ounce of coconut oil.

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56 comments

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Winn Adams Winn A.
7:02AM PDT on Apr 30, 2013

Thanks

Bryna Pizzo Bryna P.
12:57PM PDT on Apr 28, 2013

Thank you for the tip! (P, T)

Fi T. Fi T.
6:07AM PDT on Apr 23, 2013

Thanks the nature for providing us what we need

Sonia Minwer-Barakat Requ Sonia M.
11:47AM PDT on Apr 22, 2013

Good idea.Thanks for sharing

Winn Adams Winn A.
4:49PM PDT on Apr 10, 2013

Thanks

Elena T. Elena T.
3:32AM PDT on Apr 10, 2013

Thank you :)

Aud Nordby Aud N.
3:04AM PDT on Apr 10, 2013

ty

Dale O. Dale O.
8:38PM PDT on Apr 9, 2013

Delightful!

Monica May Monica M.
10:17AM PDT on Mar 17, 2013

so many uses for pure coconut

Jarmila Bernathova Jarmila B.
5:11AM PST on Mar 8, 2013

thx

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