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Oat Milk & Vanilla Body Butter
This combines oat milk's avenanthramides, genuine, well-studied anti-itch compounds, with the book's richest whipped-butter structure, addressing both compromised, itchy skin and severe dryness simultaneously, finished with vanilla for a comforting, dessert-like scent that suits its winter-damage-repair purpose.
- Prep
- 25 Minutes (+ 30 Minutes Chill Time)
Natural Beauty Recipes · Specialty Garden Botanical & Hybrid Milks · Bath & Body Care
What you need
Ingredients
- Phase A (Butter & Oil Phase)
- ½ cup (110g) Organic Shea Butter
- ¼ cup (60 mL / 55g) Unrefined Coconut Oil
- 2 tbsp (30 mL / 28g) Sweet Almond Oil
- Phase B (Active Dry Powder Matrix)
- ¼ cup (30g) Oat Milk Powder
- Phase C (Aromatic)
- 5 drops Pure Vanilla Essential Oil / Oleoresin
Method
Instructions
- Combine shea butter and coconut oil in a double boiler over low heat until melted (approximately 60°C). Remove from heat.
- Stir in sweet almond oil and vanilla essential oil.
- Sift oat milk powder into the molten fats while whisking continuously until smooth.
- Refrigerate the mixture for 25–30 minutes until soft-set around the edges.
- Whip with an electric hand mixer on high speed for 3–5 minutes until fluffy whipped peaks form.
- Scoop into clean glass jars.
- APPLICATION
- Smooth a generous portion over body skin immediately after bathing to lock in moisture.
From The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients by Aunesty Janssen
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