Body Butters Formulating Basics | Mango, Shea & Cocoa Butters vs Oil Percentages

Learn how to formulate your own Body Butter recipe to make the perfect body butter for you. Using the top cosmetic butters, Shea Butter, Mango Butter and Cocoa Butter and personalizing it from there with the oils, scent and color you would like.
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[@StitchingWithLove]

Fantastic video! So helpful

[@adelinanewbauer3178]

Awesome video! thank you!

[@PurpleSageHealthyLiving]

I love your videos. Thank you for sharing. 💜

[@gentletouchpodcast9095]

thank you best video i have seen so far on the subject

[@BetterSheaButter]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it.

[@bebeprempeh2887]

thank you 🙏

[@nithyaaradhana6440]

Love it❤

[@keearadiamond2112]

Best Shea butter vid yet Everything is precise short and to the point...Please keep doing diy vids ..5 thumbs 👆

[@sdmh227]

In total agreement!!!!

[@BetterSheaButter]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@wayy_erica]

Perfect

[@ciarachanell9742]

Great video! Thank you for sharing! Do you recommend this ratio count if I want to use all 3 butters in one formula? Thank you 😊

[@BetterSheaButter]

Thank you so much! If you add the butters in equal portions, then 40% oil should work

[@ylstaggs]

I love your videos, soon I be making my own different Shea butters!❤️🥰😍

[@BetterSheaButter]

yesss it's so much fun, hope you enjoy it!

[@jrccandleco7939]

This is sooooo helpful!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@BetterSheaButter]

Thank you so much :)

[@MrsGAli67]

Hello, what were the 3 combinations of essential oils that you used for each???

[@BetterSheaButter]

Hello, here are the blends used for each: Shea: lavender, german chamomile, geranium Mango: frankincense, bergamot Cocoa: vanilla, bergamot

[@terryscherman4075]

Is there a reason you matched the butters with the oils you did? Or will any combination work as well?

[@BetterSheaButter]

Hi Terry, any combination will work with the butter to oil ratio for each butter!

[@mandimarshall5323]

If I want to make this into a magnesium body butter would you have any tips or ratio amounts to use?

[@BetterSheaButter]

Hello Mandi, we do not have a ratio for that at the moment, but I will pass your feedback along to management!

[@sooziessugarshack6695]

How much does the recipe yield? What size containers should I use?

[@BetterSheaButter]

Hi Soozie, you can just add the oz of butters used and oz of oils used to come up with a total yield. You can use any size containers, just divide your total oz by number of containers you'd like to make.

[@tbnewhomes]

Thank you so much! I’m a newbie so I wanna make sure I got it. If you wanted to make 100 oz jar. Ingredients will include mango and Shea, would I do 80 oz Shea, 20 mango oz, 30% oil, 1 % fragrance? And then from there I can make 10, 10oz smaller jars? We appreciate your knowledge

[@BetterSheaButter]

Great question! When developing a formula for body butter, it's best to reach out to a qualified formulator to finalize your recipe measurements. We do have a blog post to go along with this video that includes basic ratios of butters to oils that customers have found helpful when whipping their butters with carrier oils: bettersheabutter.com/body-butter-formulating-basics-mango-shea-and-cocoa-butters-vs-oil-percentages/ I hope this helps!

[@tbnewhomes]

@@BetterSheaButter Thank you I read it🙏🏾 Last question. If you wanted to make a 10oz jar, how much Shea butter would you use?

[@BetterSheaButter]

@@tbnewhomes I apologize, we aren't able to provide measurements for custom formulations, but here is a recipe with some similar ratios that might help: bettersheabutter.com/night-moisture-cream-diy-easy-night-cream-recipe-with-blue-tansy-essential-oil/

[@tbnewhomes]

@@BetterSheaButter Thank you

[@monicanovoa7452]

Hi there where do you buy those beautiful jars

[@BetterSheaButter]

Hi Monica, we found some on Amazon! Something like these: www.amazon.com/Encheng-Airtight-Kitchen-Storage-Containers/dp/B07KRR4HW4/ref=sr_1_8?crid=O7MKAXAM359C&keywords=hermetic+jars&qid=1678799919&sprefix=hermetic+jars%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-8

[@MissesMonkey]

My hands are really dry and need something thicker in the cream so it doesn’t melt into oil right away on my hands. Can I add beeswax to my butter recipe and if so, what’s the beeswax ratio? I browsed your channel and couldn’t find one with beeswax - I found a lip balm video made with beeswax, would that be suitable for a hand cream recipe too?

[@BetterSheaButter]

Hi V, yes I think a wax is a great addition to a hand cream to create a barrier to protect your skin. Beeswax especially is great at drawing moisture into your skin. When I have added beeswax to existing butter recipes, I just added 1-2 oz and didn't whip the butter to create sort of a soft balm/butter hybrid that is easy to scoop.

[@khadra-dhooljibril6410]

Thank you sist Please can you help me where I got ingredients in africa

[@BetterSheaButter]

Try searching for "shea butter small business" or craft stores in your area :)

[@aegm77]

What is the shelf life of these butters after u make them?

[@BetterSheaButter]

It's about six months, or the soonest expiration date on any of the ingredients you use

[@sonjatonnesen8619]

How would you do a butter with all four ingredients?😊

[@BetterSheaButter]

It depends on how much naturally hard (cocoa, kokum) vs naturally softer (shea, mango) butters you are going to use. If you are using equal parts of each, most customers mixing butters prefer to go with a butter/oil ratio somewhere in the middle, such as the 60% butter to 40% oil ratio used for mango. I hope this helps!

[@yandab7235]

Hey so are you sure it should be 30 grams because I’m pretty sure it should be about 3 grams for it to be 1% of the formula

[@BetterSheaButter]

You're right, thanks for catching that! I read it incorrectly from my notes -- it should only be 3g.

[@Adasdream]

What if you’re mixing butters though? How do you know the correct calculation then?

[@BetterSheaButter]

Customers that have done this mention that they've chosen a ratio that is in the middle of the hardness level of the butters, from very hard (cocoa) to very soft (shea)

[@Adasdream]

@@BetterSheaButter I am over here wrecking my brain trying to calculate the right formula 🫣😂

[@BetterSheaButter]

@@Adasdream It can get tricky when you introduce more ingredients into a formulation, but keep trying!!

[@Adasdream]

@@BetterSheaButter thank you