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Can you mix lavender oil with shea butter?

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Can you mix lavender oil with shea butter?

Lavender Essential Oil – This well known essential oil has calming and healing properties. Due to the highly antimicrobial, anti-fungal, antibacterial and antiseptic aspects of this oil, it is great for treating acne. Since lavender oil on its own can dry out the skin, mixing it with shea butter is ideal.

How do you make fluffy shea butter whipped?

Put the chunks of shea in a bowl or stand mixer like a KitchenAid. Start whipping it on high, scrape down the butter that sticks to the sides, and keep whipping until it looks homogenous. Slowly add carrier oils and essential oils as needed and keep whipping until it’s the right consistency. And you’re done!

Which essential oil goes well with shea butter?

The best essential oil to mix with shea butter include lavender, orange, peppermint, geranium, and rosemary. What is this? Shea butter is a luxurious natural butter that is extracted from the Shea nut. It has a light nutty aroma and a smooth, creamy texture.

What can I mix with shea butter for glowing skin?

To make your own mask, mix together:

  • 1 tbsp of raw honey.
  • 3 to 4 drops of grapeseed oil.
  • 1 tbsp of pure shea butter.

Does heating shea butter damage it?

Bring the melted shea butter to a temperature of 175 degrees F. Maintain this temperature for 20 minutes. Exceeding 175 degrees can damage the shea butter’s nutritional qualities, while heating for too short a duration can cause the product to become gritty. Use caution when heating shea butter, as it is flammable.

How do you keep whipped shea butter from hardening?

But many times the fluffy consistency tends to harden in a couple of days making it harder to apply. Our solution to keep our whipped shea butter soft and fluffy is to add a little bit of jojoba oil to the whipped shea (less than 10% of the mixture).

What essential oil goes well with shea butter?

How much essential oil do I add to shea butter?

So, whether you have just shea butter, a mix of oils and butters, or just a carrier oil, the concept is the same: measure between 1% and 2% in weight of your essential oil and add them in.