Body Butter 3 Ways (With Three Different Formulas)

With everything cooling down, body butters are coming back. I am going to share how to make body butter three different ways. The three ways we will make it are anhydrous, anhydrous with an emulsifier, and a emulsion-based body butter. An anhydrous body butter only contains oils and butters. This can make them quite heavy. However, that might be something that you want. Since we will be in the cooler months thermal stability is less of an issue. Adding an emulsifying wax has the added advantage of being able to emulsify with the water on your skin, and turn it into a lotion. Emulsion-based body butter is the lightest option. This is due to the large water-phase being the external or continuous phase. A benefit of having the water and the oil phase is you have more options for actives. They all have their advantages, but I encourage you to make each one and see what you like.