DIY Gingerbread Body Butter
This DIY Gingerbread Body Butter recipe is a favourite idea for homemade Christmas gifts that are meaningful!
If you are looking for some last minute handmade gift ideas you will definitely want to check out this Gingerbread Body Butter and pair it with the Gingerbread Cookie Scrub I shared with you a couple weeks ago. What a perfect combo for a Christmas gift or hostess gift. Gingerbread from head to toe, these are two must-have recipes for deliciously soft and smooth skin that won’t break your bank.
Sometimes the most appreciated gifts are the ones that make it obvious you care enough to make something yourself with lots of thought and love put into the project. Keep the recipe on hand for when your recipient comes back to you asking for it!
DIY Gingerbread Body Butter
Ingredients:
½ C. Shea butter
½ C. coconut oil
10 drops ginger essential oil
5 drops clove essential oil
5 drops cinnamon essential oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
#1. Add the Coconut oil and the Shea butter to a small saucepan. Heat on low until melted, mixing well. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let set until cooled to room temperature.
#2. Scoop the mixture into a bowl and set in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
#3. Remove from the fridge and add the ginger, clove, cinnamon essential oils and vanilla extract. Use a hand mixer to beat the ingredients until whipped (2-3 minutes).
#4. Scoop the body butter into an airtight container, such as a mason jar and seal. Keep the body butter at room temperature for about 6 months. If you see a separation simply stir well.
DIY Gingerbread Body Butter
Ingredients
- ½ C . Shea butter
- ½ C . coconut oil
- 10 drops ginger essential oil
- 5 drops clove essential oil
- 5 drops cinnamon essential oil
- 2 tsp . vanilla extract
Instructions
- #1. Add the Coconut oil and the Shea butter to a small saucepan. Heat on low until melted, mixing well. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let set until cooled to room temperature.
- #2. Scoop the mixture into a bowl and set in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
- #3. Remove from the fridge and add the cinnamon, clove, and ginger essential oils, and vanilla extract. Use a hand mixer to beat the ingredients until whipped (2-3 minutes).
- #4. Scoop the body butter into an airtight container, such as a mason jar and seal. Keep the body butter at room temperature for about 6 months. If you see a separation simply stir well.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Don’t forget to check out the Gingerbread Cookie Scrub!
Created for Frugal Mom Eh by Jill S.
what a great christmas gift or hostess gift
Interesting..
I’m not the biggest fan of cinnamon. I’d love to make some using other ingredients, like eucalyptus scent!
how awesome! this would be great to do up and give to all my girlfriends. sounds like it smells and works amazing. the Gingerbread Cookie Scrub is something i definitely wanna try
I am sure this would smell amazing! I don’t need any last minute gifts this year but may consider making this up next year as part of presents!
I love this idea for myself and my girlfriends. This is brilliant, thanks!
I love anything home made, this would be a great teacher gift
The grandkids could help make this for their mom’s
This would make a great gift
I would love to get this as a gift!
I have never thought of making body butter before, but now I want to try because it sounds so easy.
Oh my goodness… I’m sure this smells amazing!!! I think I’ll have to make some for my girlfriends. (And myself, too.)
Perfect! My 17 year old is making some ‘home made’ beauty products for her sister for Christmas, she’s very much into the ‘naturals’..
Oh wow! That is too cool! I have NEVER thought to make my own body butter 🙂
Would this ever make a super gift!! Would smell so yummy!! 🙂
Oh wow i love this idea! Thanks for sharing
What a nice gift idea!
Sounds like it smells lovely
This must smell amazing!! Perfect thing to do for a girls day
This looks good enough to eat! I’ll definitely be trying this.
I would never have thought to make my own body butter but I am definitely going to try!
This looks good enough to eat! I bet it would be amazing to use during those cold, dark winter months — so warming and uplifting!
I have all these ingredients and love the idea of smelling like cinnamon and ginger.I will be giving this one a try.Thank you.
Sounds fantastic!
Oooh! This sounds amazing! I can hardly wait to try it!
I was just wondering where you procured all the ingredients from. Would love to try this!
Thank you 🙂
This looks and sounds great. I might have to try this. Almost looks good enough to eat!! ha!
Didn’t work for me, it stayed oily and never thickened up.
How many ounces does each batch make? How big are your typical jars?
It makes 1 cup. So I use 1 cup Jars (8 oz or 1/2 pint).
Thank you!
Oh man, we still have a LONG time until Christmas and I’m already thinking about making this! No problem in being festive year round, right?(: Haha! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe-I will definitely be keeping it in my back pocket for some DIY gifts this year <3
Just made it…so simple, but I used raw unrefined Shea butter. It has that smell and not the ginger smell. Also, the cinnamon isn’t desolved and it leaves grains on the skin. Do you know what I might have done wrong?
Different shea butter vendors can be stronger than others and overpower it. Not sure about the cinnamon not dissolving though. You can swap the spices for their essential oils instead – 2 drops cinnamon essential oil and 4-5 drops ginger essential oil.
Hello
Are you talking about solid coconut oil or fractionated. Also can you substitute oils.
Thanks
How many half pints does this make??
One.
Mine didn’t thicken up, what did I do wrong? What can I do to fix it?
Could be the quality of the materials you used? I’d try refrigerating longer before whipping again.
I’ve been whipping 7 minutes and it’s liquid. Not getting thick or ‘whipped’ looking at all.
Help!?!?
Put it back in the fridge to cool more, it needs to be verging on returning to solid before you can whip it properly.
Question- does this harden in cooler temps like the whipped coconut body butter does? I’d love to make this but if it hardens up too much it’s not easy to use(like the coconut oil type does). I didn’t know if the Shea keeps it softer. Thanks!
Is the ginger freshly grated or ginger powder??
Really loving this! I am going to link this to my Christmas Budget post! What a great gift idea!
This is a really oily rub is there any way for me to make it less oily
Where can I find these cute little jars?
Any chance I could use cocoa butter instead of shea butter or would the consistency be off? I have lots of cocoa butter to use up but would have to buy shea butter to make these. Sounds like a great idea though!
Yes, cocoa butter would work.
It’s sounds amazing! My only question is, it said let it sit for sixth months. Does that mean u have to let it set for sixth months before u can use it or is it saying it’s good for six months?
It’s good for 6 months if stored as directed.
A couple of comments I hope will help others. It appears this was originally posted years ago but in case you are like me and just finding it here’s what I discovered. It looks wonderful and sounds great but I found a couple of problems. First, the chilling time says 15-20 minutes. It will likely still be liquid at that point. It needs to be nearly solid in order to whip. Secondly, I’m not sure if there is a big difference in Shea Butters but mine (and as others reported as well) has a very strong scent of its own and no amount of the spices added seems to cover it up. Mine came out looking like the picture but the smell is not pleasant and definitely not gingerbread. 🙁
Thank you for the info Jennifer, this was originally created for me by a contributor and clearly needs to be revisted and revised. I think the solution to the shea butter is to use essential oil, and not actual spices.
What is body butter? and how do I use it? I received some for Christmas and it smells wonderful.
It’s a thick cream moisturiser, you use it just like lotion on your body. It’s great right after a bath or shower!
Why does it have to sit for 6 months before using?
Sorry if it isn’t clear, it will keep for 6 months. You can use it immediately.