Mango Body Butter Recipe (Only 3 Ingredients)

Don't be fooled by the ease and simplicity of this mango body butter recipe. Sure, it comes together in a cinch and requires only a few ingredients, but boy is it luxurious.

Call me lazy, call me minimalistic, but when it comes to making body butters, I'm not a fan of unnecessary steps or an ingredient list that resembles the receipt you get when checking out at CVS. The challenge I gave myself for this whipped body butter was to create the silkiest, non oily, softest recipe possible with only a few ingredients. And ta-da: 3 ingredients is all it takes to make this body butter that is nothing short of AMAZING!

What I chose was mango butter, camellia oil and rose absolute essential oil. Combined in the right ratio they create a whipped body butter that has numerous skin benefits, absorbs quickly into the skin and smells intoxicatingly good.

I lost count of how many batches of body butters I whipped up over the years in my quest for the perfect recipe. But up until now I had never worked with mango butter. My butters of choice were always shea or cocoa. And if you've ever tried a body butter with either one (but especially shea), then you know how heavy and greasy it can feel.

Mango butter on the other hand is super lightweight and absorbs at a lightning speed. It really blew my mind when I experimented with it for the first time. Somehow, I believed that all butters used in skincare were more or less created equally thick, but this body butter behaves and feels more like a lotion. You have to try it to see for yourself - it's so GOOD 🙂

Skin Benefits of Mango Butter

Mango butter is extracted from the seed of the mango fruit. It's suitable for all skin types (even acne prone skin) and has a lightweight, silky smooth, but incredibly rich and nourishing texture. It's great at strengthening the skin’s natural protective barrier, which helps your skin retain moisture, and prevents damage and drying out (Source).

Mango butter is filled with skin-loving nutrients and antioxidants like omega 6 and 9 fatty acids and vitamins A, C, and E that can help reduce wrinkles, soothe psoriasis and eczema prone skin and prevent scars when regularly applied.

Skin Benefits of Camellia Seed Oil

Camellia seed oil is obtained by cold pressing of the seeds of the camellia oleifera plant and has been treasured in Japan for decades because if it’s remarkable skin restorative and hair reviving properties.

Camellia seed oil has amazing moisturizing and skin nourishing properties all while being lightweight enough to be suitable even for acne prone skin. In it's molecular structure and density it is in fact very similar to sebum - the skin's natural oil- allowing it to absorb quickly and deeply into the skin without feeling oily.

Similar to mango butter, camellia seed oil contains a myriad of beneficial nutrients like Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and vitamins A, B, C, D, and E that help preserve that youthful glow and minimize signs of aging. When applied regularly it can even reduce dark spots on the skin.

Also, Try these Whipped Body Butter Recipes:

• Fluffiest Lavender Body Butter
• Non Greasy Shea Body Butter

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How to Make Whipped Mango Body Butter

After reading about all these great skin benefits, I'm sure you want to finally start making this body butter. So, let's get started.

What you'll need:

• Sharp Knife
• Spatula
• Medium sized bowl (wide enough to fit both beaters of a handheld mixer)
• Small bowl or cup
• Digital kitchen scale (recommended)
• Handheld mixer
• Airtight containers for storing

Ingredients (makes enough to fill 2-3 4oz jars, loosely filled):

• Mango Butter (refined): 5.6oz / 160g
• Camellia Oil: 2.5oz / 72g
• Rose absolute essential oil: 2.5g or 100 drops (Note: the essential oil blend I'm using here is already premixed in jojoba oil, DON'T use this amount if your essential oil is undiluted!)

Instructions:

1. Measure and cut mango butter (at room temperature) into small cubes

2. Using an electric mixer and whip mango butter first on low than on medium speed until it resembles a smooth paste

3. Add camellia oil slowly while continuing to mix

4. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl frequently to make sure everything is well incorporated

Tip: Scrape your spatula on the beaters of the mixer instead of the rim of the bowl that way it won't get too messy.

5. Add rose essential oil and whip, remember to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl

6. Whip until your body butter is airy and holds it shape

7. Transfer into an airtight container making sure not to pack in too much to keep mixture fluffy.

8. Voila!

Until next time. Happy Tinkering!