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Buttery Body Balm

Source of Recipe


Adapted from "Natural Beauty Basics" by Dorie Byers






List of Ingredients



• 1 Tbsp shea butter
  
• 2 tsp cocoa butter
  
• 2 tsp apricot kernel oil
  
• 800 IU vitamin E
  
• 1 tsp aloe vera gel
  
• 1/4 tsp lecithin
  
• 5 drops grapefruit seed extract
  
• 3 drops lemon essential oil
  
• 3 drops rose geranium essential oil
  






Instructions



1. Melt the butters and oil together over boiling water. Remove from heat when melted.
   
   
2. Add vitamin E and lecithin; then whisk in aloe vera gel and grapefruit seed extract.
   
   
3. When almost cool, add essential oils. Mix well. Store in a wide-mouth jar.