Making Whipped Shea Butter

Over the past weekend I received several orders for Whipped Shea Butters and of course, the scents ordered I didn't have already in stock so I had to make more!  I will say, I have Almond listed on my website as one of the many scents available and to my surprise someone ordered one.  To date, I have never had an order for Almond Shea Butter so I had totally forgot it was one of the scents available.  Needless to say, the Almond smelled so good I made a few of them (one I am keeping for myself to use).

Getting my supplies together

To cut down on the greasy feeling you sometimes get from Shea Butter, I use Corn Starch to help absorb some of the oil..and it helps it to glide on nicely.  I add Vitamin E oil to my Shea Butter (little green bottle in the picture) because it's known to help moisturize, nourish and regenerate skin ....basically, it's good for the skin!

After melting the Shea Butter and other oils carefully, I add them to my mixer (love my KitchenAid mixer), and then whip for about 15-20 minutes. 

After 15-20 minutes, I put the whole bowl in the refrigerator to allow it to chill and then whip some more!!  Eventually, it starts to look like cream and them you know you have Whipped Shea Butter.

I pipe my Whipped Shea Butter into my containers using a pastry bag and tap the container to make sure the air is out and then prepare the labels.

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have decided to print and create my own labels in house in order to have more control and to save money......this is a small business and the cost associated with branding these days is outrageous!! (glad my hubby bought me a nice printer last year).

Well, there you have it, a quick little course on how I made my Whipped Shea Butter.  During the summer months, I ship the butters Priority Mail Overnight because of the heat and no one wants to get a melted Shea Butter in the mail :(  

Now, I am off to make Mango Green Tea soap and I am adding Mango puree in it, can't wait to see how this works out.  This will be my first time using puree and Coconut Milk.  Pictures to come soon!

Enjoy your week!