I love the beeswax body butter in a jar, but I thought it might be nice to have it in a bar — like a bar of soap, but a beeswax body butter in a bar. (That’s a tongue twister.) It works well,  just smooth it over your body. For this recipe, I used less olive oil, so it’s less oily and provides a great barrier on your skin and holds it’s shape as a bar.  I love the smell of it — this time I didn’t use any scent, I just let the smell of the beeswax come through. I also used shea butter, which is great for your skin.

Here’s the recipe for homemade beeswax body butter bar:

What you need:  Extra light Olive oil, beeswax, and shea butter.

  • 1/2 cup extra light olive oil
  • 1/2 cup beeswax
  • 1/2 cup shea butter
  • Essential Oil: Lavendar or Lemon or Peppermint
  • Plastic soap molds
  • Glass Mason jar (wide mouth, 16 oz)
  • Saucepan

Put all the ingredients in the glass jar. Set the glass jar in a saucepan of water, heat until everything is melted. Stir, pour into molds. Chill to set.

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Homemade Beeswax Body Butter Bar

 

Homemade beeswax body butter bar
Cuisine: lotions
Author: deilataylor.com
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup extra light olive oil
  • 1/2 cup beeswax
  • 1/2 cup shea butter
  • plastic soap molds
  • canning jar
  • saucepan
Instructions
  1. Place all the ingredients in a canning jar.
  2. Fill a saucepan with water about half way up.
  3. Set the canning jar with the ingredients in the water.
  4. Put the pan over the stove and heat on medium until all the ingredients melt. You may want to stir it.
  5. Remove jar from pan, pour into the soap molds.
  6. Let sit on the counter until firm.
  7. Turn the molds over and gently push the bars out.
  8. If you want a scent, add it to the oil mixture before you pout it into the molds.
Notes
Use the Beeswax small pastilles for easy melting. Also — if this bar feels too beeswaxy, remelt it and add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil. Then pour it into the molds. During cold weather temps, the bar will be firmer, during summertime, it will melt on your skin faster.

 

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Beeswax Body Butter Bar