DIY recipe: make your own Vanilla Coconut Bodycream
Sensitive and dry skin requires extra care, especially as temperatures drop during the cold winter months. The heating is on, the air is drier, and your skin needs a little extra love.
And what could be better than making your own fragrance-free yet wonderfully scented, rich and nourishing body cream during these cold months?

This creamy and sweet body cream will give all your senses a big boost.
In addition to its delightful fragrance, the cream nourishes and cares for sensitive, dry skin, giving it an extra “sparkle.” And, of course, it’s made entirely with natural ingredients.
Furthermore, all the ingredients for this heavenly body butter are easy to find at your local supermarket or Holland & Barrett.
DIY Vanilla Coconut Body Butter Recipe
What you need:
– 50 grams of shea butter
– 80 ml of coconut oil
– 20 grams of cocoa butter
– 30 ml of almond oil
– 20 drops of vanilla extract
– 5 ml of cornstarch or squalane
– A whisk or mixer
– A spatula
– A sterilized jar

How to make it:
1. Melt the cocoa butter and coconut oil in a double boiler*
(*How to do this: Place a pan of water on low heat. Add the cocoa butter and coconut oil into a heat-resistant glass bowl or measuring jug and place it in the water.)
2. Add the shea butter and turn off the heat.
Tip! Don’t overheat the shea butter, as this can make it grainy, which will make the body butter harder to spread. The warmth of the water and the melted mixture is enough to melt the shea butter.
3. Add the vanilla extract, almond oil, and cornstarch or squalane.
4. Stir everything together until you have a smooth mass and let it cool slightly.

5. Whisk the mixture until it’s fluffy using a whisk or mixer.
6. Pour the mixture into a clean *sterilized jar and let it cool and set in the refrigerator.
*To sterilize a glass jar, there are two methods:
Boiling in a pan: Boil the jar for about 15 minutes in a large pan, then place it upside down on a clean tea towel to cool.
Tip! You can use a glass tongs to turn and remove the jar from the hot water.
Baking in the oven: Wash the jar in hot water, then place it in a warm oven at 125℃ for about 20 minutes.
Tip! Use glass tongs to remove the jar from the oven or allow it to cool in the oven.
7. Voilà! Your creamy, sweet, and silky smooth body cream is ready (and will last for up to 3 months).

Want more DIY natural skincare recipes?
There are many more waiting for you on the YIONN Beautiful, Definitely Yourself blog!
How about a homemade foot mask, a refreshing oatmeal-mint face mask, a soap-free shaving cream, or a wonderfully fragrant gingerbread scrub?
Many of the ingredients you use for this body cream can also be used in the other DIY recipes.

Not in the mood to make a body cream yourself but still want an effective and natural one?
At YIONN, we offer natural body creams that leave your skin feeling wonderfully soft and richly hydrated.
They create an instant feeling of happiness with their rich texture and subtle fragrance.
Our body creams are fragrance-free and are based on miracle oil and kukui oil—two of the best ingredients you don’t want to miss in a body cream.

Kukui oil is extracted from the nuts of the beautiful Aleuritis Moluccana tree, which grows primarily in Hawaii.
The oil is cold-pressed from the nuts and has a clear to light yellow color. Kukui oil has been used for years due to its amazing properties.
For centuries, Polynesians have been applying this oil to baby skin to soften, protect, and heal it.
The oil is high in essential fatty acids, which help nourish, hydrate, and protect the skin from moisture loss.
Kukui oil also promotes the skin’s healing ability. It’s the perfect ingredient for a body cream to use after shaving or when dealing with sunburn, for example.

The name miracle oil sets high expectations, and they are absolutely justified.
Miracle oil is a natural plant-based oil obtained from the fruit of the miracle tree, a tropical plant originally from Africa.
Miracle oil, also known as castor oil, is popular for its anti-inflammatory properties. It also helps even out your skin and stimulates circulation.
Miracle oil consists mainly (around 90%) of ricinoleic acid, an unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid that helps with skin impurities and softening the skin.
Additionally, the oil contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which play an essential role in hydrating and keeping the skin supple, along with Vitamin E, which keeps your skin youthful.
You’ll want to find miracle oil as the second ingredient in your body cream because that means the body cream has a nourishing base rather than being mostly water.
Want to know which other ingredients you shouldn’t miss in a body cream? Read this blog, where we reveal the other 3 must-have ingredients for you.
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