Make Your Own... Bump, Baby & Body Butter

January 27, 2021

Make Your Own… Bump, Baby & Body Butter

It’s still Veganuary, and there are still ways that we all can find ways of being more plant-based in 2021.

I promised in my last Blog that I would share a recipe with you, given to me by the wonderful Rebecca at The Solid Bar Company.

The Solid Bar Company makes the most luxurious, planet-friendly, organic and vegan toiletries, and we offer a lovely range of The Solid Bar Company’s products, and these sustainable and naturally-derived products feature in many of our special Plastic Free Gift sets. Their products include…

Sleep Easy Balm

Soothing Vegan Skin, Bump & Baby Balm

Chamomile Flower & Oatmeal Castile Vegan Mummy & Baby Soap

Rebecca was very kind to send me this lovely recipe for a Body Butter, which I’ve titled “Bump, Baby and Body Butter” as it’s good for all the family. She was also so very kind as to send me some dried calendula flowers, which she grows herself for her products. How brilliant.

I’ve also created a video of this recipe too:

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;BUMP, BABY &amp;amp;amp; BODY BUTTER RECIPE:&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Ingredients in %:&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Dried calendula flowers&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;50% Mango Butter&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;30% Shea Butter&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;15.5% Calendula Infused Organic Sunflower Oil&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;4% Safflower oil&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;0.5% Lavender essential oil, etc&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Method:&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;“Just wanted to give you a Body Butter recipe whilst I remember, you can make this for babies as well as pregnant mums and anyone! &amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;You just need some dried Calendula flowers to put into sunflower oil on the stove in a pyrex jug (in a pan of simmering water for a few hours). It is optional to do this, you could just add sunflower oil but Calendula is great as it is anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, etc. (which is why it's in my nappy balms grown by me!)&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;I have put all the amounts in percentages so you can make a large or small amount. If you made 200g, then you know Mango butter is 50% of that (100g), etc. Hope that makes sense.....&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;You can use equal amounts of Shea and Mango butter or just Shea butter (refined is best or the smell of the virgin Shea is a bit strong). Mango butter tends to smell of dried paint. So you can use a bit of Lavender essential oil or Orange or a mixture (maybe with some Chamomile, though Chamomile Essential oil is more expensive, you could infuse the flowers with the Calendula if you like..) and it'll all smell fine and be quite delicate with Lavender or whichever scent you like. &amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;You basically melt the shea, mango with oils in a mixing bowl (plastic/glass) in the microwave for about 1 minute or so.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Put into fridge. After about 15-20m check it, it should start to go white around the edges as the butters start to harden.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Add essential oils.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Get a small electric whisk and give it a good whisk. It should be fairly soft like whipped cream.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Stick back in fridge for a few minutes then whisk again, it should be more like whipped butter this time.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;You are done. Put into containers/tins”&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The end result is really lovely.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Thank you to Rebecca for this fabulous recipe.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

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