This whipped body butter with calendula is thick, creamy, and made with calendula-infused oil. It's super soothing, healing, and non-greasy! This recipe yields about 4 small 2 ounce jars, or can be scooped into one larger jar.
Place 4 ounces of dried calendula flowers into a 32-ounce jar. Fill the remaining jar with avocado oil, filling to the top. Cap the jar with a lid and let sit and infuse for about 4 weeks.
Once the 4 weeks have passed, strain out the calendula flowers using a fine mesh strainer and cheesecloth.
Make Whipped Body Butter with Calendula
Create a double boiler: fill a pot with water ½ way, then place a medium-size bowl over the top of the pot opening.
With the stove on medium heat, add the shea butter to the bowl and allow it to completely melt.
Next, pour in the coconut oil, allowing that to completely melt with the shea butter.
Pour in the calendula-infused avocado oil and give the mixture a good stir until everything is melted and blended.
Carefully remove the bowl from the pot and allow it to cool on the counter for a few minutes before placing it into the refrigerator.
The bowl of liquid will need to be in the fridge for about an hour, allowing the edges to turn white and solidify, but the center should still be a loose creamy liquid.
Mix with a hand mixer on medium speed for a good 5 minutes. The texture will change from a soft liquid to creamy, and finally a whipped texture.
Using a spatula or spoon, scoop the fluffy, whipped body butter into jars.
Whipped body butter with calendula will last for 6 months or longer. Since there is no addition of water, it won’t go bad like a water based lotion or cream.
If the finished product of whipped body butter feels too greasy to you after giving it a sufficient amount of time to soak into your skin, an option is to add a teaspoon or two of arrowroot powder, tapioca starch, or cornstarch.