There are lotions… There are creams… And then, there is body butter! If you have dry, cracked, or damaged skin, you might need to give it some extra loving! Body butter is an intense moisturizer that absorbs into the skin leaving it feeling silky, smooth, and soft.
However, most store-bought body butter is filled with all sorts of weird ingredients that you’ve never heard of and probably can’t even pronounce. By using these body butter recipes and making your own, you can be sure of exactly what ingredients are going into it, and therefore, what you’re putting on your body.
Thanks to the internet, there are a lot of all-natural DIY body butter recipes for us to try! In this list, we have 100 unique and effective body butter recipes for you to choose from. So let’s get started!
1. Hibiscus Rose
Hibiscus rose for a simple divine moisturizing experience. Tackle those dry winters by keeping your skin healthy and moisturized.
2. Vanilla Spice Bar
Vanilla, spices, and everything nice. Use this body butter bar to leave your skin feeling silky and smooth.
3. Whipped Body Butter
After mixing the creamy ingredients of shea and cocoa butter with some sweet oils, add your favorite essential oil scent for a luxurious aroma.
4. Mango Body Butter
This body butter almost looks good enough to eat! The tropical sensations of mango will make you feel fresh and rejuvenated!
5. Honey Coconut
I like that they have made their own little label! This body butter will make a great gift for a friend or loved one!
6. Mocha Frosting
Are you telling me I can lather my skin with white and dark cocoa and smell like the delicious scent of coffee all day? Yes, please!
7. Whipped Gingerbread
The sweet scent of gingerbread during the cold winter months is something that will definitely get you out of bed.
8. Body Butter Base
This is a great recipe for a body butter base. Afterward, you can add your favorite essential oil scents, spices, and whatever else you want!
9. Pumpkin Souffle
A decadent skin treatment that you can make easily with simple ingredients. Soften, brighten, and moisturize your skin while smelling yummy!
10. Peppermint Pink
A delicate pink body butter that is appealing to the eyes and the nose! Peppermint will awaken your senses and nurture your skin.
11. Chocolate Hazelnut
A favorite for chocolate lovers! This creamy body butter is silky soft and feels incredible on the skin.
12. Coconut Lime
What’s your favorite use for coconut oil? Mine is for moisturizing, protecting, and nourishing my skin!
13. Lavender Mint
A refreshing herbal body butter that includes the beneficial soothing properties of marshmallow root.
14. Double Chocolate
Believe it or not… No, this is not a dessert! It’s a moisturizing treatment for your skin! Just try not to eat it!
15. Lemon Vanilla
Do you like the citrusy freshness of lemon? Mix that with the sweet scents of vanilla and you’ve got yourself an irresistible body butter!
16. Bronzing Butter
A silky body butter that not only moisturizes your skin but helps give your skin a little color and shine! Perfect for cold winter months.
17. Coconut Plum
A subtle scent with a lovely feel, this whipped body butter is more than just beautiful to look at. Try not to lick it off your fingers!
18. Pumpkin Spice
Pure autumn perfection all wrapped up in a little jar of creamy goodness. Cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, and cloves bring this body butter to life.
19. Cinnamon Vanilla
The cleansing effects of cinnamon are antiseptic and help nourish your skin. Some people are sensitive to cinnamon, so try a small amount first!
20. Orange Vanilla
Calming and soothing effects of orange combined with the aromatic wonder that is vanilla! Enjoy!
21. Soothing Melrose
This body butter contains Progest E and Melrose essential oil to nurture, protect, and heal your dry cracked skin.
22. Coconut Rose
Protect your skin and give it the love it deserves with a sweet coconut rose body butter. Feels great to apply after a long day in the sun.
23. Eucalyptus Mint
Finally! I’ve been waiting for a eucalyptus recipe! You only need a small amount of this ultra creamy moisturizer to lather on most of your skin.
24. Eczema Body Butter Bar
There are a few cool things about this recipe… It fights against eczema, it uses unique ingredients like hemp and oat oil, and it’s made in a push tube for easy application! Love it!
25. Mint Green Tea
Powerful ingredients such as matcha and vitamin E make this body butter a must-make for a dry and itchy skin.
26. Mango Almond
Mango almond body butter for a wonderfully creamy and luxurious cream. It makes a wonderful gift for the holidays too!
27. Lemon Cream Body Butter Recipes
Dreamy, creamy, and lemony! This whipped body butter is lemony fresh and feels great to lather on just after a shower!
28. Mint Chocolate
Who doesn’t love the enticing scent of mint combined with the sweet aroma of cocoa? Nobody that I know!
29. Orange Whip
This rich body butter takes some waiting time but your skin will thank you for your patience! It’s absolutely divine!
30. De-Stress Magnesium Body Butter
After a hot shower, celebrate your skin by giving it back the Magnesium your body loses when you’re stressed.
31. Shea and Lavender
Reduce skin inflammation as you moisturize with this healing body butter!
32. Jasmine Tea Tree Body Butter Bar
Not only do these bars work to moisturize and regenerate your skin, they also work wonderfully as a deodorant!
33. Belly Butter
A body butter for your pregnant belly! A lot of store-bought creams can have hormone-disrupting ingredients. For an all-natural option, make your own!
34. Vanilla Shea Coconut
Using all organic ingredients you can re-create this all-natural body lotion in no time at all! Perfect to keep ready in your purse.
35. Whipped Avocado
Avocado butter, meadowfoam oil, and green tea extract are just some of the unique and natural ingredients in this body butter recipe.
36. Hot Cocoa
A blend of rich cocoa powder, sweet vanilla, and some incredible exfoliants make up this enticing body butter!
37. 2 Ingredient Butter
Just 2 simple ingredients… What are they? Coconut butter and Shea butter! Yes, it’s that easy!
38. White Chocolate
It almost looks like ice cream! But, don’t eat it! Instead, lather it all over your dry skin for a luxurious treatment.
39. Valentine’s Body Butter
The perfect little gift for Valentine’s day, your anniversary, or any kind of declaration of love! A cinnamon treat!
40. Wild Rose
Oh so rich and oh so moisturizing! A lush body butter that is delicate to the skin and elegant to smell.
41. Wild Orange
The perfect summer moisturizer to feed your skin on a hot sunny day! Orange essential mixed with cocoa butter gives the scent of chocolate oranges… Yum!
42. Frankincense
Frankincense promotes healthy cell regeneration and gives a soothing effect on dry and damaged skin.
43. Insect Repellent
Here we have a moisturizing body butter that doubles as an insect repellent. I have got to try this out for myself!
44. Earl Grey
You have got to try this silky conditioning body butter that absorbs quickly into your skin leaving it feeling so soft.
45. Mango Citrus
A tropical combination of citrus fruits like orange with tropical delights like mango! This will be a summer favorite!
46. Sugar Cookies
Whip up a batch of this sugar cookie body butter! It has the irresistible smell of freshly baked sugar cookies!
47. Herbal Marshmallow
Regardless how appetizing this looks and sounds, it will only feed your skin, not your appetite!
48. Shimmer and Shine
Add a little glow and life to your skin during the dark winter months with a shimmer and shine body butter! Made by you!
49. All Natural
Making your own moisturizing lotion can not only save you money but can save your skin from toxic ingredients.
50. Chamomile Winter Hand Butter
Give your hands the love they need this winter with a soothing and healthy hand lotion that you can have ready-to-go in your purse for times of need!
51. Vanilla Spice
Earlier on we saw a recipe for a vanilla spice body butter bar. Well, here we have the same recipe in lotion form for those who prefer something a little creamier.
52. Mexican Chocolate
Sweet and spicey! I love it! This body butter has hints of chili for a favorable resemblance to Mexican chocolate.
53. Carrot Seed Rose
I love the sound (and definitely the look) of this healthy homemade body butter. A great project to do with friends.
54. Lemon Verbena Mint
Cyclomethicone is the ingredient in this body butter that gives your skin a smooth and silky feel.
55. Spice Infused
Cardamom, anise, cinnamon, cloves, this stuff stinks of Christmas! What a joy to rub on your skin each morning.
56. Honey
Honey helps to absorb and retain moisture in your skin. It also has a faint scent that makes you smell delicious!
57. Cupuacu Mint Monoi
Now here is a recipe, unlike anything we’ve seen so far. The unique ingredients give a lovely smell and texture.
58. Hibiscus Geranium
A fast-absorbing body butter that doesn’t just sit on your skin but melts right in! Non-greasy and sweet-smelling.
59. Tamanu Shea
Tamanu oil has anti-inflammatory benefits that soothe skin while shea butter helps to nourish.
60. 15 Minute Body Butter
Sometimes making a body butter can be extremely time-consuming, it can take hours… So, if you’re short on time, here’s a recipe for you!
61. Feet and Legs
A budget-friendly cooling butter aimed specifically for your dry and cracked legs and feet.
62. Shea Butter Bomb
A sea-salted bath bomb that is also a moisturizing body butter! How could you not love this?
63. Pumpkin Lavender
Pumpkin and lavender? Why didn’t I think of that! Pumpkin seed oil is amazing for your skin and lavender smells divine!
64. Matcha
The perfect recipe for sunburnt skin. This body butter will help you heal and bring some soothing relief.
65. Frankincense Orange
A complete package by serving your skin with healthy beneficial properties while also smelling and feeling amazing.
66. Neem Oil Butter
Neem oil is a powerful plant-based oil that helps to heal wounds, minimize the appearance of scars, and promote healthy skin.
67. Peppermint Bark
The sweet aromas of white chocolate peppermint bark with a long-lasting moisturizing effect. What’s not to love?
68. Lavender Neem
Another body butter recipe featuring the amazing healing powers of neem, and this time with the added bonus of aromatic lavender!
69. Beet and Peppermint
Oh my goodness… It has to be said… This body butter looks absolutely divine! Fit for a queen (or a king)!
70. Vegan Rose Kaolin Butter
Natural rose kaolin clay, mixed with healthy vitamin E, frankincense for skin protection, and so much more!
71. White Chocolate Orange
Look young forever by gently moisturizing your skin with all-natural lotions that contain healthy and beneficial ingredients.
72. Magnesium Arnica
Arnica is a herbal medicine usually used externally to heal bruises. It has wonderful healing benefits is soothing.
73. Olive Oil Infused
Olive oil mixed with whole vanilla and dried lavender create an exquisite body butter.
74. Whipped Lime
A light and soft cream that can be applied anywhere, anytime! Great for bringing moisture to your skin after a hot shower.
75. Non-Greasy Cinnamon Sugar
Soft and supple skin is the result of this natural and non-greasy body butter. Easy to make and easy to apply.
76. Lavender Jojoba
Make this lotion a part of your daily skincare routine. Apply it thoroughly all over your body to ensure healthy skin.
77. Orange Comfrey Butter Bar
Besides the overwhelming cuteness of this little owl butter bar, it is also a very efficient moisturizing bar you can use in the shower!
78. Exfoliating Body Butter Bar
Give relief to your dry and cracked skin by applying moisture while in the shower. This exfoliating bar just might be your new best friend.
79. Chocolate Souffle
Much more moisturizing than your ordinary cream or lotion, this body butter also leaves a slight bronze tinge to your skin.
80. Cranberry Body Butter Recipes
A wonderful craft to make as a gift or to enjoy yourself. Not as greasy as other common body butter recipes, this will leave your skin feeling soft and smelling great.
81. Grapefruit Lavender
A wonderful combination of grapefruit and lavender essential oils are blended in this creamy body butter that looks good enough to eat!
82. Green Tea Body Butter Bar
These lotion bars can be applied and left on for your skin to absorb the moisture. They make a great gift too!
83. Vanilla Fig
This rich and luxuriously soft body butter has the natural skin protection of lanolin and healing powers of vitamin E.
84. Sea Buckthorn
Sea Buckthorn has been known to have healing properties that help with burns, rashes, and cuts.
85. Essential Oils
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Loaded with purifying and aromatic essential oils, this soft body butter is a wonderful DIY project to try tonight!
86. Nighttime Butter for Dry Skin
Help heal your dry skin by applying a generous amount of homemade body butter before going to sleep.
87. Herb Infused
An infusion of herbs like lavender flowers and calendula flowers in a soft and creamy shea and cocoa butter base.
88. Grapefruit Lavender Frankincense
An incredible and powerful combo of the totally beneficial essential oils; grapefruit, lavender, and frankincense!
89. Cocoa Cashmere
As soft as cashmere, this silky body butter is made with skin-loving ingredients and is light and creamy.
90. Zesty
The zesty flavors of lemon, lime, and orange, make this body butter an awakening for your senses and pleasure for your skin!
91. Whipped Coffee
Who doesn’t love the delicious smell of coffee in the morning? So, why not keep that smell with you throughout the day?
92. Vanilla Oatmeal
Oatmeal has always been known to be skin-loving, so why not add it to your daily skincare routine?
93. Whipped Amber Bronzing Butter
I’m loving the ingredients in this recipe! Coffee butter, amber fragrance oil, tapioca powder, copper sparkle mica, and more!
94. Vegan Ylang Ylang
Give your skin a gorgeous revival by adding some much-needed moisture. Making your own body butter is easy and fun!
95. Green Smoothie Body Butter Recipes
Scented with a green smoothie fragrance this body butter smells amazing. It’s also creamy, light, and gentle on the skin.
96. Kokum Blackberry Seed
This body butter might just be your new favorite part of your skincare routine. It’s packed with natural and skin healing ingredients!
97. Easy and Elegant
An easy recipe with room for experimentation. The sweet scents of vanilla and almond can pair well with most essential oils you want to add.
98. Peppermint Cloud
Feel like you’re floating on a cloud with this fluffy whipped body butter. Hints of peppermint, bergamot mint, and ylang-ylang.
99. Apricot Mango
Rich mango butter blended gently with an aromatic apricot oil makes this body butter a tropical sensation.
100. Evergreen
The divine scent of evergreen trees on your skin is a luxury and a delight. You have got to try these DIY body butter recipes!
That’s right! 100 unique and effective body butter recipes that you can make at home. Whether you’re looking for something filled with skin beneficial ingredients and important nutrients or just something that smells amazing, there’s a recipe here for you! Making your own body butter is fun and making it as a gift for others is even more fun!
Don’t be shy to experiment and try unique scents, herbs, and oils. Remember to always test new ingredients in small amounts on your skin before applying it thoroughly.