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Ingredients
3 oz of melted shea butter
1 oz of melted cocoa butter
2 oz of frankincense oil
1/2 oz of Vitamin E oil
1/2 oz of Extra Virgin Olive oil for hair and skin
Preparation
Instructions:
In a clean container, add all ingredients and stir to mix them together. Pour into a 10oz container and allow 24 hrs to settle. Depending on the container, it may take longer. It will last for a year.
Tips and tricks:
I find frankincense to have a pleasing scent with grounding effects, but you can add other essential oils if you want a different scent. Test out on a separate container a drop of frankincense with a drop of the essential oil of choice to make sure you do like the scent combination before adding it to the butter mixture.
You can pour part of the butter into a small 2 oz container so you can carry easily carry it with you everywhere you go without exceeding the 100 ml limit at airports.
More about these ingredients and their benefits:
Shea Butter: moisturizes dry skin, helps treat certain types of acne and blemishes, helps reduce skin inflammation, relieves itchy and peeling skin, reduces the appearance of stretch marks, helps repair damaged hair.
Cocoa butter: aids in hair loss reduction, reduces signs of aging, helps reduce skin inflammation, improves overall skin health, reduces the appearance of stretch marks.
Frankincense: decreases inflammation, heals inflamed skin, cell regenerative properties, reduces de appearance of wrinkles, strengthens the immune and respiratory systems, and its scent is powerful for grounding and calming effects used for more than 2,000 years making it one of the oldest and best oils due to its amazing properties.
Vitamin E oil: helps prevent blackheads, has antioxidant benefits, soothes skin damaged from environmental exposure, allows long lasting moisture retention.
Extra Virgin Olive oil: locks in skin moisture, reduces the appearance of scars and stretch marks, anti-aging effects, soothes cracked skin.