If you stop in to any bath and body shop, you are likely to find an assortment of products including lotions, creams and ointments – you will also find body butter. Body butter is more than just a moisturizing lotion, it can also perform the following functions:

• Softening tough skin and calluses


• Smoothing patches of rough, dry skin


• Helps soften cuticles so you can push them back


• Moisturizes lips when used as a lip balm


• Soothes irritated skin after shaving


• Removes stubborn eye make-up

If you are curious about trying some body butter for yourself, you do not have to go shopping and spend a small fortune on a variety of spa products. In fact, you can make your very own body butter right at home. In this book you will find 25 different recipes for homemade body butter using an assortment of natural oils including coconut oil, cocoa butter, shea butter, jojoba oil and sweet almond oil.