16Sep

Your Skin.

 

The largest organ in your body.

 

As it directly interacts with the elements your skin protects, allows you to process sensations and helps regulate your body temperature.

 

Though our skin may seem resilient, it is quite sensitive to light, temperature and what’s applied to it topically. Even our clothing can irritate the skin. So we should take great caution as to what we apply to our largest organ.

 

Most commercial skincare products contain ingredients that are harmful to the skin. When using these products our skin can become dry, scaly, rashy, patchy, and more. Many soaps contain harsh detergents and many lotions contains oils that clog the pores. And what’s put on the skin is absorbed into the skin. While it has to travel through several layers, much of what is applied to the skin does make its way into the bloodstream.

 

Properly nourish your skin by applying natural products to it. I used to purchase expensive body butter from a local company until I learned to whip up my own; though I still purchase soap from them because I believe in what they are doing and want to support local business.

 

Whip up a batch of this all-natural, good for you body butter. Everyone in my household uses this mixture from head to toe; yes in our hair too! Many of the ingredients can be purchased from your natural food store, food co-op or online.

 

Homemade Body Butter

 

1 Pint Raw Shea Butter

½ cup Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Few Drops of Essential Oil

 

Place all ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix on low with a kitchen hand mixer until smooth. Slowly slather all over and WHOOSAH!

 

I use essential oils and fragrance oils from Brambleberry and NOW.

 

For more on skincare, also see the post titled:

GET RID OF IT

 

As always, it is my prayer that you’ve been Inspired To Live Fully!

Tyra Lane-Kingsland is no stranger to inspiring the hearts of women. From her role as a Women’s Ministry Leader to spending over five years as a performance improvement coach and facilitator for a Top Twenty Fortune 500 Company, Tyra has provided encouragement to countless women. As the Founder of Inspired Life she encourages hearts to live fully by delightfully obeying God, embracing the now moment and honoring the temple; the totality of wellness, spirit, mind and body leading to fullness of life.

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2 Replies to “Homemade Body Butter”

  1. I love organic products especially body butter. This is ingenius.

    1. Lux,
      As believers we strive to live a holistic lifestyle and what we eat and place in and on the body should be right in line with that. Thanks Lux for visiting and happy to hear that you are nourishing your body with natural products.

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