DIY Recipes

Many owners rub a simple balm of shea butter, beeswax and baobab oil on dry hoof walls and heels. This page gives the amounts, a softer heel version, barn-temperature tweaks and the signs that mean a call to the farrier or vet.

A shea butter mane and tail shine oil for horses, with amounts in ounces and grams, answering whether coconut oil is fine on horses. It covers coat shine, mane and tail care, barn-temperature tips and when to call the vet.

Plain coconut oil is fine on a dog's coat in small amounts. This page gives a two-ingredient whipped shea butter and coconut oil coat rub, with amounts, storage and when to call the vet.

Clean the leather, let it dry, then rub in a thin coat of a homemade shea butter and beeswax balm and buff it off. This page gives the amounts, the method, melt tips for hot barns and honest answers on olive oil, Vaseline and saddle soap timing.

A simple, lick-safe balm of shea butter, coconut oil and beeswax for dry, thick skin on a dog's elbows. It includes amounts, storage and clear advice on when to see the vet.

A beginner bath melt recipe from Baraka: 3 oz (85 g) cocoa butter, 2 oz (55 g) shea butter and 1 oz (30 g) coconut oil, melted, poured into a silicone mould and chilled. Makes about twelve melts that soften into a light layer of oil in a warm bath, plus a coconut oil bath melt version and safe-soaking tips.

A homemade eye cream you can make in 15 minutes: unrefined shea butter softened with baobab oil and shea oil into a water-free balm for dry skin around the eyes. Includes the 60:40 ratio, troubleshooting, safe patch testing and an optional frankincense version for the bone around the eye.

Two DIY diaper rash rescue formulations from Baraka recipe books, made with shea and cocoa butter for intensive, fast-acting comfort.