Red Palm Oil and Shea Butter Body Balm:

This is a body balm, not a face mask: Red Palm Oil and shea butter melted with a little beeswax and set in jars. Baraka's shea butter is made by hand by women's producer groups at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Wa, Ghana.

Benefits:

• Deeply moisturizes: Provides intense hydration to dry, rough skin.

• Comforting feel: Leaves skin feeling soft and cared for.

• Leaves skin feeling silky smooth: Creates a silky-smooth finish on your skin.

Ingredients:

• Red Palm Oil: 1/4 cup (57g)

• Shea Butter: 1/4 cup (57g)

• Beeswax: 1 tablespoon (14g)

• Lavender Essential Oil: 5 drops

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Instructions:

1. In a double boiler or a heat-safe bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt together Red Palm Oil, shea butter, and beeswax.

2. Stir well until all ingredients are completely melted and combined.

3. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool slightly.

4. Stir in lavender essential oil.

5. Pour the mixture into clean jars and allow it to cool and solidify completely.

6. Store in a cool, dark place.

This is a wonderful gift idea for friends and family. You can customize the scent by adding different essential oils, such as rose, chamomile, or citrus.

This Recipe was originally published in Red Palm Oil: The Ultimate DIY Ingredient

Quick answers

Palm shea

"Palm shea" here means red palm oil and shea butter, the two main ingredients of this body balm, melted together with a little beeswax and set in jars. Red palm oil is pressed from the orange flesh of the palm fruit and keeps its natural deep red-orange colour. It is not palm kernel oil, which comes from the kernel inside the stone and is white with very little smell. Baraka's shea butter is unrefined, strained and filtered only, and made by hand by women's producer groups at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Wa, Ghana. More in Ingredients:

How to make red palm oil and shea butter body balm?

Melt 1/4 cup (57g) red palm oil, 1/4 cup (57g) shea butter and 1 tablespoon (14g) beeswax together in a double boiler, stirring until smooth. Take it off the heat, let it cool slightly, then stir in 5 drops of lavender essential oil. Pour into clean jars, let it set completely and store in a cool, dark place. Red palm oil's colour transfers strongly and stains cloth and surfaces, so protect your workspace. More in Instructions: