If you’ve got crazy long hair, or hair that you’re trying to grow out, or both (like me), you’ll probably find that your ends get a bit dry, especially if you are eschewing commercial conditioners like I am. I find that applying straight liquid oil to my ends leaves them distinctly oily for a few hours until the oil sinks in. So, I devised this awesome recipe for a great, quickly absorbed, nourishing hair balm.
Body butter is a many-splendorous thing. It nourishes and moisturizes your skin, softening and supple-ing things up. It can smell great, and I find it’s one of the few things that actually does anything for my stupidly dry feet. Unfortunately, all the wonders of body butter can be offset if you don’t know when to use it, where, and how.
Body butter, by definition, is a combination of different oils and butters. No water-based products—that would make it an emulsion, and therefore a lotion. Body butters can really be any texture, from whipped to practically solid, as long as they’re at least semi-solid and pure fat.
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