I have never purchased shea butter like this. I will be adding coconut oil to make hand cream. Will this just whip up or do I need to melt it first?
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I made a diaper rash cream with it and only added coconut oil and beeswax. You want the oil and butter to incorporate well so it needs to melt. I don't have a double boiler so a glass bowl over pot of boiling water works just fine. Let it get really melted and then whip it til iit turns a whitish color. This shea butter is excellent and you won't be disappointed with your hand cream!
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I would definitely melt it. It has a wax like consistency so it would be quite difficult to whip up. This seller is great because they send you recipes as to what u can mix and use it for.
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Hi, this product is ready to use straight out of the pack it has no additives or altered like other butters of its kind. It is super rich/thick so rub it in your hands to dissolve it. I use it in my hair and my body everyday in its natural state even though some persons prefer to mix it with other oils. The choice is up to you to do as you wish. Hope this was helpful.
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Probably a bar recipe. My recipe has Shea butter, unfractionated coconut oil and bees wax which are solids at room temp. Thus these are liquid when melted, pour into containers and then solidify at room temp.
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Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! I whipped my shea butter with vitamin e oil and coconut oil and use It on my hair and girl! Girl! Braid my all natural hair and girl!! Girl!! Woke up in the morning hair looking so soft and shiny lol i use it on my skin i mix it with my lotion and girl my skin looking all goddess like.. you better buy it. I recommend, but i did see some people saying its not natural because of the color but it works fine for me.. my skin and hair looks amazing.
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If You Break It Into Pieces & Rub Them In Your Hand It Melts & Makes It Easier To Apply....I Melt Mine Down & Mix It With Coconut Oil & Almond Oil & Let It Get Hard For 20min & Mix It & That Makes It Easier
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Yes melt down with shea butter, coconut oil and olive oil. Pour into container let cool for a day or 2. Or put in fridge for couple hours.
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In the past I have purchased more commercially produced shea butter in jars. That being said, this one is very soft - more so than usual, a deeper yellow gold color and yes, very smooth and easier to work with. It also hasn't 'grained' up on me while melting for my whipped body butter recipe. Hope this helps! :)
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Because it's main ingredient is coconut oil, which has a melting temperature of 74 degrees, it starts to become pliable as soon as it touches your fingers. As you rub it in to your arm pits, it only gets more so. It is quite easy to spread. It usually comes with miniature Popsicle sticks with which to scoop it out of the jar, and depending on the prevailing temperatures, that may be more or less soft.
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I scooped it out and put it in 2 big mason jars and that way, you can warm up water in a pot and put the mason jar in the water to melt the shea butter if needed.
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I just mix mine with coconut oil. Use a double boiler to melt, mix, and put it in the fridge until a consistency like pudding but a little denser. Mix with a beater and it will be extra fluffy!
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I don't whip my shea butter as it takes too long--- I just warm it up with my hands and spread/rub it on my body like lotion. But I have seen some tutorials on youtube and it seems like they use a electric blender to whip the shea butter and add other essential oils to the shea butter to make it more smooth. I linked a video below. Hope I answered your question. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkVbME7-IR0
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It doesn't come "creamy". It's solid, but not hard. You can scoop some out with a finger without any effort. I'm thinking this product was heated in some sort of fashion, since it isn't in a very hard state. I mix it with coconut oil without really having to use a hand mixer. So I hope that answers your question. :-)
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No, you would use cocoa butter, coconut OIL, or shea butter. see a recipe at www.wellnessmama.com
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This is a 'block' of pure coconut cream, would imagine you could break off a piece and melt in hot coffee, should be delicious! I, of course, love anything coconut but have not tried this in my coffee but do use the coconut oil in my coffee. Hope you enjoy!
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Not at all! this product can be mixed! I did with organic shea butter and warm it up until both substances melt. I warm up every time I used and it works amazingly!!
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It's stiff but if you want to soften, do it gently in a double boiler. Heat will break down the properties of the shea butter if you aren't careful.
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I used it to make lotion. I mixed it with coconut oil and almond oil. I melted the ingredients together then let them cool until the outer part was solid. Then whip it in a mixer.