Blending Butters

[kitkat3ny]

What is a good way to blend butters without breaking the bank? I've thought of ordering the sample pack from fnwl. I've never tried this before. Any advice on certain combinations would be welcomed. And also a good technique in blending.

 

[charmtreese]

I use my magic bullet blender to mix butters. My favs are shea butter, Mango & Aloe.

 

[stargazer613]

I like shea butter mixed with avocado butter or mango butter along with various oils (olive, coconut, jojoba, meadowfoam, grapeseed, etc.). It's good to melt down shea in a double boiler for at least 20 minutes to reduce the grittiness. Next step would be to let it cool then proceed to mix it with a hand mixer in order to create a creamy consisitency.
After this step, you could also place it in the fridge for about 10-20 min, take it out and whip it with the mixer some more.
So I pretty much melt the butters and oils in a double boiler, let it cool, whip it, fridge it, and whip again. You can also add essential oils and fragrance oils after it's cooled and before you whip it.

Also, be sure to check out the Hair Recipe Board. There are some good hair butter recipes you might enjoy.

btw, I purchase butters in the 4oz sizes from FNWL, but I know a lot of ladies on this board purchase from camdengrey as well.

 

[kitkat3ny]

Thanks for responding. I'm glad I asked this because I was just going to take the butters and mix them in a big bowl. I wasn't even going to add oil. Is oil necesstary? My hair does well w/ creamy stuff. I do Qhemet's Heavy Olive Oil cream but $16 for 8oz that goes really fast on my hair is costing me a fortune. Hmm, I guess it's going to be trial and error for me, because Qhemet does have Castor Oil in their stuff and I love their products.

I'll be sure to check out the recipe board. Thanks for the instructions.