Whipped shea butter-Hand Blender necessary for fluffy butter?

I don't have a hand blender, so I make my whipped shea butter with a strong spoon and lots of elbow grease. But it never comes as light and fluffy as I would like.
Can a hand blender make it fluffier? Or is it just something off with my recipe?
Recipe (I don't measure anything :-? so this in the order of what appears most)
-water
-shea butter
-olive oil
-peppermint oil
-lavender oil
thanks everyone!
Can a hand blender make it fluffier? Or is it just something off with my recipe?
Recipe (I don't measure anything :-? so this in the order of what appears most)
-water
-shea butter
-olive oil
-peppermint oil
-lavender oil
thanks everyone!
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Second, make a smaller quantity and use a fork. Easy peasy and comes out nice and fluffy. I tend to get the best results by sticking with 6Tbsp of shea or less. Once you add the oils in, it makes a decent amount to last a few days, depending on usage.
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And I hae a hand blender, is that good. What do I use whipped shea for? Is it good for sealing?
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I dunno. You gotta try it an see, lol. I would just mix up a little bit, though. No sense wasting good stuff if it comes out crappy. (I experiment all the time. That's how I come up with my recipes.)
Whipped shea is used for the same things you would use regular shea for (hair & skin), except it's lighter. It's an excellent sealant.
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I looked in the jar a while ago b/c I was convinced it was going to be seperated and nasty but it just had a little water on the top that drained up so I just shook it off.
All in all, it whipped up good, but don't ever mix it with water or LS, it hates it...lol. I will use this though tomorrow on my flat twists after I henna.
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lol! Yeah, I avoid mixing shea with anything watery, including food grade aloe. You can use an emulsifier, such as Lecithin, to bind the ingredients but I'd rather just avoid the hassle. Too much work and I'm lazy.
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I warmed the shea till it was softened,
melted the btms, added the oil & then added it to the shea.
added the hot water & blended.
Hi Msjaime! I've been wanting to try a butter/BTMS mix too. Did you find the BTMS difficult to work with? and are you using a preservative?
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hey, U should def try it... at first I was screwing up when using it, but through trial & error I figured out as long as I add melted btms to a warmed up/ melted oil or butter first before mixing it with hot water it worked fine. @ one point I was trying to add melted btms to cool/ cold products & since its like a wax it would just turn to solid chunks & separate
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Shawnette why do you avoid aloe mixed with shea? What about using a food processor to mix, would it make a difference?
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I don't avoid aloe. Just food grade aloe. I use the skincare aloe because foodgrade is very watery and doesn't mix well, so you have to use an emulsifier (even if you use a food processor). Wayyy too much work when you can just use FOTE or Jason or some other brand of pure aloe that's made for skincare and not have any of those issues.
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THANKS i dont know what I have at home I will check.
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