--- title: Mint Chocolate Body Butter description: Good hydration is key to healthy skin. This summer, whip up an easy DIY mint chocolate body butter to give your skin super-hydrating, cooling relief. image: https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20Featured.jpg --- [Our Blog ](https://info.mountainroseherbs.com/categories-original?hsLang=en-us) #### [RECIPES & DIY](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/recipes) #### [GREEN LIVING](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/green-living) #### [HERBALISM](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/herbalism) #### [AROMATHERAPY](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/aromatherapy) #### [BODY CARE](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/natural-body-care) #### [MORE TOPICS...](https://info.mountainroseherbs.com/categories-original?hsLang=en-us) # Mint Chocolate Body Butter [![Mint Chocolate Body Butter Horizontal](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20Horizontal.jpg?width=900&height=600&name=Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20Horizontal.jpg)](https://mountainroseherbs.com/cocoa-absolute) With the dog days of summer stretching out before us, it’s time to think more seriously about hydration. Every organ, tissue, and cell in our bodies requires water—it is essential for us to keep a steady temperature, to lubricate our joints, to eliminate waste, etc. Because we lose water through sweating, digesting, and even breathing, it’s important to [regularly rehydrate](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/infused-water-recipes?hsLang=en-us), particularly when it gets hot and we’re doing more physical activity outside. And while you’re responsibly drinking plenty of fluids to rehydrate your internal organs, tissues, and cells, don’t forget about the largest organ in your body: your skin. Now is the perfect time to whip up a super-hydrating, cooling body butter! This luxurious body butter supports your skin with a blend of some of the best organic, hydrating butters and oils: - [Shea butter](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/shea-butter-refined/profile) provides essential fatty acids and also contains skin-loving Vitamins A and E. - [Cocoa butter](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/roasted-cocoa-butter/profile), made by pressing ground, milled cacao nibs, brings natural antioxidant Vitamin E, and other vitamins and minerals. - [Coconut oil](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/coconut-oil-unrefined/profile) or [babassu oil](https://mountainroseherbs.com/babassu-oil) are fatty-acid superstars that provide exceptional general moisturizing and also serve as a protective layer that helps to retain that all-important moisture in your skin. - [Rosehip seed](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/rosehip-seed-oil/profile) oil is an amazing emollient, particularly for dry or aging skin, which makes it ideal in a hydrating body butter. It is considered a “dry” oil because it soaks into the skin easily without leaving a residue. Because it’s summer, we decided to use cooling mint chocolate chip ice cream as our inspiration for this body butter. If mint and chocolate isn’t your olfactory delight, feel free to change the [essential oils to suit your nose](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/how-to-blend-essential-oils?hsLang=en-us). [![Mint Chocolate Body Butter Ingredients](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20Ingredients.jpg?width=600&height=900&name=Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20Ingredients.jpg)](https://mountainroseherbs.com/roasted-cocoa-butter-wafers) ## Spearmint & Cocoa Body Butter Recipe Makes about 24 oz. **Ingredients** - 1/2 cup [organic refined shea butter](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/shea-butter-refined/profile) - 1/2 cup [organic cocoa butter](https://mountainroseherbs.com/cocoa-butter-wafers) - 1/2 cup [organic unrefined coconut oil](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/coconut-oil-unrefined/profile) or [organic babassu oil](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/babassu-oil/profile) - 1/2 cup [organic rosehip seed oil](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/rosehip-seed-oil/profile) - 2 tsp. [Non-GMO Verified vitamin E oil](https://mountainroseherbs.com/vitamin-e-oil) - 3/4 tsp. [organic spearmint essential oil](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/spearmint-essential-oil/profile) - 3/4 tsp. [cocoa absolute](https://mountainroseherbs.com/cocoa-absolute) **Directions** 1. Combine shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut or babassu oil, and rosehip seed oil in the top of a double boiler. 2. Gently heat and stir until the butters liquefy. 3. Remove from heat and set aside to allow the mixture to partially cool. You can refrigerate to speed up this process. 4. When the mixture is just beginning to solidify, whip with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer until the body butter is fluffy. 5. Whip in the vitamin e oil and spearmint essential oil. 6. Add the cocoa absolute and whip again to thoroughly blend and reach stiff peaks. 7. Once stiff peaks have formed, spoon into [jars](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/containers/herb-jars) or [tins](https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/containers/tins). **Pro Tips** - Hot weather tip: I absolutely *had* to make a batch of body butter on a 90° day this summer. I discovered that by putting my nearly solidified liquid mixture into a metal bowl and then setting that bowl into an ice bath as I blended, I got fantastic results! - Adding the cocoa absolute at the end, by itself, helps it to incorporate more thoroughly. You'll want to whip until you don't see any streaks of absolute in the creamy butter. - This is a wonderful opportunity to [upcycle some cute jars](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/how-to-clean-containers-and-bottles-6-creative-ways-to-reuse-them?hsLang=en-us)!   ### Looking for more skin care recipes? ## [Try this Kokum Butter Face & Body Balm Recipe](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/diy-protective-body-butter-balm?hsLang=en-us)   You may also enjoy: - [DIY Roll-On Lip Gloss for Summer](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/diy-summer-roll-on-lip-gloss?hsLang=en-us) - [Rosemary Mint Homemade Salt Spray for Hair](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/salt-spray-for-hair?hsLang=en-us) - [Summer Essential Oil Diffuser Blends](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/essential-oils-summertime?hsLang=en-us) [![Mint Chocolate Body Butter PIN](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20PIN.jpg?width=600&height=900&name=Mint%20Chocolate%20Body%20Butter%20PIN.jpg)](https://mountainroseherbs.com/spearmint-essential-oil)   --- Topics: [Natural Body Care](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/natural-body-care), [Recipes](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/topic/recipes) ![Heidi](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Passionflower.jpg) ### Written by [Heidi](https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/author/heidi) on June 6, 2025 Heidi is an award winning freelance writer with a passion for urban homesteading. 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If you haven’t been able to make it yet, we’ve added it to our blog so that everyone can enjoy this velvety delight. There’s something about the combination of the minty aroma and creamy texture that’s irresistible. 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You can refrigerate to speed up this process." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "text" : "Once the mixture has cooled and is beginning to solidify, add the essential oils and whip with a hand mixer or stand mixer until the body butter is fluffy." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "text" : "Once stiff peaks have formed, spoon into cute jars." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "text" : "This creates about one quart of whipped body butter." } ], "totalTime" : "PT60M" } ```