I just made a body butter recipe earlier today. After I finished the recipe it said to let it sit for several hours so it could firm up. That was at 1:00pm and now its 6pm. Its still in its melted liquid state. Do I need to wait longer? what should I do? Thanks for any help that you have. Here's the recipe encase you want to see what I did. I did double the recipe. Makes approx. 8 ozs. Ingredients: 2 ozs cocoa butter (weighed) 2 ozs natural shea butter (weighed) 2 ozs mango butter (weighed) 1 teaspoon wheat germ oil 3 teaspoons apricot kernel oil 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel Mango fragrance oil (or any fragrance oil) 1/4 teaspoon Vitamin E. (optional, as a preservative) Directions: Add all the butter ingredients to a pan or double boiler on low until all the ingredients have liquefied. Continue to heat on low for another 20 minutes (do not boil). The continued heating will help prevent the butters from becoming grainy once solid. Add additional oils and let set to cool for a few hours. Before the mixture sets, stir or even whip, to incorporate. Spoon into jars or tins and label. Note: This is a firmer body butter. If you prefer a softer butter, the consistency can be adjusted by decreasing the amount of cocoa butter. Or just adding a little more aloe gel.
