Your description of the candy texture sounds very much like a candy that the Sun Harvest store carries, called "Halvah". But it is made with Sesame seeds. Finely ground, I think. I have done a Google search for Halvah recipes, but didn't find any made with peaunt butter. But I imagine you could substitute peanut butter for the Tahini or ground sesame seeds in one of the recipes for the sesame Halvah. I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone comes up with your recipe. I dearly love the Sesame Halvah, but don't indulge very often, it is quite rich, and very addictive! Rusty

I've found that cocoa butter makes whipped body butters too hard - especially once it settles. If you liked that firmness, then definitely put cocoa butter in it when you do it! Oh - hello - I just saw how old this post is. Wow. Well at any rate - in case there's some cyber junky out there reading this ;) - I prefer combining shea and mango butters w/ some very light, non-greasy oils (nothing heavy like avocado, much as I love avocado in soap!) such as apricot kernel, grapeseed, sweet almond and kukui. When I used to make body butter I'd nuke the butters and oils together in a big bowl, then I'd blend them together using a hand-mixer, then I'd put them in the freezer for just a few minutes - until the surface started to firm up a bit - after which I'd mix again and then nuke again and then mix again and so on, back and forth until I got a really super light, whipped, fluffy mixture. By the time it settled it wasn't hard, but was no longer quite "fluffy." It was like the super nice stuff you buy in the fancy stores! Rich and creamy and smooth and silky with just a little fluffy whippedness. I also used to use a product called Dry-flo which is basically modified or extra sifted cornstarch I think. I was told it worked well and it seemed to as long as you don't put in too much. Its purpose is to take away that heavy greasy feeling that's often found in body butters, without taking away the moisturizing feeling...and it also helps the body butter just sort of glide on in a silky way - hard to explain. Secret is to not overdo it. The company used to send away free samples which were a huge amount - way more than most people need unless they're seriously pro. They may still give away samples? Hey one more thing: the most fun, "marshmallowy" white plastic containers are the double-walled, low-profile ones, 4-oz. Just google it. 8-oz. is too much if you're making natural body butter without a bunch of preservatives and 2 oz. isn't enough. 4 oz. just looks and feels right.

I haven't made it so here's a recipe from a very reputable place. Here is a link that might be useful: Body Butter~MMS~the Sage

Thank you for your helpful page! I am a first timer at at making body butter's & I am gathering supplies currently. Is 1 part liquid oil to 2 parts solid oils the approx. proportions for a basic recipe as mentioned by athena. Ingredients are costly & I would hate to waste them. This one question seems difficult to pin down, I want to make a larger batch to share & most recipes are all over the place with amounts. Also I have seen many recipes where they add cornstarch to make product less greasy, do you have any idea of how much to add, to say like 1/3 cup oil to 2/3 cup harder solids? Is there a really good book you could recommend? Also where to find a good lip gloss recipe? Much appreciation in advance? Thank you , Lola :)