Whipped Magnesium Body Butter Recipe

Whipped Magnesium Body Butter Recipe

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Do you ever have muscle cramps? Low energy? Restless legs at night? A hard time sleeping?

You might be deficient in magnesium.

Am I trying to scare you into making this recipe?

Dang yes, I am!

Cause everyone needs this fabulous whipped body butter in their lives.

Um, like seriously, did you hear me say “WHIPPED BODY BUTTER”?? Does that not sound like something you need to make this instant? And never live without again?

Ok, that all may be a bit dramatic. But I promise you, that you will love this lotion. And I am here to entertain after all.

Why do we need magnesium?

But really, 200 million americans are deficient in magnesium. And it really can cause some annoying problems and possible health risks. I’m not all drama over here, I have some facts too 😉

There are many things in our culture today that contribute to low magnesium, like mineral depleted soils, poor diet, perpetual exposure to synthetic chemicals, and chronic stress levels.

Even fluoride in our water can bind with magnesium and create an almost indissolvable mineral compound that deposits in our bones and makes them more brittle and easy to fracture. Which is why we have a Berkey water filtration system for all of our drinking water.

Every single cell in our bodies need a proper amount of magnesium or they will die. It is essential for us to have healthy teeth and bones, for our heart and brain (which are the two organs that are especially vulnerable to magnesium deficiency). Adequate magnesium levels create balanced hormones, and a healthy cardiovascular and nervous system as well.

Plus, proper magnesium levels are important for your cells to correctly use calcium. A deficiency can lead to dangerous calcium imbalance that can cause heart problems, migraines, muscle cramps, and even kidney stones (which I learned the hard way). Magnesium can bind to the calcium and help it properly flush out of your body instead of allowing the calcium to build up and create stones in your kidneys. It can reverse kidney stone formation, treat asthma, help your body absorb vitamin D, protect you from radiation, and a ton of other amazing things!!

It’s just so interesting to me to learn how different minerals affect each other and your body!

Why a lotion?

You probably know that there are a ton of different capsules and powdered magnesium products out there. So why would I make this into a lotion? Isn’t that just extra work?

No! Actually magnesium can have a laxative effect when taken orally, making an oral supplement not only pretty dang unpleasant but also ineffective. Dr. Norm Shealy, MD, says “magnesium needs to travel through the intestinal system slowly, so if the gut transit time is less than twelve hours, one is not likely to absorb the magnesium well.” In fact, oral magnesium has been shown to be only 35-40% effective! Which is why it is actually best to use a transdermal magnesium supplement.

Magnesium oil is readily absorbed through the skin because it is a super-concentrated form of magnesium chloride. Plus, when magnesium chloride is applied topically, the body self-regulates, absorbing only what it needs and thus counteracts the risks of excess supplementation, mineral imbalance, and GI upset.

In other words, just make a fabulous body butter!

Whipped Magnesium Body Butter Recipe

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup shea butter or cocoa butter, (you can also use mango butter)
• 1/4 cup magnesium oil
• 15 drops lavender essential oil
• 5 drops frankincense essential oil

Step one: measure the coconut oil and shea butter into a double boiler. I just use my kitchen aid bowl inside a stainless steel pot of water, and that works great. You just want to gently heat the oils so they aren’t damaged.

Step two: heat until they are melted, and then take them off the double boiler. Let it cool at room temperature until it starts to get cloudy.

Step three: add the magnesium oil and essential oils (you can use whatever kind of essential oils that you like, it doesn’t have to be what I used today). And put it in your kitchen aid and whip it up (or whip it by hand).

Step four: Put it in your fridge until it is in a semi-solid state. You want to still be able to push you finger into it. Not totally solid, but not runny.

Step five: once it is to the right consistency, whip it again with your kitchen aid. Keep mixing it on high speed until it becomes super fluffy and soft.

Scoop it into whatever you are going to store it in. I like to use a mason jar with a lid that seals so it keeps longer.

Storage

If your house is really warm this might melt a little and not be as fluffy, so I’d keep it in the fridge in that case. But our home is cool enough to just keep it out at room temperature.

How much do I use?

Using this recipe, each teaspoon of this lotion should contain around 250mg of magnesium. And it is recommended to take 3 to 4 mg of magnesium per pound of body weight. So because I weigh 140lbs, I should be taking around 420mg per day.

Oh my gosh, I just told you how much I weigh. You should feel special!

Also keep in mind that because your body self-regulates topical magnesium, you don’t have to worry too much about taking too much. If you do, your body just won’t absorb it. No biggie.

More on malabsorption

Another complication with magnesium intake is the problem of malabsorption. There are several things that people don’t take into consideration most of the time when trying to increase their magnesium levels. firstly, magnesium-rich foods like seeds, legumes, and nuts have to be soaked and sprouted to enhance and make their minerals readily available. Secondly, the digestive tract must be functioning properly to absorb it correctly. Unfortunately, it isn’t very common in our culture of processed foods and antibiotic use. So you need to keep those things in mind when thinking about regulating magnesium levels.

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Whipped magnesium body butter recipe by Wilson Homestead