How to make oil bath truffles with cocoa butter and eucalyptus?

Oil bath truffles are an excellent alternative to bath oil — they combine several great butters and oils and make the most of them for your skin. The skin beautifully absorbs them and after the bath you do not need to apply cream. Simply throw one truffle into hot water and enjoy the relaxation — so why not combine the pleasant with the useful and treat not only your soul to a little relaxation, but your skin at the same time?

About this recipe

Do you also love that feeling when you lie down in a bathtub full of hot water, a book in your hand, ideally also a glass of champagne, and you are the only one in the room, completely alone? Oil truffles are made for moments exactly like these.

Ivet has shared with you the procedure for making these truffles at home easily and simply. It is an anhydrous product made from butters and oil that sets in the fridge and is used straight in the bath — suitable even for complete beginners. You can find more recipes from Ivet on her blog isweetfresh.blogspot.sk.

Key benefits

• An alternative to bath oil

  The truffles combine several great butters and oils and make the most of them for your skin.

• No cream needed after the bath

  The skin beautifully absorbs the truffles, so you do not need to apply cream after the bath.

• Relaxation for the soul and the skin

  You combine the pleasant with the useful — just throw one truffle into hot water and enjoy the relaxation.

• Simple preparation

  Melt the butters, stir in the oil, pour into a mould and let it set in the fridge — you can do it at home easily and simply.

• A fragrance of your choice

  You can replace the eucalyptus essential oil with your favourite fragrance.

Product properties

Key ingredients in the recipe

The recipe is built on two plant butters, one light oil and an essential oil for fragrance. Below we go through what each ingredient does in the truffles and what you can replace it with.

Cocoa butter, unrefined

Cocoa butter has a high content of vitamin E and natural antioxidants. It softens dry skin and helps to maintain its natural moisture. It is easily absorbed. It heals burns, eczema and dermatitis, minimises wrinkles and also pregnancy stretch marks. In the recipe it forms the main ingredient — thanks to it the truffles hold their shape at room temperature and dissolve in the bath.

Shea butter, unrefined

Shea butter is the recipe's second butter. It melts together with the cocoa butter and the two form the rich oily base of the truffle that the skin absorbs during the bath. It is precisely this combination of several butters that makes oil truffles more nourishing than bath oil on its own.

Apricot oil

Apricot oil is stirred into the melted butters as the last oil component. It softens the final mixture so that the truffle is not too hard once it has set, and it adds the oil care thanks to which no cream is needed after the bath.

Eucalyptus essential oil

Eucalyptus essential oil supports concentration and has a beneficial effect in migraines. It has antibacterial, soothing, healing and stimulating effects. 10–15 drops are added to the batch; if you do not like eucalyptus, reach for your favourite fragrance from our range of essential oils.

The formula (102 g)

To make bath truffles we need two butters, one oil and an essential oil for fragrance. The quantities are given exactly as Ivet prepared them — 102 g of mixture in total, from which you pour as many truffles as the size of your moulds allows. If you want a bigger batch, simply recalculate it in the shopping list below.

How to make them

1. Melting the butters

   Weigh the cocoa and shea butter into a bowl and melt them in the microwave or a water bath.

2. Adding the oil

   Add the apricot oil and mix. Add 10–15 drops of eucalyptus essential oil, or your favourite fragrance, to the liquid mixture.

3. Pouring into the mould fridge

   Pour into a silicone mould — preferably small ice cube moulds — and let it set in the fridge.

4. Removing and storing

   Remove from the mould and store in a cooler place.

How to use them

Simply throw one truffle into hot water and enjoy the relaxation. The skin beautifully absorbs the oils from the truffle, so after the bath you do not need to apply cream.

Store the finished truffles in a cooler place so that they hold their shape.

Frequently asked questions about the recipe

Practical questions about oil truffles — how to use them, choosing a mould, swapping the fragrance and storage.

Conclusion

Oil truffles are a simple way to turn an ordinary bath into a little ritual — and to look after your skin at the same time. Thank you, Ivet, for this recipe; you can find more recipes from her on her blog isweetfresh.blogspot.sk.