Kpangnan Body Frappé - How a New Product 'Just Happens'

Getting to know raw ingredients is always a pleasure, and the star butter in this product has been no exception. After liking everything kpangnan butter had to offer in a lotion bar, I decided to do a simple whipped body butter – just to test this butter out in a different type of formula.

The texture turned out so light, creamy, and non-greasy that I have been using this buttery-smooth frappé everywhere from face to feet since the first batch. What started out as an ingredient test grew into a new product.

Suddenly, a scent was being composed, labels were being designed and a few testers were being contacted.

I didn't plan this product. It really just happened.


Here's a peek at how I put together batch 2 (before labels were designed and scent was added):

Apart from kpangnan butter, the rest of the ingredients are

• Fractionated coconut oil - a neutral, non-greasy oil that stays in the background and lets all the other ingredients shine
• Evening primrose oil - just for the sheer, skin-loving goodness it brings to this mix
• Shea - to add another skin loving fabulous butter to the mix
• Essential oils - in this case, purely for scent

Here is the star ingredient being melted very slowly over low heat.

And here are the beaters after the mixture was whipped to a light and frothy texture. It looks good enough to eat, don't you think?

Initial Test Conclusions

So far this frappé has all the makings of a winner.

I find the light, almost white color of this product quite inviting. The feel is absolutely fabulous, and my skin is loving it.

The texture is also staying rock-steady stable in the jar (despite a summery rise in temps), and the scent – a combination of melissa officinalis (lemon balm) essential oil and pelargonium graveolens (geranium) essential oil – is just the right combination of fresh green and floral.

Do Tell

Have you worked with this butter in anything? What did you make? Were you pleased with the results?

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