Since
I don't feel like buying lip balm at $3 a pop, I make my own for a few pennies per stick of balm.
Here
is a nice recipe I like to use. It makes 20 sticks, so if you don't
want that much at a time, cut the recipe in half. But, hey, these
handmade lip balm sticks make nice presents, and they keep for a
long time in a cool place, so why not make a whole
batch?
You
need a mixture of oils and solids that will be spreadable but not
liquid. If you like your lip balm firmer, use more beeswax, and if
you like it softer, use less.
Directions:
Put
the following ingredients into a pyrex mixing bowl with a spout, or
into any container that's heat proof.
- 4 tablespoons organic coconut oil
- 4 tablespoons organic olive oil (or use shea butter instead to make it more moisturizing)
- 4 tablespoon grated beeswax
- 5 drops lemon essential oil and 5 drops lime essential oil (or use any other essential oils you like)
- 20 lip balm containers
Set this bowl into a pan (larger than your bowl) filled with a few inches of water to make a double boiler. Make sure no water gets into the bowl with the oils, beeswax and essential oils.
Now
heat the water in the double boiler on medium-high and watch the
ingredients melt slowly. Stir them often to help melt everything
evenly.
When
everything is melted and blended completely, pour the mixture into
containers. You can use a bigger container and just scoop the goop
out with your fingers, or you can divide it into smaller lip balm
containers, which you can order online or buy from craft supply
stores.
When
you pour it into little containers, it's nice to have a container
with a spout and a steady hand. I carefully pour and stop just
before it spills over, then top off the rest with a eye dropper.
Let
everything cool, then use liberally and be ready for moisturized,
soft, beautiful lips (and a happy pocket book, because you just saved a bunch of money)!
A word
of caution: clean up the pyrex bowl right away, otherwise the beeswax
will harden and be impossible to clean up. Or reserve this bowl for
lip balm making only, and then it doesn't matter.
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Hi Corina ^_^
ReplyDeleteWhere do you buy your empty balm containers btw?
Amelia,
DeleteJust do a google search for empty lip balm containers, and lots and lots of options will come up!
So simple, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome!
DeleteSo simple, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is so great. You just read my mind. My sister and I have a joke called "she who dies with the most lip balm wins" so I think I have enough lip balm for the rest of my life BUT I was thinking I wonder if I could make lip balm, too. I bet! This is because recently I ran out of my favorite foot balm from Carol's Daughter and the dimwits have chosen to discontinue it. Argh! So I read the ingredients on the jar, went to the store(s) and made my own. It doesn't smell quite as good but it really does the job. Yes, making your own emollients is tres, tres easy! Tell your readers they don't have to use tubes. They can also use empty Carmex (or anything small) jars. Love it.
ReplyDeleteOh also love that pic of you guys. Would make a great marketing image for your product.
Yes, you can totally put it in other (recycled) containers.
DeleteAlso, foot balm sounds good. My poor feet definitely could use some attention...
Essentially the same recipe base: coconut butter, beeswax and olive oil. I added shea butter. For the essential oils I used tea tree for medicinal, sage, rosemary and peppermint. I find you have to try a bit more, a bit less of this and that and that as it "cures" it's gets more solid. Is that what you find?
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