How to Lip Balm? Ingredients: 2 oz. + 1 heaping Tablespoon Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil 1.5 tsp vitamin E Essential Oil (You can use the gel caps or the dropper formula) 2 oz Cosmetic Grade Beeswax Plastic Lip Balm Containers Optional: 25 drops vanilla essential oil or peppermint essential oil (or whatever scent you prefer, just make sure to use an essential oil for fragrance) Other Items: Sauce pan & metal mason jar lid ring wooden Spoon Step one: The first step is to place your coconut oil, beeswax, and vitamin E oil into a glass measuring cup. The vitamin E will act as a moisturizer and preservative, the coconut oil is our moisturizer, and the beeswax will hold everything together. Step two: Next, get a pan and fill it about half way with water and bring it to a boil. I also put a metal mason jar lid inside of ours to create a homemade double boiler type contraption. You do not want to place the glass measuring cup right in your pan as it may crack from the heat. Step three: Once the water is at a slight boil, place your glass measuring cup into the water to melt the oils. After all of the oils are melted together, the beeswax will take the longest, you should have a nice golden liquid. Adding Fragrance & Flavoring to Your Balm: (Optional) Do this while your balm is still over the heat so that the cooler oil doesn’t cause your balm to solidify again. Add either a vanilla essential oil or peppermint essential oil scent to it using essential oils. You can also add in flavoring. Fragrance: Keep in mind some oils are stronger than others, so you might consider adding a few drops at a time until the scent is to your liking. Flavoring: To test the flavor of your balm, you can dab a small amount onto your lips. Keep in mind that the flavors get a bit stronger as the balm solidifies. Once the balm is scented & flavored to your liking, carefully pour it into your containers and allow to cool fully. This is a nice simple way to whoop up your own lip balm! If you have issues with cold sores or things like that consider taking a bit longer and infusing your own fresh herbs into your oils like we do with our Herbal Lip Healing Balm!
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:47:02 +0000