Materials 1 1 oz pure, food-grade beeswax 2 2 oz organic food-grade coconut oil 1 tsp organic food-grade almond oil. Instructions Combine the beeswax, coconut oil, and almond oil and heat slowly in a double boiler over low heat until liquified, stirring often. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool slightly, then add the vitamin E oil if in capsule form, puncture each capsule and squeeze in the contents.
Stir the mixture for 5 minutes, then add the essential oil. Stir again, then pour into individual containers. We do it! If you need a cost-effective stocking stuffer or appreciation gift for the upcoming holiday season, I highly recommend getting a bunch of empty lip balm tubes and making this in bulk for all your friends.
A good lip balm will have a beeswax to oil ratio of between to If you like a softer texture, are using oils that are solid at room temperature like coconut oil , or live someplace that never gets too hot, you can use a bit more oil to beeswax.
If you are planning on pouring your lip balm into a twist-up tubes, I recommend a firmer balm. If you let your lip balm set in wider tins, a slightly softer balm can be easier to scoop out. Within the general to ratio, you can play around with the oils you use. While you can use measuring spoons to portion out the ingredients for this balm, your results will be more accurate if you measure by weight.
I set my kitchen scale to grams for this purpose. In fact, you may have a hard time deciding which one is best for you. May contain affiliate links. Read my privacy and affiliate disclosure policy for more info. However, the only way to truly know what is in a product is to produce it yourself. And, you can make several diy lip care products for the cost of one that is premade. You also have the choice of deciding which oils you would like to mix with the beeswax.
Each type of oil whether olive oil, coconut oil or jojoba oil etc has beneficial properties. Everyone has a personal preference. Some recipes call for the use of shea butter. I choose to not use it due to an increased risk of allergies but it is okay to use. The popularity of this wax made by bees as a lip care ingredient is due to one simple thing. We need something that will retain its shape through various temperature changes. If the mixture is too soft, the product melts during the hot days of Summer.
If the recipe produces a balm that is too hard, cold temperatures make it difficult to apply to your lips. By its nature, beeswax is solid at room temperature and retains its shape even when the temperature rises over degrees. By combining it with a few soft oils, we can achieve the semi solid consistency needed for a good lip care product.
Beeswax is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. It also serves to lock in moisture and provides a little natural UV block. No, as wonderful as this natural wax is — you can not make lip balm from beeswax alone. This is because it does not flow at room temperature or skin temperature.
Always begin with clean wax. Cleaning beeswax of excess honey, dirt, etc makes it easier to work with and suitable for all projects. Because beeswax is a solid, we need to get it into liquid form by heating it. Then, the melted wax can be combined with the other ingredients. I modified the recipe to use cocoa powder and cocoa butter that gave me a lovely chocolate balm that was amazing with mint or peanut butter flavour oil. It is also great without any flavour oils.
Unfortunately I am the kind of Cook that wings everything so I do not have a recipe to pass on. Besides using this as a hand salve it can also be modified to make solid perfume.
One last idea. I usually make a good sized batch of the base and make what I need, then I put the remainder in silicone muffin tins until they harden, pop them out and wrap them in tin foil to save time on additional projects.
I use a double boiler insert so I can make this on a stovetop which gives me a chance to eyeball the mixture and add extra beeswax or coconut oil to get the consistency I want. Making stocking gifts and shower or wedding favours are a snap with balm tube trays and no worries about the tubes falling over.
Let your imagination run wild and have fun! Do NOT use a microwave to heat your ingredients please! Thank you so much.. Reply 5 years ago. So the melting point of your Cocoa butter and Shea butter are both below 90degrees F or 33degrees C Reply 6 years ago on Introduction. Right now you have so much oil mixed with the butters that it will never harden if left alone. You may be able to double the butters and get it a little firmer, but it will always melt very easily!
By jessyratfink making jiggy hand embroidery Follow. More by the author:. About: I'm a community manager here at instructables! Mountain hermit by day, stitch witch at night. Bronner's - it smells the best! You can get rid of most of the beeswax by pouring boiling water over the grater, but it's good to have a little one just for beeswax.
Also make sure that your hands and tools are clean before starting - you don't want to get any nasties in the balm. You can do any measurement you like, but I chose a teaspoon because it makes just enough for a tube of balm or a small pot.
Basic ratio: 2 parts coconut oil 1 part beeswax a few drops of vitamin E.
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