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How to Make Your Own Lip Balm

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Do the seasons take their toll on your lips? Pucker up with this moisturizing lip balm that’s easy to make and customizable to your own flair for flavor!
#DIY Lip Balm Mommy's Memorndum
 
 

#DIY Lip Balm Ingredients:

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  • 3 teaspoons cosmetic grade beeswax
  • 5 teaspoons carrier oil (sunflower, castor, or jojoba) **I prefer jojoba- Trader Joe’s carries a great one.
  • 6 or 7 drops essential oil (My son and his friends LOVE root-beer concentrate in theirs instead of essential oils)
  • 1 teaspoon honey, for flavor (I buy a local organically grown blueberry honey that’s amazing)

#DIY Lip Balm Directions:

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  • Melt the beeswax and carrier oil together in the top of a double boiler, stirring to combine.

#DIY Lip Balm Mommy's Memorandum 2

  • (I just put them in a cheap glass measuring cup and “hang” it over a pot of boiling water- I use a disposable chopstick to stir it…)  Remove from heat; add honey and essential oil. Mix thoroughly so the honey does not clump.
  • Step 2To add a little color, stir in a tiny dab of lipstick with a coffee stirrer (or disposable chopstick or skewer…).

#DIY Lip Balm Mommy's Memorandum #Recipe

  • Pour the mixture into containers; let sit 20 minutes before covering or moving. For glossier lip balm, use 2 teaspoons wax and 8 teaspoons carrier oil.
Source

Martha Stewart Living, July/August 1999

 

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