Homemade Lip Balm

I love to make my own personal care products not only to save money, but because when I make my own I know exactly what goes into them. Homemade lip balm was something that had always intimidated me a bit because it seemed difficult. Boy was I wrong! Making it is super easy and I tweaked the recipe a bit so it also functions as a healing salve. Keep a tube of this in your purse for a variety of uses.

Uses for this balm:

• chapstick
• I apply it to the inside of my nose in the winter when it’s really dry
• I apply it to cracked knuckles and dry skin patches
• I use it on scrapes

Ingredients: 

• 2 Tbsp coconut oil — where to find
• 2 Tbsp shea butter — where to find
• 3 tsp beeswax — where to find
• 1 tsp honey — where to find
• essential oils (add 20-30 drops, depending on the strength you like) — where to get therapeutic grade oils
• lip balm tubes — where to find

Directions: 

• In a double boiler over low heat melt the coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax

• Remove from heat and add honey and essential oils

• Whisk together, but act quickly so it does not begin to harden
• Pour the mixture into lip balm tubes or small canisters (to make it easier, I use pipettes to fill the lip balm tubes)
• Let them cool until hard
• Cap and label
• Store unused tubes in the fridge and they will last a long time
• Makes approximately 16 tubes

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