If I was only allowed to have one beauty product for the rest of my life, I would choose lip balm. I can’t stand having dry lips! Which is why over the last 20 or so years I’ve spent a fortune on various lip balms. It feels like I’ve tried every flavour and brand out there!
A little while ago I decided to try making my own for the first time. I was kind of shocked at how easy it was, and a bit miffed that I’d spent so much money in the past buying commercial products which have ingredients that I can’t even begin to pronounce, when I could have been making my own, natural product, all along.
I have a few different lip balm recipes which I make depending on the season, but this is my all time favourite…
Ingredients
(makes 10 metal slider tins)
10.5g Beeswax
4g Palm Oil
10.5g Cocoa Butter
3.5g Mango Butter (if you don’t have mango butter, just use all cocoa butter)
28g Castor Oil
3.5g Sweet Almond Oil
Mica (optional)
Flavour (optional)
10 metal slider tins, or lip balm pots
Directions
Combine the Beeswax, Palm Oil, Cocoa and Mango Butters in a heat safe container.
Put in the microwave and heat in 30 second bursts, stirring in between, until the oils start to become liquid. Be careful not to burn! Once the oils and butters are nearly melted, keep stirring the mixture until it becomes completely liquid. Put back in the microwave for 10 seconds if you still have any lumps.
Add your castor and sweet almond oils, they will start to harden the mixture as the cool oil hits the warm oil, just stir this in until it’s combined. If you can’t get rid of all the lumps by stirring, put the container back in the microwave for 5-10 seconds until the mixture is nice and smooth.
Add your flavouring and mica and mix well until there are no clumps.
Pour into your lip balm containers. If you find your balm is too thick to pour nicely, put the mixture back into the microwave for 5-10 seconds until it becomes slightly more liquid.
Tip: For a nice smooth finish, gently go over the tops with a heat gun on low, or a hair drier until the lip balm is nice and shiny.
Let the lip balm harden, then enjoy! These little lip balms are fantastic stocking fillers, wedding favours, or a perfect treat for yourself.
