How to Make Cosmetics With Beeswax

Lip balms with beeswax protect your lips from harsh winds, sun and cold.

Beeswax is a natural, nonchemical product used for versatile purposes. Its naturally soothing, moisturizing and healing antiseptic qualities make it a nourishing base for cosmetics and topical medications. Beeswax can be combined with essential oils and other natural ingredients to create homemade beauty products, such as lip balms, creams and lotions. Beeswax is insoluble in water as well as resistant to damaging mildew effects, making it also useful for wood finishing, polishing and waterproofing.

Things You'll Need

• Beeswax
• Small pot
• Stove
• Measuring spoons and cup
• Castor oil
• Sesame oil
• Beet juice
• Stirrer
• Lip gloss containers
• Lip balm containers
• Sweet almond or jojoba oil
• Peppermint, lemon or coconut oil
• Vitamin E capsule
• Small pin
• Rose petals
• Crushed red rose petals powder (optional)
• Pestle
• Mortar
• Jar
• Strainer
• Wheat germ oil
• Rose essential oil
• Cornstarch
• Baking soda
• Vodka
• Distilled water
• Chlorophyll
• Essential oil
• Molding container
• Frankincense essential oil (optional)

Instructions

Red Lip Gloss

1. Heat a few blocks or pellets of beeswax in a pot. Remove the pot from the stove when the beeswax has melted.

2. Measure out one-quarter cup of the melted beeswax. Add one-quarter cup of castor oil and 2 tablespoons of sesame oil to the melted beeswax.

3. Add at least 2 tablespoons of beet juice to the beeswax and oil mixture. Add more beet juice according to how much coloring you want in your lip gloss.

4. Stir the mixture well until you have a smooth consistency.

5. Pour the mix into lip gloss containers. Let it set before applying it to your lips.

6. Store the lip gloss in the refrigerator.

Flavored Lip Balm

1. Melt a block or pellet of beeswax in a pot to make 2 teaspoons of beeswax.

2. Add 1 teaspoon of either sweet almond or jojoba oil and 1 1/2 teaspoons of cocoa butter to the melted beeswax.

3. Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool for a few minutes.

4. Add four to six drops of any flavored oil, such peppermint, lemon or coconut oil, to the mix.

5. Pierce a vitamin E capsule with a pin. Squeeze its contents into the mixture.

6. Stir well to form a smooth consistency and pour the mix into lip balm containers. Let it set before using it.

Rose-Infused Night Cream

1. Crush a handful of fresh rose petals, using a pestle and mortar. Place the crushed petals inside a jar.

2. Pour 50 milliliters of sweet almond oil over the crushed rose petals. Seal the jar and leave it in a spot where it can absorb sunlight daily.

3. Leave the sealed jar under daily sunlight for three weeks before straining out the oil from the rose petals.

4. Mix the strained oil with 5 grams of grated beeswax and heat it until the beeswax has melted.

5. Remove the liquid mix from the heat and let it cool for a few minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon of wheat germ oil and 15 drops of rose essential oil.

6. Stir the solution until you have a smooth mix.

7. Pour the mix into small lip balm containers. Let it form into a creamy substance before using it. This moisturizer may be stored outside because the wheat germ acts a natural preservative.

Body Deodorant

1. Melt 8 ounces of beeswax over a low heat. Stir in 8 tablespoons of cornstarch along with 4 tablespoons each of baking soda, vodka and distilled water.

2. Mix well until you form a smooth substance. Add 2 tablespoons of chlorophyll and 10 to 15 drops of any essential oil to the mixture.

3. Pour the liquid into any mold. Let it solidify before using it as deodorant. Store it in an airtight container after use.

Tips & Warnings

• Use crushed red rose petal powder with coconut oil as an alternative to beet juice for your red lip gloss.

• Add a few drops of frankincense essential oil to your night cream moisturizer. The oil is used for its supposed enhanced anti-aging effects.

• Be sure to sterilize all containers with rubbing alcohol before reusing them for your homemade cosmetics.

References

• Planet Green; Make This DIY Lip Gloss With Beeswax; Elizabeth Seward; September 2008
• "The Independent"; My DIY Beauty Brand: Homemade Cosmetics; Rebecca Armstrong; March 2008
• MyBeautyRecipes: Homemade Deodorant Recipe
• All Free Crafts; Homemade Lip Balm Recipes Using a Beeswax Base; Jane Lake
• "The Ultimate Natural Beauty Book"; Josephine Fairley; 2008

Resources

• MyHomemadeBeauty; Beeswax in Beauty Products; Victoria Lewy
• EnviroCitizen: Beauty From the Bees -- Beeswax Cosmetics