How to Make Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm

Lips stay chapped year round. Applying lip balm helps protect the delicate skin on your lips. Not only will lip balm prevent chapped lips, but it heals lips that have already become chapped. Making your own lip balm is fun, inexpensive, and you can add your own scents. Making your own lip balm is also a fun activity to do with your children.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Coconut oil - 2 tsp.
• Beeswax - 1 tsp. (shredded)
• Lanolin - 1/2 tsp.
• Vitamin E - one capsule
• Small microwave safe bowl
• Essential oil of your choice - peppermint, lemon, lavender, etc.
• small container to store the lip balm

1. In a small microwave safe bowl melt 1 tsp shredded beeswax, one vitamin E capsule, 1/2 tsp lanolin, and 2 tsp coconut oil. Start with 25 to 30 seconds and stir. If the mixture is not melted, you can microwave for another 25 to 30 seconds, until melted.

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   Add 2 drops of desired essential oil, such as peppermint, lemon, lavender. There are many scents to choose from.

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   Add 1 tsp of honey to the mixture and stir. Be careful, as the mixture will be hot. Stir gently until the mixture has cooled.

4. Pour the cooled mixture into a small container. You can find containers of different sizes at many craft stores.

Tips & Warnings

• If your local craft store does not have small containers to store your balm, some internet sites carry them.
• Be careful when removing mixture from microwave and when stiring, as it will be hot.
• If doing this as a project with children, make sure they are supervised.