Many lip balms do nothing more than provide a barrier to the elements to stop your lips from becoming chapped. By using oils with a high vitamin content you can help your lips to heal and stay healthy after you stop using the balm.
For this recipe you will need
- 1x 10ml lip balm pot
- Pyrex jug
- small pan
- cutlery Knife
- water
- tissue
For the balm you will need
- 2 tsp Castor Oil: Castor oil is rich in ricinoleic acid which has strong anti-inflammatory and pain killing properties.
- 0.5 tsp Beeswax: You may need to vary the amount of beeswax used to make a harder or softer balm depending on your needs. If you are creating a balm for very sore lips then use about ¼ tsp so that the balm is very soft and does not need to be rubbed in.
- 1.5 tsp Almond Oil: Almond oil is rich in vitamins E, B, D and omega-6 fatty acids which helps the skin to heal and keeps it supple and healthy.
- Up to 0.5 tsp Essential Oil of your choice: You don't have to use essential oils in your lip balm but if you wish to then only use a very small amount as some essential oils are too strong and may irritate the sensitive lip skin.
Fill the small pan with roughly 3 cm of water and apply heat; such as from a stove. Place the Pyrex jug in the centre of the water and allow to heat up for roughly 2 minutes. Add all the oils and wax to the jug and stir with a knife until they have melted. Pour the melted mixture in to the lip balm pots and leave to set for about 30 minutes. Once set, your balm is ready to use.
Tips
While the jug is still hot use tissue to clean out as much of the wax as you can; then wash the jug in hot soapy water. Never pour the wax down the sink as it can black drain pipes.
Use a cutlery knife, instead of a spoon, to stir the melting waxes as a knife is much easier to clean.
When selecting essential oils to use in your lip balms try to use mostly middle note oils. These will last for a long time compared to top note oils – which tend to evaporate quickly. Avoid base note oils, or only use in tiny quantities, as these oils tend to be very strong and cloying; giving your balms an odd taste.
Add the essential oils to the melted wax mixture just before you pour it in to the pot. This will limit the amount of essential oil that has time to evaporate while the balm is hot.
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