Handmade Lip Balm
 
 
Easy DIY handmade lip balms are soothing to your dry winter lips, and they make wonderful little gifts!
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Recipe type: Health and Beauty
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Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp. beeswax pellets
  • 2 Tbsp. unrefined shea butter
  • 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
  • (optional) 5 drops essential oil (i.e. spearmint, peppermint, etc.)
  • 12 empty lip balm tubes
Instructions
  1. Prepare lip balm tubes by removing caps and grouping them in a tight bunch with a rubber band.
  2. Set a mason jar in a pot of water on the stove, and heat the water over medium heat.
  3. Put the beeswax pellets in the mason jar and melt.
  4. Add the shea butter and the coconut oil, stirring until melted as well.
  5. Quickly transfer the mixture to a glass measuring cup.
  6. Carefully pour the mixture into each tube, filling each tube as full as possible.
  7. When all the tubes are full, go back and "top off" each of them.
  8. Let cool, then wipe down the sides of the tubes to clean up any drips.
  9. Enjoy!
Recipe by Feathers in Our Nest at https://www.feathersinournest.com/2014/12/homemade-lip-balm.html