Lip Balm
Use small jars for lip balm
Extreme heat, cold or wind can make us all suffer from dry, cracked lips.If you have made ointment, you can make a very good lip balm that will protect and moisturise. The formula and method is almost the same.
Ingredients:
15g beeswax beads
5gm cocoa, shea or mango butter
60ml oils of choice, see below*
1/2 teaspoon glycerine
Method:
Gently heat together the first three ingredients until combined.
Do not overheat.
Cool slightly before whisking in the glycerine. This is made easier if you warm it slightly by placing the whole bottle in a mug of hot water before measuring.
Pour into small jars while still soft.
The lip balm may be flavoured by adding one or two drops ONLY of peppermint or spearmint essential oil before pouring.
Nerys once gave a an after dinner mint version of this for Christmas to which she had added chocolate buttons.
It was good enough to eat and made me think about just how many chemicals I have consumed from wearing lipstick over the years!
*The oils you use is for you to choose. Almost any fixed (seed) oil can be used but do include either almond, olive or jojoba and some wheat germ for its vitamin E. Any oil suitable for eating can be used but these three are especially good for dry skin. Beware of using nut oils for people who may have allergies. I have one client who is gluten intolerant and insists on cream that doesn't wheatgerm oil.
In summer you may like to increase the amount of beeswax slightly if the balm becomes too soft in the hotter weather. You can also add a half teaspoon of warmed honey or aloe juice combined with the glycerine if you need to heal badly cracked lips. Don't be tempted to try to add too much water based liquid as it will separate out of the mixture, sitting on the bottom as a healthy sludge!
Ingredients:
15g beeswax beads
5gm cocoa, shea or mango butter
60ml oils of choice, see below*
1/2 teaspoon glycerine
Method:
Gently heat together the first three ingredients until combined.
Do not overheat.
Cool slightly before whisking in the glycerine. This is made easier if you warm it slightly by placing the whole bottle in a mug of hot water before measuring.
Pour into small jars while still soft.
The lip balm may be flavoured by adding one or two drops ONLY of peppermint or spearmint essential oil before pouring.
Nerys once gave a an after dinner mint version of this for Christmas to which she had added chocolate buttons.
It was good enough to eat and made me think about just how many chemicals I have consumed from wearing lipstick over the years!
*The oils you use is for you to choose. Almost any fixed (seed) oil can be used but do include either almond, olive or jojoba and some wheat germ for its vitamin E. Any oil suitable for eating can be used but these three are especially good for dry skin. Beware of using nut oils for people who may have allergies. I have one client who is gluten intolerant and insists on cream that doesn't wheatgerm oil.
In summer you may like to increase the amount of beeswax slightly if the balm becomes too soft in the hotter weather. You can also add a half teaspoon of warmed honey or aloe juice combined with the glycerine if you need to heal badly cracked lips. Don't be tempted to try to add too much water based liquid as it will separate out of the mixture, sitting on the bottom as a healthy sludge!
