Making Lip Balms
What you will need:
Bees wax (I use beeswax pellets, or straight bees wax is fine)
Honey – (optional: organic works best rather than processed) - ¼ of a teaspoon (don’t use too much or it all sinks to the bottom)
Coconut oil – 1Tbs
Flax seed oil (or any other “light” carrier oil) – 1 tsp
Cocoa butter (optional)
Shea butter (optional)
Vitamin E oil (optional)
Peppermint flavoured oil, or you can use orange, I use Roberts Confectionary (optional) create link: https://ediblecraft.com.au/ - 2 drops
Medium sized pan
Glass measuring jug (a metal bowel is just fine to use as well, a measuring jug is just easy to pour)
Water (just enough so it doesn’t boil over)
Small travel container (or) a lip balm tube (you can get empty ones on wish)
A small plate for testing your brew
Note: it is very important that you do not use essential oils of flavour your lip balms, as they are too strong. The same thing goes with food flavourings that are water base. Since the majority of your balm is oil based it will separate and sink to the bottom, hence why I use flavoured food oils. These are commonly used in cakes and are edible, which makes your whole lip balm safe for children as well as yourself.
Tip: if you want a more floral lip balm, you can always brew lavender (edible: Lavandula angustifolia), this is your English lavender varieties. Non-edible lavenders oils are too strong and is not suited for consumption. Rose petals is also a good option as well. So boil them up in a carrier oil. These are oils that are not strong in flavour, like flaxseed. For some they are used in creating essential oils.
Pour your water into your medium sauce pan, making sure that your glass measuring jug can fit inside it, also make sure that the water wont end up over flowing. This kind of technique is exactly the same as how you would melt chocolate on the stove.
Add a little bit of your bees wax. It is best to start with a little then add in more if you think it is too soft – it really is just a trial by error. Add in your coconut oil and if you want to use: Your cocoa butter, shea butter, vitamin E oil, and then flaxseed oil. Mix together until the bee wax has all been melted.
Add 2 drops of your favoured baking oil, any more and it will be too strong. In particular if you use peppermint it stings your lips if you use too much.
Add in your ¼ of a teaspoon of honey – and stir it for a bit, trying to keep the honey off the bottom, as it sticks – which is ok if it does, but you want the honey to be in your lip balm and not stuck to the glass measuring jug.
Test out what you have made by using a teaspoon and pouring the mixture onto a small plate and letting it dry. Test it out and see how you like it. If it needs to be a bit more harder add in more bees wax.
Once you like what you have made start pouring it into your travel containers or lip balm tubes. Tip: you can get these in plastic or get tin lip containers – I find that the tin helps them set faster. Also, be mindful when using plastic that once your lip balm has run out, don’t throw out the container, but re-use it for another batch.
Have fun creating these. They are lots of fun, feel free to try other flavours as well.
