Lip Balm
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons beeswax
7 Tablespoons sweet almond oil or other soft oil
1 Tablespoon honey
20 drops orange essential oil
10 drops spearmint essential oil
Simple instructions:
1. Warm beeswax and oil in double boiler, stirring gently until melted and
well-blended.
2. Add honey and essential oils.
3. Mix well, and remove from heat.
4. Stir until mixture begins to cool and thicken.
5. Pour into lip balm pots, tubes, or a small jar.
Cranberry Lip Gloss
Protect sensitive lips from the drying winter elements with this simple
yet rich lip balm. Delightful to wear alone or on top of your lipstick
for extra shine!
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
10 fresh cranberries
1 teaspoon honey
1 drop of vitamin E oil
Mix all the ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for
a couple of minutes or until the mixture just begins to boil. (Bowl may
also be heated in a pan of water on a stovetop). Stir well and gently
crush the berries. Cool mixture for five minutes and then strain through
a fine sieve to remove all the fruit pieces. Stir again and set aside to
cool completely. When cool, transfer into a small portable plastic
container or tin.
Apply a small amount onto your lips and remember to smile!
Skin Cream
2 1/2 ounces (weight) beeswax
4 ounces (weight) lanolin
2/3 cup baby or mineral oil
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon borax (sodium borate, CP)
Fragrant essential oil (optional)
Melt the oil, lanolin and beeswax to 160 degrees F. Heat the borax and water in a separate container to 160 degrees F. Be sure the beeswax is melted and the borax is dissolved. Add the water mixture to the oil mixture while stirring. When a white cream forms, stir slowly until the mixture cools to 100 degrees F. Pour the cream into small, wide-mouth Jars.
Chapped-lip Balm
Simple petroleum Jelly is good for chapped lips, but this formula is even better.
1 tablespoon grated beeswax (1/2 oz.)
1 tablespoon petroleum jelly
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon lanolin
3 to 4 drops essential oil blend
Melt the wax, lanolin and petroleum jelly in a microwave. Add the honey and essential oil. Essential oil of peppermint, eucalyptus, wintergreen and camphor slightly numb painful lips. Stir the mixture until it cools.