Spring is coming but for now we still have bitter cold winds and drizzly overcast days which make this a perfect project for staying inside and making something useful for the days you have to face the cold and rain.
There are several different ways to make a lip balm, which range from using organic oils and beeswax with colourings and essential oils of your choice, to making a simple one from Vaseline, eye shadow pigments and left over scented lip balms such as lip smackers or chapstick.
First I am going to explain the easier, less expensive method, then the more advanced version which costs more due to using different ingredients.
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| Lip balm made from melted Chapstick and Vaseline |
Simple lip balm method:
You will need:
*Vaseline and /or old chapstick (I clean and keep these and you can use it to store your new lip balms or to use to store a solid fragrance, which I will explain in another post!)
*Eye shadow in a pink, red or colour you want your balm to be, or food colouring. (Optional)
*Cocktail stick
*Empty lip balm pot or small pot with a lid. Also a Vaseline tin or similar tin will work well too.
*Scented essential oil(s) to add a scent to the lip balm make sure they are safe for skin contact. I use ones for massage oils. Also, flavourings for cakes can be used but these are fairly limited, but will make the lip balm taste good too!(Optional)
*Small heatproof bowl
*Saucepan of water
Firstly get the pan of water boiling and add the glass bowl over it to create a double boiler to melt and mix the ingredients in.
Add a teaspoon of Vaseline to the bowl, you can also add all the ends of chapsticks in the bowl but you'll need less Vaseline. Let it melt and add a few drops of your desired essential oil scent(s) to get the desired scent and then add the coloured pigments from food colouring (You'll only need a small amount) or scrapings from your solid eye shadow(s) or loose pigments till you get the desired colour.
Mix everything together so that the base becomes a liquid with all the colour and scent mixed equally.
Carefully lift the bowl off the heat and set the tin/container on a flat surface. Using the cocktail stick to guide the liquid into the container without spillage tip the lip balm into the container, you need to be fairly quick as it starts to set. If this happens put the bowl back over the boiling water to melt it before continuing.
Leave your lip balm to set on the side before moving to have a neat new lip balm.
Advanced Method:
You will need:
*Beeswax
*Vegetable oil/Jojoba oil/sweet almond oil/coconut butter
*Scented essential oil(s) to add a scent to the lip balm make sure they are safe for skin contact. I use ones for massage oil(s) Also, flavourings for cakes can be used but these are fairly limited, but will make the lip balm taste good too! - unless you are using coconut butter as this will give the lip balm a coconut scent
*Eye shadow in a pink, red or colour you want your balm to be, or food colouring. (Optional)
*Vitamin A capsule, or rose hip oil (optional but extra nourishing)
*Empty lip balm pot or small pot with a lid. Also a Vaseline tin or similar tin will work well too.
*Cocktail stick
*Small heatproof bowl
*Saucepan of water
As with the simple method heat the pan of water till it’s boiling. Then add the glass bowl over it to create a double boiler to melt and mix the ingredients in.
Add a small piece of beeswax and a small amount of your desired oil. If using the vitamin A piece the capsule with the cocktail stick or a pin and squeeze the oil into the pan, or if using the rosehip oil add a drop or two into the saucepan. Add in a few drops of your desired scent. Remember if you use coconut butter it’ll add a slightly coconut scent.
Add the food colouring or eye shadow pigments to achieve your desired colour.
Mix everything together, stirring with the cocktail stick to make sure it’s all combined together.
Carefully lift the bowl off the heat and set the tin/container on a flat surface. Using the cocktail stick to guide the liquid into the container without spillage tip the lip balm into the container, you need to be fairly quick as it starts to set. If this happens put the bowl back over the boiling water to melt it before continuing.
Leave your lip balm to set on the side before moving to have a neat new lip balm.
Enjoy your new lip balms and soft kissable lips!
xxVickyxx
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