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Flavorful, Protective Lip Balm

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 8, 2007 12:00 am
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Wendy, CA asks:
Annie: My lips get very chapped, and I'd like to make my own lip balm. How do I do that? Lip balm is easy to make. The basic formula is 1/4 cup vegetable or nut oil, 1/4 ounce beeswax, 1 teaspoon honey or glycerine (humectants), and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon natural flavoring oil such as peppermint or lemon. Heat the oil and beeswax in a double boiler until the beeswax is melted. Remove from heat and whip with an electric beater until creamy. Add the honey or glycerine and flavoring oil; whip some more. Store in small glass jars. Try different oils on your lips to choose the best one for your skin. I tried a drop of apricot kernel oil on my lips and never had to look further-it felt perfect. And experiment with flavoring oils, too. My daughter wouldn\'t even consider using my homemade lip balm until I flavored it with peppermint flavoring oil, and now she uses it daily in the winter.
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Cindy M.

Apricot Kernel & Jojoba oils are said to be the two closest to the body's naturally produced oil of the skin & hair, and are not only safe, but are very nice. I've been using them for years and people are always impressed by my age and "beautiful skin". In place of beeswax, soy wax, or other veggie waxes (which i find harder to find) can be used. Beeswax can only be acquired by killing bees, unintentionally, which we know are endangered, This is not only cruel, but it is life threatening to us all to have the loss of that species. Please research this for yourself, online's an easy & good place to start.

Amanda G.

You can also put it in your old empty chapstick containers.

Amanda G.

Don't apricot kernels have arsenic in them?

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