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Yummy Summer Lip Balm Formula

posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 28, 2008 4:00 am
Yummy Summer Lip Balm Formula
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Protect your lips from the effects of too much sun or seawater with this easy-to-make delicious formula. Mmmm!

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. Peppermint is so cooling in warm weather!

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Manar Samara

Thanks a lot i appreciated your comment

Elly Yule

Manar S - ensure you have plenty of Vitamin E oil (natural preservative) also Rosemary essential oil which is a preservative. Remember though that natural products are not meant to have a long shelf life. Chemicals are what maintain long shelf life but we all know how awful they are. Plus you have to take into account how the customer may be storing the product (exposed to too much sunlight and air it will cause degradation of the product more quickly). Hope this helps!
Green Blessings y'all.
www.GrassdancerEssences.com - Healing Energy from Nature

Manar S.

hi, all i`m a master student and i want to make a lip gloss as a project but i want something with long stability, and not destroyed easily.

Denise M.

Where do i buy the flavouring oils??

Dina M.
  • Dina M. says
  • Aug 15, 2008 6:07 AM

I use Burt's Bee's only, and I think I should have been more specific when I stated using an lip balm SPF underneath is great for lip health.

As an MUA, I've seen plenty of unhealthy looking lips.
So don't forget to use a toothbrush, slightly moist on moist lips, for light exfoliation. This makes a real difference when you apply color to your mouth-it's a fresh look...

Elly Yule

SPF 15 lip balms contain lots of chemicals! If you add St. John's Wort oil to your blend it offers a small degree of sun protection. Green Blessings. www.GrassdancerEssences.com - Healing Energy from Nature

Dina M.

Remember to swipe on a SPF 15 lip balm underneath first, for extra protection and less damamge to the lips, especially in the sunny summer.

Elly Yule

I use jojoba oil as it helps the product to last longer (it doesn't go rancid as quickly as other oils). I like to use rose or lavender essential oils, rose is particularly moisturising.

And no - flavouring oils are not the same as essential oils. Flavouring oils are usually synthetic and contain chemicals.
N.B. When using essential oils only use 1-2 drops max as they are very strong.
Green Blessings y'all! www.GrassdancerEssences.com - Healing Energy from Nature

Lisa K.

Although peppermint is tasty consider something known for it's soothing properties for better moisturization. Peppermint tingles nicely but it is naturally drying. Consider not even using bought minty balms, they're unfortunately no better

Doris Sargent

Is flavouring oil the same as essential oil?

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