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Lip balm is very straight forward to make, inexpensive and lots of fun as well.
General Advice
1) Remember, should your creation turn out too soft don’t panic, just re-melt and add more beeswax until you achieve a harder consistency, likewise if your creation is harder than you wish just re-melt it and add more of your chosen carrier oils and butters.
2) Personally I don’t advise using a microwave to melt any of your ingredients as it will destroy all the therapeutic properties of your ingredients.
Apparatus You Will Need
1) A pan which is easy to work with.
2) A Glass Bowl, this bowl will be placed within the pan, sitting on top of the cold water. (TIP: I use a Pyrex measuring jug in place of the glass bowl, so that I can pour the lip balm straight into my containers).
3) Disposable pipettes to decant the lip balm from the bowl into your containers. (TIP: If you decide to decant your lip balm using pipettes make sure the pipettes are warm otherwise as your lip balm starts to cool it will harden in your pipette).
4) Containers with lids.
Ingredients You Will Need
Wax
Beeswax, (TIP: Buy in pellet form as it is easier to measure and saves time). But if you're a vegan you can use another natural vegetable wax called Candelilla.
Butters
Shea Butter is the best butter to make lip balms with and is the only one used in my recipes but you can try others after all experimenting is what makes this fun.
Carrier Oils
Coconut (Which smells of coconut and goes solid in cold temperatures), Coconut Fractionated (Which doesn’t smell and remains liquid) Sweet Almond, Jojoba and Rice Bran (Used in designer lip balms) are all good carrier oils to work with. Personally I use Sweet Almond as it is the cheapest and for the purpose of a lip balm is as good as all the rest I’ve recommended in my opinion.
Essential Oils
Pleasant fresh smells are best so citrus oils such as Bergamot FCF, Grapefruit White, Lemon Distilled, Lime Distilled, Mandarin, Orange Sweet are all good choices. Other essential oils that are pleasant additions in lip balm creations are Geranium, Rose and my personal favourite, Spearmint essential oil.
Not Compulsory
Glycerine is a material I believe is a worthy addition to any lip balm as it helps bind ingredients together better and it produces a softer lip balm which is slightly sweet plus it helps the lip balm absorb into the lips. Just my opinion and so long as you are not allergic to glycerine maybe consider it. You can also use real honey and you can add colours to your creations, just make sure there skin friendly and will mix with oil.
Let's Make Lip Balms - The Procedure
1) Take your pan which is easy to work with and fill a quarter high with cold water.
2) Now get your glass bowl and place it within the pan, sitting it on top of the cold water. (TIP: I use a Pyrex measuring jug in place of the glass bowl, so that I can pour the lip balm straight into my containers).
3) Pop your chosen wax, butter(s) and carriers oils into your bowl and melt over a gentle heat making sure the water does not get into the bowl. (If you add glycerine, please do so at this stage).
4) Once melted take the pan off your hob and let it cool for 30 seconds and then add your essential oils. (This is the stage you add colours as well).
5) If you’re pouring the mixture from the bowl into your containers do so now but be careful as this will be tricky. If you’re going to decant the mixture using your disposable pipettes then fill a cup with hot not boiling water. Take your pipette and suck in the hot water and squeeze it out this should prevent lip balm hardening inside the pipette. Now decant the lip balm from the bowl into your containers. (If the mixture cools too quickly and starts to harden while you are pouring, then heat the mixture back up in the bowl placed within a pan of water).
6) Once the lip balm is in your containers you need to let it cool completely before putting your lids on. This is a personal judgment call as most of the process is to be honest but personally I leave the lip balms alone without lids on for two hours then I place it in the fridge again without the lids on and leave it overnight before fastening the lids on the next morning.
All recipes will fill approximately 3x 15grm jars.
Spearmint Ice Lip Balm
1 ½ Tablespoons Beeswax, 1 Tablespoon Organic Shea Butter, 2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil, 1 Teaspoon of Jojoba Oil and 5 drops Spearmint Essential Oil.
Wild Rose Lip Balm
1 ½ Tablespoons Beeswax, 1 Tablespoon Organic Shea Butter, 2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil, 1 Teaspoon of Glycerine (Not compulsory), 2 drops Geranium Essential Oil and 4 drops of Rose Absolute.
Lemon Coconut Lip Balm
1 ½ Tablespoons Beeswax, 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil (Not Fractionated Coconut), 2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil, ½ Teaspoon of Glycerine (Not compulsory) and 7 drops of Lemon distilled essential oil.
Chapped Lip Rescue Balm
1 ½ Tablespoons Beeswax, 1 ½ Tablespoons Organic Shea Butter, 2 Tablespoon Sweet Almond Oil, 1 Teaspoon of Jojoba Oil and 1 Teaspoon of Coconut Fractionated Oil.
