Home-made beeswax lip balm. Image: Su Leslie 2019Works brilliantly, tastes delicious and costs a fraction of a bought one.
Recipe, from Sarah at Art Expedition
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Home-made beeswax lip balm. Image: Su Leslie 2019Home-made beeswax lip balm. Image: Su Leslie 2019
And you know exactly what’s in it
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Yes; I could hand-write the ingredient list on the tin – and I can spell them all 😂
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wow, chapeau!
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I had never thought of making my own. I must give it a go as most that I buy irritate my lips
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I think you’re going to love it, Debbie. It’s very easy to make and so much better than any store bought lip balm!
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I totally endorse that. I added a flavour to mine, but bought it from a shop that specialises in natural ingredients for skin care etc, and it has been great. Lovely taste and scent, with no irritation.
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They look lovely and probably smell nice too.
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They do smell and taste good — and work. And a tiny amount of the ingredients goes such a long way.
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That’s fun – I was planning to make a new batch of these lip balms soon!! 😀 Really love the little tins you’ve used for yours!
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Thank you. I still have one tin left (and I gave one away). It a brilliant recipe that goes such a long way.
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It really goes a long way! 😀
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I spend a tiny fortune on the Burt’s Bees lip balms every year. Because I need one in my purse and almost every room in my house. Did you find the recipe online? Or did you make it up yourself?
Deb
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I’m the same; that’s why I made five tins (though I did give one away). The recipe is Sarah’s (Art Expedition). It’s at the bottom of the post that I linked to. Mine differs only in having vanilla flavour. I bought that from a specialist supplier and used according to their instructions.
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A fraction that saves $$$ is a good fraction indeed.
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Agreed!
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I think you’ve posted the recipe before, Su, but would you post it again or a link to it? I have not made my own but I’ve been fortunate to find some good ones that work for me. Perhaps after the move I’ll have to try this.
P. S. My rescheduled post is actually up today on the correct day. LOL.
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Sarah included the recipe in this post (https://secretartexpedition.wordpress.com/2019/03/31/the-changing-seasons-march-2019/). I added vanilla flavour — I can’t remember how many drops, but I followed the supplier’s instructions. With hindsight, I could have added a little more.
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Thanks!
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Excellent notion on the lip balm. I’ve taken to making my own face cream – no particular recipe but mainly shea butter mashed up with some coconut oil and pomegranate oil plus added drops of frankincense essential oil. But then an addition of beeswax would be good too. Must remember it next time.
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I’ve been experimenting in that department too, though nothing has really worked as well as I’d like. I read that while people use beeswax as an emulsifier, it doesn’t really work that well and maybe isn’t great in a whole face cream. Sounds like what you’re doing is good; I love the idea of frankincense. I made beard oil for T scented with bergamot and frankincense. Sounds a bit hipster, but he says it makes his skin feel less dry and itchy and it smells fab.
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I found that too much beeswax could end up making the face cream a bit ‘crunchy’, but on the other hand it does hold things together. More experiments necessary. The beard oil sounds v. enticing 🙂
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I found that too. I bought some emulsifying wax, but haven’t got round to using it yet. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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Now there’s a potential business for you Su.
Leslie
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Oh heavens! You productive types! I’d better look at the recipe but… 🙂 🙂
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Hehe. If you have a bought one that works, that’s cool. I struggled to find a lip balm that didn’t make my lips feel worse.
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