Balm Those Kissable Lips!
Beeswax is used and has been used
throughout centuries as a main ingredient for soaps, lotions, lip balms and,
well, so many other products. Though we use many of these very items in our
everyday lives, lip balm seem
a particular necessity these days. In the winter our lips get chapped from the
cold, blustery winds and in the summer we use it to protect our lips from the hot,
damaging rays of the sun.
You can purchase lip balm almost anywhere
and you can find really good brands - some expensive and some cheap. I think
the kind of lip balm that includes beeswax as an ingredient is the best by far.
Since I have quite a bit of good, clean
beeswax on hand it seems wasteful to me to purchase the
"store-bought" kind of lip balm. Making lip balm seems a really fun
project and I'm figuring that it can't be too difficult.
Using very few ingredients might be the best
course and, for me, this is one of those "less is more" kind of deal.
I don't want this to be a full-blown science experiment…I’m just wantin' to
keep it very simple. If it's too difficult to make, then who would want to make
it again? Not me! So, after scouring a few internet sites and researching
recipes in my "how-to" books, it appears easy enough. I will just try
to combine a recipe or two and come up with one really outstanding homemade lip
balm. Well, at least, that's the plan.
I'm thinking that starting out, making a very
small batch at a time would be a good idea - that way, if it bombs, I can
always tweak the ingredients, start over, and not waste precious beeswax. If it
turns out to be a terrific recipe, then I'm meltin' down all the wax I have and
I’m sellin' this stuff!
Basic Ingredients:
1 teaspoon grated beeswax - melted
2 teaspoons coconut oil - melted
2 drops of essential oil (peppermint,
lemon, orange) I think this step
could be optional
1 teaspoon honey
Stir all ingredients and pour into a
container. Let cool and harden before using.
Note:
In searching through some recipes I
noticed that if you wanted to add a hint of color to your lip balm, all you had
to do is use a bit of a favorite lipstick. Don't use really old lipstick - one
that has gone rank. Why, that would be the same thing as using old or outdated shortening
or lard when making biscuits! I have to fess up...I'm terrible for keeping
lipsticks for years and “they” say you’re NOT supposed to do that! Secretly, I think I just
like the pretty cases. Anyway, I will continue this experiment and make some additional samples. While I am at it, I might just make some "lotion bars". Those are supposed to be so good for your skin.
