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 Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:37 am
I learned how to make lip balm, it was really quite easy and I'm very pleased with the results, so I thought I'd share.
Basic Ingredients:
15 grams of beeswax
5 grams of cocoa butter
3 and a half tbsp of oil (e.g cold pressed sweet almond oil, or jojoba oil)
1 tsp of honey or vegetable glycerin
Method:
You can use a bain-marie, but I just put a small Pyrex jug in a saucepan with some water in it (the saucepan, not the jug). A warning: whatever container you use to directly cook this in (the jug in my case) and stir it with (some old spoons we haven't used in ages), you will probably not want to use it again for standard cooking.
Melt the beeswax and cocoa butter together in the jug or whatever you're using at a medium heat. The wax will take longer to melt then the cocoa butter, that's normal and fine. Mix in the oil, and then add the honey or glycerin. Be careful to mix that in well, try not to let it pool on the bottom. At this point it should all be liquid. Pour it into little jars or pots and let it cool, and that's it.
The ingredient amounts described made enough to fill about three very little jars.
You can play around with the amounts of oil and beeswax used if you'd prefer a slightly different consistency.
Options: If you like, before pouring it into the jars you can let it cool a bit and stir in some essential oils, or natural vanilla essence. For essential oils to be suitable for a lip-balm, they need to be ok for sensitive skin, and not toxic or photosensitive at all. Some recommended oils are peppermint, mandarin, lime, spearmint, cinnamon, and sandalwood. Don't add too much essential oil, they should be very diluted, a 1% dilution in fact. For this amount, 5 drops should be plenty.
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Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:31 pm
ShadowedMoonlight I learned how to make lip balm, it was really quite easy and I'm very pleased with the results, so I thought I'd share. Basic Ingredients: 15 grams of beeswax 5 grams of cocoa butter 3 and a half tbsp of oil (e.g cold pressed sweet almond oil, or jojoba oil) 1 tsp of honey or vegetable glycerin Method: You can use a bain-marie, but I just put a small Pyrex jug in a saucepan with some water in it (the saucepan, not the jug). A warning: whatever container you use to directly cook this in (the jug in my case) and stir it with (some old spoons we haven't used in ages), you will probably not want to use it again for standard cooking. Melt the beeswax and cocoa butter together in the jug or whatever you're using at a medium heat. The wax will take longer to melt then the cocoa butter, that's normal and fine. Mix in the oil, and then add the honey or glycerin. Be careful to mix that in well, try not to let it pool on the bottom. At this point it should all be liquid. Pour it into little jars or pots and let it cool, and that's it. The ingredient amounts described made enough to fill about three very little jars. You can play around with the amounts of oil and beeswax used if you'd prefer a slightly different consistency. Options: If you like, before pouring it into the jars you can let it cool a bit and stir in some essential oils, or natural vanilla essence. For essential oils to be suitable for a lip-balm, they need to be ok for sensitive skin, and not toxic or photosensitive at all. Some recommended oils are peppermint, mandarin, lime, spearmint, cinnamon, and sandalwood. Don't add too much essential oil, they should be very diluted, a 1% dilution in fact. For this amount, 5 drops should be plenty. Where the heck do I get that stuff?
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:22 pm
is there any way to make it without beeswax? i'm vegan so that's kindof out of the question.
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:58 pm
The Vanilla Bean ShadowedMoonlight I learned how to make lip balm, it was really quite easy and I'm very pleased with the results, so I thought I'd share. Basic Ingredients: 15 grams of beeswax 5 grams of cocoa butter 3 and a half tbsp of oil (e.g cold pressed sweet almond oil, or jojoba oil) 1 tsp of honey or vegetable glycerin Method: You can use a bain-marie, but I just put a small Pyrex jug in a saucepan with some water in it (the saucepan, not the jug). A warning: whatever container you use to directly cook this in (the jug in my case) and stir it with (some old spoons we haven't used in ages), you will probably not want to use it again for standard cooking. Melt the beeswax and cocoa butter together in the jug or whatever you're using at a medium heat. The wax will take longer to melt then the cocoa butter, that's normal and fine. Mix in the oil, and then add the honey or glycerin. Be careful to mix that in well, try not to let it pool on the bottom. At this point it should all be liquid. Pour it into little jars or pots and let it cool, and that's it. The ingredient amounts described made enough to fill about three very little jars. You can play around with the amounts of oil and beeswax used if you'd prefer a slightly different consistency. Options: If you like, before pouring it into the jars you can let it cool a bit and stir in some essential oils, or natural vanilla essence. For essential oils to be suitable for a lip-balm, they need to be ok for sensitive skin, and not toxic or photosensitive at all. Some recommended oils are peppermint, mandarin, lime, spearmint, cinnamon, and sandalwood. Don't add too much essential oil, they should be very diluted, a 1% dilution in fact. For this amount, 5 drops should be plenty. Where the heck do I get that stuff? craft store should have some. of course there is always...
 -Halo Fauna
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:03 pm
If you don't have a big health store near you, online is probably your best bet. Beeswax and cocoa butter you might get from a farmer's market (beeswax is the best bet for a farmer's market because you can probably get it from some beekeepers). I'm sure there are a ton of websites that sell beeswax and cocoa butter and vegetable glycerin (Google natural cosmetic supplies or something along that line), but the only one I use is Mountain Rose Herbs (www.mountainroseherbs.com).
As for an alternative to beeswax, Candelilla wax is supposedly really good.
Gosh I sound like an ad for Mountain Rose Herbs neutral
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:09 pm
Beeswax is the easiest thing to find. Any place that sells candle making stuff with have some. They usually have soap making stuff to, so they'll have some oils. I know Micheal's has natural beeswax (like it's still golden colored and may contain bees or bee parts) buts it's pricey. They have a white kind too that's filtered and stuff; Hobby Lobby has that kind too. -Halo Fauna
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