Girls of all ages will just love doing this!!
Ingredients
•2 teaspoons grated beeswax
•5 teaspoons carrier oil (such as castor, sunflower, or jojoba)
•1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
•1 teaspoon carmine (natural red) coloring oil
•6 or 7 drops essential oil (such as vanilla) **optional**
Note: To make colorless lip balm, substitute carmine coloring oil with an additional teaspoon of carrier oil.
Tools and Materials needed:
•Double boiler (use pot on stove and pyrex measuring dish inside)
•Mixing stick or spoon
•Lip balm tubes, pots, or tins
•Pouring tray with plastic scraper
•Decorative paper
•2-inch-wide clear packing tape
Homemade Lip Balm How-To
1. Melt beeswax, carrier oil, vitamin E oil, and coloring oil together in a double boiler, stirring to combine. Add essential oil right before removing from boiler to pour.
2. Pour mixture into lip balm containers. Let cool for about an hour. If using a pouring tray, scrape away excess and smooth tops with plastic scraper.
3. To make labels, cut a scrap of decorative paper to the size of container. Place paper facedown on a piece of clear 2-inch-wide packing tape. Cut packing tape to width of paper strip, and trim so tape is about 1/2 inch longer than paper on both ends. Wrap tape with paper around tube or pot.
Where to purchase the items needed:
-Lip balm ingredients available from TKB Trading
-Lip balm tubes, pots, tins, and pouring trays available from SKS Bottle.
-Essential oils and vitamin E oil available from your local drug stores (such as Walgreens etc.)
Courtesy of Martha Stewart
