Make your own Lip Balm!!

I was watching Martha Stewart and I fell in love with this project!!  I think it would be a great activity to do at birthday parties, put in gift bags for "goodie bags" or to give out as gifts etc...I haven't tried it yet, as I need to order the materials, but I had to pass this along and when I prepare my own I'll let you know how they come out!! 

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