Lip balm / salve / body butter DIY
Moisturise your lips with an all natural lip balm with all natural ingredients. This can also be used as a deep moisturising salve.
Lip balm/ Salve:
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Beeswax
2 Tablespoons Shea Cocoa butter
2 Tablespoons Coconut oil (or oil of your choice)
30+ drops of essential oil
Makes 6 x 5ml jars or 12-14 lip balm tubes
Note Make & Take $10 for 4 x 5 ml jars
Method:
1. Melt beeswax, shea cocoa butter and coconut oil together by either
A) Double boil - on medium heat - boiling water in a pot, add ingredients to a jar/bowl/snap lock bag and place in the boiling water. Stir frequently until it is mixed togehter.
B) Microwave stirring every 10-20secionds.
2. Add essential oils and pour into containers - you can either add the oils before or after you pour depending on the type of container you are using.
Lip balm tubes - best to premix oils and then pour. If you add all ingredients to a snap lock bag and double boil, you can cut the tip and use this pipe into the containers. Be careful as this is very hot and could result in burns.
Glass jars - give you flexibility to change the essential oil blend for different jars by adding the oils to the jar before pouring the melted lip balm/salve base to the jar then mixing later. Being glass if they harden too quickly you can always reheat in the microwave and mix. Reheating the last time before hardening will give the slave a nice smooth look.
Metal jars - best to premix similar to glass jars. Great for travel or kids as its more durable.
Magnesium Body Butter
Ingredients
1/4 cup avocado oil
1/4 cup magnesium oil
3/4 cup cocoa butter
30 drops of lavender oil or other oil/s of your choice
Large glass jar (or multiple smaller jars)
Method
1. In saucepan with water over low heat, place a jar containing the cocoa butter.
2. Once melted, pour into bowl and let cool in fridge for 30 minutes.
3. Using a standard mixer blend and whip it.
4. Once whipped add in magnesium oil, avocado oil and essential oils and mix.
Transfer to glass jar or plastic container and keep in refrigerator for 90 days.
Easy Moisturizing All purpose salve
Ingredients
1/4 Cup Virgin Coconut Oil
1 /4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Beeswax Pastilles
10 drops Lavender
8 drops Lemon
6 drops Melaleuca
1/2 teaspoon Vitamin e oil (optional)
Fills 1 4 oz glass mason jars or small glass jars of choice.
This can also be used as a nappy rash cream on it's own or with a teaspoon of zinc powder.
Method:
Add essential oils to the mason jar.
Melt beeswax with coconut oil and olive oil over medium heat. Let it cool for 30 seconds.
Pour into the mason jar and quickly mix as you pour.
If it looks gluggy at the top, you can also reheat in the microwave for 10 seconds and then let it set again.
Other ideas for oil blends to use
It's a great way to bring your oils with you without risk of breaking roller bottles or when you want something lighter weight.
* Lip balm
* AromaTouch stick, salve for massage
* Easy Air stick, salve
* Deep Blue stick, salve for muscles
* Solid perfume stick, salve - make your own blend
* Happy skin stick, salve
