| Chocolate Balm 3 Tbsp. Cocoa Butter 4-5 Chocolate Chips 1 capsule, Vit. E Melt and blend ingredients with a spoon until smooth, put into a container and refrigerate until solid. Your creation Balm 4 teaspoons of beeswax pellets 1 teaspoon castor oil 3 teaspoons Jojoba oil 3 teaspoons sweet almond oil 5 drops liquid stevia (more or less depending on your taste) 20 drops flavor oil (more or less to your taste) Melt beeswax, add other oils and stir until all are melted. You may have to reheat to get them all melted again. Add the stevia and flavor oils and pour into pots or tubes. This is a firm balm that works great in the tubes. This recipe makes about 10 tubes Castor oil Balm 3 oz castor oil 1.5 cocoa butter 1.5 beeswax Melt in microwave. Add oil. Stir. Pour into containers Sweet Balm/gloss 2 tsp beeswax 1 tsp honey 7 tsp castor oil or jojoba or sweet almond oil 1/8 tsp. Flavor oil Melt the oil and beeswax together in a little pan over low heat until the beeswax is melted. Take off the stove and then add in your honey and whisk it all together. When the mixture is nearly cool add in your flavor oil, mix it up again and then pour into your lip balm container. Since this comes out to be more like a gloss you can always add more beeswax to it so that it is a little harder. Maybe another 1/2 tsp would do it. Heal Sores Balm 3 oz almond oil 2 tsp pure honey 1/2 oz beeswax 1 tsp tea tree oil Melt all together and stir while cooling.. How long will it last? Well, try vitiman E capsule's oil and it will preserve your lip balm for a long time. Peppermint lip gloss 6 Tbsp. Vegetable oil 1 Tbsp. Dried peppermint leaves 1 Tbsp. Beeswax 1 1/2 tsp. Honey Directions: Warm the oil and peppermint on low heat until hot. remove from heat and cover with lid or saucer. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then strain out the herbs. Add the beeswax to the oil and return the pot to the stove, stirring constantly over low heat until the wax melts completely. Remove from heat and add the honey. Blend thoroughly with a spoon or whisk, then pour into jars. Apricot-Orange Lip Gloss 1 tsp beeswax 1 tsp apricot kernel oil 1 tsp calendula oil 3-4 drops of essential oil of orange Beet juice Melt beeswax in top of double boiler. Add apricot kernel and calendula oils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add beet juice if desired, for color. When partially cooled, add oil of orange. Store in jar. Transfer a small portion to a purse sized container for use when away from home. Ginger Lip Balm 1 tablespoon almond oil 1 tablespoon jojoba oil 2 teaspoons cocoa butter 2 teaspoon beeswax 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil 4 drops of ginger extract (food grade) Gently heat the first four ingredients in a double boiler or heat bath until the wax and cocoa butter are melted. Stir in the vitamin E oil and ginger extract, continuing to stir until almost cool. Pour into a small lip balm container. Apply with a clean lip brush, Q-tip or cosmetic spatuala. Colored Lip Gloss Lipstick colors this easy formula for lip gloss. This is a good way to use lipstick that is too dark because the gloss will be a lighter color. 1 teaspoon grated beeswax 1/2 teaspoon lipstick 1/2 teaspoon petroleum jelly Melt the ingredients in a small can placed in boiling water. Stir it well and pour it into a small jar. |