Making Lip Balm

Total Time: 10 minutes, plus cooling time

Yield: 3 containers

Source: http://www.everydayroots.com

Supplies:

• 1 Tbsp grated beeswax, to act as your moisturizer
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil, to promote hydration
• a dash of honey - The instructions call for raw honey, but I had none. Regular honey worked, too.
• 2 vitamin E capsules (I didn't have the capsules, so I squirted in what seemed like 2 capsules-worth)
• pot to heat water
• clean can or glass jar
• containers to put your lip balm in

Steps:

1. Heat a small pan with about 1 inch of water to simmering. I use an old pot that I don't cook with.
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2. Take a small clean metal can and add the grated beeswax. If you are opposed to using the can, you could use a glass jar. It's hard to clean out, but you could use it over and over again. Add the can or glass jar to the water.

3. Melt the beeswax about halfway.
4. Add the coconut oil and honey. Stir with a plastic utensil, chopstick, or Popsicle stick. Once the mix hardens, it's hard to clean off. Use something that you don't mind tossing.


5. Once melted, carefully take the can out of the pan of water. Use a towel or potholders.
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6. I squish my can so that it has a spout to pour out without getting the mixture all over my counter.

7. Pour into your containers. I had a couple of old lip stuff containers. I also poured some into a cleaned baby food container.

8. Don't touch your containers as they cool. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to harden. Enjoy!
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Sounds like a great recipe and idea. However, use an unlined can. The white lining inside cans is unhealthy. You can google information about this.

You can save yourself the risks of heating the coconut oil on fire. Coconut oil melts at very very low temperature if left in a kitchen or just next to a heater. Actually just holding a glass container of coconut oil in your hand makes the coconut oil melt. Once the coconut is liquid it is very easy to add sunflower oil or almond oil which will provide the vitamin E. I agree with Elizabeth about the inside coating of cans being unhealthy, but the plastic food container should not be used either. Plastic food container are supposed to be used to containe food only from the place of production of the food to your house, it should not be reused.