Luscious Plastic Free Lip Balm

Plastic is becoming an ever increasing problem, so what a better time to learn to make your own lip balm! Besides reducing your plastic consumption, you will also be sure to not have any nasty chemicals in your home-made lippy balm. Try our recipe now!

Ingredients:

• 2-3 tsp Local Beeswax
• 2 tsp Shea Butter
• 3 tsp Coconut Oil or Macadamia Oil
• Optional: 5 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

Method:

• Using the double boiler method with glass or metal bowls, melt the beeswax
• In another double boiler, melt shea butter, essential oils and coconut/ macadamia oils together
• When both oils have melted, and they are roughly the same temperature, pour the shea mix into the beeswax. Make sure not to get any water in the mix!
• Handy tip - don’t let any utensils touch the beeswax as it’s melting, it’s hard to get off! Quickly pour lip balm into desired container (before it hardens).

Use:

Lather on lips and dry skin spots for an instant moisturiser.


Recipe provided by Caitlin Weatherstone (B. App.Sc; M. App.Sc) of Life Wild Australia