If you're using the two to one ratio of coconut oil to beeswax that we used, it should take a little under ten minutes. You can throw the mix back onto the stove to warm it for several seconds.ĭon't fear if your lip balm mixture is sitting in its bead container completely fluid for a few minutes. If it does harden, then it's not the end of the world. The two ingredients should blend together without hardening immediately. If the mixture hardens too quickly, it’s possible your beeswax was not hot enough. When the wax is fully fluid after melting, add the coconut oil to the beeswax. When heating the beeswax, the wax should be hot - but not boiling - in order to avoid bubbles. Our coconut oil has a light coconut aroma, which is good to keep in mind if adding more or less coconut oil to the lip balm. Beeswax acts as the hardening agent for the lip balm, so you can play with the ratios until you get your desired consistency. If you want a softer feel, experiment with adding more coconut oil to the mixture. We used one tablespoon of beeswax for every two tablespoons of coconut oil to create a firm finish on our lip balm. To create the base for your lip balm, you only need two simple ingredients - beeswax and coconut oil.įor every part beeswax you use, pair it with two parts coconut oil. (Yes, we do have a cookies and cream flavored lip balm oil, in case you were wondering.) Below we made just four - but you have a world of flavor at your fingertips. They're great to throw in your purse, have in the car, and wherever dry lips may strike. We have 161 lip balm flavor oils for you to choose from, because we know you can never have enough lip balms.
For another option, you can opt to use a traditional lip balm tube, which can also be found at most arts and craft supply stores. Relatively inexpensive and a convenient size to fit into any pocket or make-up bag, the clear plastic is the perfect way to showcase your do it yourself skills. To hold our lip balm, we picked up small bead containers at the local arts and crafts store. And it's a lot easier to make than you'd think. The best lip balm out there is the kind you can make on your own. Using just a few simple ingredients and Natures Flavors lip balm flavors, you won’t have to go through tubes of expensive, unnatural lip balm anymore. What if we told you that you could flavor your own lip balm with any flavor you wanted, in under thirty minutes, and for pennies on the dollar? Well, that’s what we’re telling you.
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