Soothe and protect your lips from the harsh winter elements with this easy do–it-yourself lip balm recipe!
Ingredients
- Lip balm containers
- Glass measuring cup
- Small grater
- Yellow beeswax
- Coconut oil
- Vitamin E oil
- Measuring spoons
- Stirrers
- Microwave
Directions
- Add a few drops of oil to the bottom of the measuring cup. Not only is it good for your skin, it will also help prolong the shelf life of the balm!
- Measure out two teaspoons of coconut oil, pressing it into and leveling the spoon. Scrape it all into the measuring cup.
- Grate a tablespoon’s worth of the beeswax. Make sure you get the full tablespoon. If you don’t have enough it will make your mixture softer and oilier.
- Melt the mixture down completely in the microwave until it is a liquid and golden.
- Pour into your lip balm container
- Let sit for several hours before use.
DIY Balm For Winter Chapped Lips was originally published on blackdoctor.org
