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Palm Oil Balm

Another balm recipe, this time with palm oil, as I really wanted to see how good a balm with palm oil would result. Why a palm oil balm? To give option to people in areas where palm oil is the most affordable if not only available vegetable fat.
Palm oil seems to have a lower melting point than coconut oil and it really cannot be treated as a hard oil, even if it's usually solid at room temperature. Therefore, this balm is on the softer side due to its low wax:oil ratio (~1:9). But this is the way I like it.
I've used lemongrass and lemon eucalyptus essential oils and it was a pleasant surprise: the balm smells delicious!
Difficulty: Easy
Weight: 40g
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Method: Oil-based Product
Cosmetic: Balm
Servings: 1 container of 40ml
Author: Sofia Matias

Ingredients

Instructions

Preparations

  • Disinfect all your equipment and containers before starting. You can boil some of your equipment (like the double boiler, glass cups, spoons), and use a solution of 1 liter of water with 1/2 cup of bleach, for items that are not heat-resistant (like the milk frother, plastic cups or containers)
    Disinfect-equipment
  • Gather all ingredients and equipment first. Organize your workspace before starting the recipe.
    ingredients and equipment to make lip balm

Making the Balm

  • Measure the oils and beeswax into the double boiler.
  • Put the double boiler pan over a pan with water under low heat. Let it heat until the beeswax melts completely, which should happen around 60 °C.
  • When the beeswax is fully melted, add the vitamin E and eucalyptus essentail oil. You can measure both with a pipette directly into the double boiler. Mix well.
  • Pour the mixture into a soap mold with individual molds of around 20ml. In alternative, use a 50 ml/1.6 fl. oz tin can or glass jar.
  • Let the mixture harden completely for a couple of hours.
  • Make sure you clean up the wax from the utensils while it's in liquid form, with a kitchen paper towel. If needed, reheat the utensils.
    cleaning-equipment-from-wax
  • Your palm oil balm is ready to use!

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