Olive Oil Lip Balm Recipe

Recipe about how to make lip balm at home: a very simple, nourishing and natural olive oil lip balm with beeswax and vitamin E.

Difficulty: can't be easier

Weight: ~10 g

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 10

Method: Oil-based Product

Cosmetic: Lip Balm

Servings: tubes of 5 ml

Author: Sofia Matias

Cost: $0,10 / 0,10€ (per lip balm without the tube)

Disinfect all your equipment and lip balm tubes 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 the lotion containers)
Assemble the ingredients and equipment first

Measure the olive oil and the beeswax to the double boiler
Fill the pan with water to use as a double boiler. Turn the heat on and place the double boiler inside the pan with water (you can use a metal jug instead of double boiler).
Let the beeswax melt completely (beeswax melts at ~60ºC)
Turn off the heat and remove the double boiler from the water. Wait a few minutes to let it cool down. Add the essential oil and the vitamin E and mix well
Pour the mixture in the lip tubes or containers. If the misture hardens before you can pour everything, you can reheat it again.
Wait 5 minutes for the mixture to solidify, then place it for 15-30 minutes in the fridge to solidify completely
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.

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