How to make your own fruit lip balm using essential oils:
How to make your own fruit lip balm using essential oils:
• Put together a double boiler. Fill a saucepan with 1 to 2 inches (2.54 to 5.08 centimeters) of water, then put a heat-safe bowl on top. Make sure that the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water.
• Add the coconut oil and beeswax (if desired) into the bowl. The beeswax will help give the lip balm a firmer texture and make it less gooey. If you end up using the beeswax, try to get it in flake or pellet form. This will help it melt quicker and easier. If you can't get beeswax in either form, shave it using a cheese grater.
• Heat the coconut oil and beeswax over medium-high heat until they melt. Stir them from time to time. This will ensure that they melt evenly. Both ingredients will turn clear once they melt.
• Remove the bowl from the saucepan, and stir in the vitamin E oil. The vitamin E oil will help make your lips nice and soft.
• Stir in your flavor oil until the texture is smooth and the color is even. How much you use is up to you, but keep in mind that the flavor will become stronger once the lip balm hardens.[6] You can use a special oil made for flavoring lip balm, or you can use a candy-making flavor oil. Whatever you use must be oil-based. Do not use anything that is water or alcohol-based, or it will not mix in evenly.You can find lip balm flavoring oil in online shops that sell cosmetic-making supplies. You can find candy-making flavor oil in arts and crafts shops, and in baking shops.You can also use 5 to 10 drops of essential oil instead.If you want to make more than one flavor, pour the melted mixture into separate bowls first.
• Transfer the mixture into clean, empty lip balm containers. Use a spoon or mini spatula to scoop the mixture into the containers. Work quickly, as the melted lip balm will start to set fast.
• Let the mixture cool down, then put it into the fridge for 1 to 2 hours. The lip balm will finish setting there, and become hard like regular lip balm.
• Finished.
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