Homemade Chapstick: How to make your very own lip-balm using 2 ingredients.

Nice.

Thanks!

I've been making my own for years. I often add essences for flavour...peppermint, vanilla, lemon. Some vitamin E is nice to add as well..... :)

Oh and hemp oil too.....that is always a nice addition. You don't need much.

I've got bricks of beeswax I use for art. Is that the right kind? Do you use a melting pot, or on the stove?

Thanks for the great idea! My lips are always chapped. Aquafina is the best I have found, but would love to make my own!

first i low heat into olive oil, calendula lavender and vanilla bean...seep for 21 days & strain. then add coco butter coconut oil bees wax honey and essential oils.....

the best!!!!! making a large batch right now.

I have a dedicated crock pot that I use. It melts the wax gently so it doesn't burn.

encaustic painting???? yes, the one & same. however beeswax has many grades, you want to use high grade for cosmetics.

If you get it straight from the apiary (as I do) you should filter it first.

Isnt it hard tho?

I have beeswax and its pretty hard stuff.

Thanks for the info everyone. Cannot wait to try this, going to go get a special little melting pot just for this!

The coconut oil makes it softer.

No petrolatum? Then it's not good for anything.

nice

I'll be able to save $2.50 per year! Finally, I will have something to give to the IRS.

awesome, thanks!

Thanks

This was my first time. I will definitely add the Vitamin E in future batches.. Coconut oil does not contain enough: [link to healthimpactnews.com]

I like the idea of using peppermint and menthol, but I want to research the effects of the others when used topically.

Where do you get the little containers to pour it into?

I bought a chunk of beeswax from the store today, as far as I know beeswax is beeswax.

I just melted it on the stove in a small copper pot. I suppose you could use a double-boiler, but coconut-oil is highly stable... I don't think the extra precaution is necessary.

Nice process...high-quality!

Thanks.

Now, let's make some lipstick.

The beeswax melts into the coconut oil. You can play with the ratios of course... but I'm happy with the consistency @ 2:1 coconut oil.

I used various containers I had recycled, maybe try a dollar store.

I think you could re-use a Chapstick tube...remember to turn the Chapstick dial all the way to the left first and then fill it up.

Petrolatum works, but it does nothing to moisturize or directly help speed healing. Petrolatum seals the lips off from the air, which allows the body to heal them naturally, however; Petrolatum contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), cancer-causing chemicals found in crude oil and its by-products.

To say the coconut oil/beeswax is "not good for anything" is just ignorant. It works!