How To Make Your Own Lip Balm

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Why buy pricey ointments when you can easily whip up your own custom-made lip balm?

To complete this How-To you will need:

Beeswax
Honey
Sweet almond oil
An essential oil in any flavor you like
Beet juice
Cranberries
Powdered drink mix
Vitamin E gel caps

Step 1: Melt the ingredients

Melt equal parts beeswax, honey, and almond oil—available at craft and health-food stores—in a microwave-safe container. Try two tablespoons of each to start. This mixture burns easily, so keep an eye on it by zapping it at 10-second intervals.

Step 2: Mix it up

Mix the melted ingredients together and stir in one half of a teaspoon of the essential oil of your choice for every two tablespoons of beeswax you used. Peppermint, lemon, lavender, and coconut are just a few options. Mix well.

Tip: For an extra-nourishing balm, open a couple of vitamin E gel caps and squeeze the liquid into your balm base.

Step 3: Add a little color

For a hint of color, add a teaspoon of beet juice, which you can find at natural-food stores.

Step 4: Let harden

Pour the balm into lidded containers and let it cool before covering.

Step 5: Make lip gloss

You can also whip up some lip gloss by microwaving one tablespoon of sweet almond oil, 10 fresh cranberries, and one teaspoon of honey, until the mixture begins to boil, about two minutes. Stir until the berries are crushed, let cool for five minutes, then strain. Stir again, let cool completely, and pour into clean, closed containers.

Step 6: Sweeten the pot

For a really easy—and tasty—lip gloss, just mix some plain petroleum jelly with your favorite powdered drink mix.

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Tags:

• care
• chapped
• chapstick
• face
• HealthBeauty
• home
• homemade
• mouth
• ointment
• skin
• skincare

[ChristianBLover1105]

Thumbs up if you just watched this cuz you're bored. (y)

[PalomaThePirate]

You will need:

Beeswa-

Screw it, I'm switching to a new video.

[thinpolice]

What a snazzy microwave..

[msclaraxo]

step one: scoop some petroleum jelly and melt it (in a REAL microwave)

step two: put some food coloring

step 3 put it in a fridge DONE

[littlelols72]

who would have all of the ingredients in their cupboard?

[clover99990]

lol cool🐱💄🌹🎶🎁🎸😘😌😍😊😄😁💝🐯🐹🐶🐮🐧🐰🐴🐷

[TheNicoleBritneyShow]

OMGOMGOMG YOU 4GOT THE VASELINE IN THE INGREDIENTS!!!!!

[KiaraRoxATT246]

@xxtupacisthabestxx lol but it could be fun to make your own.

[hpamericangirls889]

I made lip gloss with the same paint like containers, weird!

[blossomarchii]

O _o that look like painter use that lided jars for "Paint"

[SandwichedTom]

or skip everything and use earwax

:L

[MissxxEllexx]

Why buy more expensive lipbalms ?

1.I don't even have any of that stuff.

2. Doesn't even taste good.

3. Who wants to put beeswax on their lips.

Did you know a square has four corners !