Want to make your own lip balm? Use these recipes and then place your lip balm in small decorative tins that you can purchase at craft and dollar stores. These recipes make a small amount, so increase them as needed.
Quick and Easy Lip Balm or Gloss
What You Need:
2 teaspoons shortening
1 teaspoon powder drink, any flavor
What to Do: Mix in a measuring cup until smooth. Melt the mixture in a microwave or over low heat. Pour into a container. Chill and store in the fridge.
Beeswax Lip Balm
What You Need:
2 tablespoons grated beeswax
1 teaspoon honey
6 tablespoons shortening
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
What to Do: Melt the shortening and beeswax together in a small pan over low heat until the beeswax is melted. Remove from the stove, add the honey and gently stir together until cool. Then stir in the vanilla. Pour into a container. Chill before using.
Chocolate Lip Balm
What You Need:
3 tablespoons cocoa butter
1 capsule vitamin E (found at the drugstore)
5 chocolate chips (butterscotch chips could be used as well)
What to Do: Squirt the vitamin E into a small pan, add other ingredients and melt on low heat, blending with a spoon until smooth. Put into a container and refrigerate until cool and solid.
Try one out and tell me what you think!
~Butterfly
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