homemade lip balm

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Friends I need help with a past recipe that was in Countryside. The recipe was for homemade lipbalm and it used bees wax and sweet almond ooil. We have bees so the wax is not a problem but what is "sweet" almond oil? Does anyone know if regular almond extract could be used? The formula sounded like it would also make a great face moisturizer.Thanks for any help on this. Have a great weekend!!

-- mother hen (M35A2-1@Juno.com), June 02, 2001

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dont thinkits the same,, but go ahead and try it,, see what you come up with. I once made, muscle ease,, but that wasnt my intention, I used peppermint instead of the required ingredient,,works great.

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), June 02, 2001.

hey we got bees to what is the recipe? i argee i don't think it would work the same either.

-- lindsey IL (l_shamhart@hotmail.com), June 02, 2001.

The lip balm recipe from archives is one that I make all the time, here it is:

Equal parts of:

Beeswax

Coconut Oil

Cocoa Butter

Sweet Almond Oil

Adjust the amount of beeswax slightly to make the desired consistency required, more for firmer texture, less for a softer texture.

Sweet almond oil is not an extract, but a cold pressed oil produced from almonds, it's a nut oil. You can get it at most pharmacys and discount stores in the health and beauty section, usually in the first aid supplies.

If you are going to be making this alot, I recommend Lorann Oils as a good, cheap supplier, 1-800-862-8620, or www.lorannoils.com, be sure to ask for the wholesale catalog or you will pay too much! They also have a full line of soapmaking supplies the cheapest available anywhere, and all the ingrediants needed to make this lip balm.

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), June 02, 2001.


Sweet almond oil can even be found in our local Kroger in the organic section (4 shelves, 3 feet long). Almond is the most like naturally occuring oils in human skin. Grapeseed, apricot, peach seed oils are all light and make good substitutes. I really like adding about 10cc (2 teaspoons) jojoba, really a liquid wax instead of an oil, it makes the balm glide on and last a tad longer. The oil would be a good facial moisturizer but the wax may clog pores. I add essential oils to my lip balms, rose is my favorite and is good for chapped skin, eucalyptus is my husband's favorite, a good friend prefers mint. Drop me a line if you have any other questions.

-- Lynn (lynnannmb@hotmail.com), June 02, 2001.

I love to make lip balms - they are so easy and there are so many different recipes. Sweet almond oil is great for the skin. I use a lot of cocoa butter and shea butter (it's cheaper if you buy it mail order - I use From Nature with Love - they have a website) My favorite is cocoa butter with tangerine essential oil added - sweet chocolate and citrus flavor. There are a lot of sites on the Internet for making your own lip balms.

-- Linda Al-Sangar (alsangal@brentwood-tn.org), June 03, 2001.


Thank You for all of the suggestions. I am ready to venture into my new project. The other recipes I have are from Countryside Vol 84 No 6 Nov/Dec 2000. One calls for 8oz sweet almond oil, 1.5 oz beeswax and 2 teaspoon honey. The other requires 3 oz sweet almond oil, 2 teaspoon honey, 1/2 oz beeswax and 1 drop of essential oil like peppermint. By the way what are some of the other sites which have such recipes. I wish good luck to anyone else who is interested in making such items for themselves.

-- Mother Hen (M35A2-1@Juno.com), June 04, 2001.

You have inspired me! I am addicted to lip gloss, so my try making my own, but will have to order all the ingredients. I think the only one I could find locally is sweet almond oil. I usually buy it at the health food store as I do not want any petroleum products in it.

I also love un-petroleum jelly that I get at the health food store. It's made from castor oil, coconut oil, beeswax....

-- connie in nm (karrellewis@aol.com), June 05, 2001.


Connie, I would love to know what are the proportions for the un- petroleum jelly?

-- Mother Hen (M35A2-1@Juno.com), June 05, 2001.

I do not know the proportion, but that is the order they are listed on the label. and it's usually largest to smallest proportionately. Hope that helps! It's good stuff.......

-- connie in nm (karrellewis@aol.com), June 06, 2001.

The lip balm recipes I have are as follows:

1 oz beeswax 1 oz apricot kernal oil .7 oz avocado oil 20 drops eo (essential oil for scent)

Melt all but the eo in double boiler. Cool slightly. Add eo or other flavoring. (If using in tins increase liquid oils a little bit) Refrigerate until use.

ALSO

2 tsp beeswax 4 tsp petroleum jelly 1 tsp eo (essential oil) of choice

Simmer in double boiler till melted. Let balm sit 20 minutes and form a skin. Use a fork to break skin and stir the mixture. Spoon into small jars and set several hours before using.

I personally LIVE ON lip smackers or lip balm of some sort . . . . have trouble if I don't. But the cost of buying a small (.14 oz) sized tube at Walmart for $1.25 each gets rough!!

So I am about to attempt making my own lip balm as well.

HTH

-- wolfie (wolfiequinn@hotmail.com), December 27, 2001.



I make a lip balm, but haven't found a good wholesale price for the lip balm stick-type container. Can anyone recommend a good source of those little tubes? Thanks for any contacts you have. Shelley arrowfarms@vom.com

-- Shelley (arrowfarms@vom.com), February 18, 2002.

SHelley--try Sunburst Bottle Company.

-- Anne (Healthytouch101@wildmail.com), February 18, 2002.

Here is a great site that has all the supplies you would need. I haven't done too much research, but from what I do know, they are cheap. http://www.thesage.com/catalog/fullcat.html

-- Valerie (StrawberrySwrl@hotmail.com), April 04, 2002.

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