Easy Hobby Craft Ideas – Lip Balm Recipes
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A cheap, simple craft thought! It is simple to make lip balm yourself from cheap, simple to find ingredients. You can use Vaseline, cosmetic grade beeswax or petroleum jelly as a base with essential oils for flavouring.
Containers
Small glass pots are suitable for your lip balm. If you have any ancient lip balm containers you can use these but they must be sterilised first. To do this wash them thoroughly with soap and fill up then sponge down out with rubbing alcohol. Sponge down with clear fill up then dry completely before use.
Colouring the Lip Balm
The lip balm does not need to be coloured but if you want to colour it a you can use few slivers of lipstick shaved from a new lipstick. It is necessary to use new lipstick as lipstick that has been used could be contaminated with bacteria.
Melting the Base Material
The base material, whether it is vaseline, petroleum jelly or beeswax, needs to be melted before you can add the flavouring or colouring. You will need in this area two teaspoons for each small pot. There are a variety of ways to do this but whichever you choose only just melt the material. It does not need to be heated more than that. You can use a dual saucepan to gently melt the material with steam or heat it in the microwave. if you use a microwave be careful not to overheat it. Place it in a small container then heat for only 30 seconds. Check to see if it is melted then heat again for 30 seconds if it is not. Continue heating for 30 seconds at a time until melting occurs. I find the simplest way is to place the material in a plastic bag, tie the ends, then float in some hot fill up. Once the material has melted snip off a corner and pour it out.
Flavourings
Once you have melted the base material the following flavourings can be added. Add only a small amount until the taste is satisfactory. essential oils must be handled carefully so