Shelf Life: Your DIY lip balms should last for several months. If they develop an unusual smell or color, it’s time to make a ...

The basics of lip balm creation are really simple: you need a fat (vegetable-based butter or oil), and a wax (beeswax, or carnauba wax if you want to keep it vegan).

Lip balm container Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan and heat at low-medium, occasionally stirring. When the beeswax and shea butter melt, remove from the stovetop. Pour liquid into lip ...

Make Your Own Moisturizing Lip Balm December 16, 2009 If the cold winter air is drying out your lips, you don't have to tough it out or wear a ski mask everywhere.

Chamomile Lip Balm. Ingredients. 2 tablespoons beeswax pellets; 1.5 tablespoons coconut oil; 2 tablespoons shea butter; 10 drops of chamomile essential oil ...

What’s in that store-bought lipgloss? Junk. Seriously. “In my herbal journey, I’ve discovered that there’s just a lot of junk in products out there, especially in cosmetics,” said Faith Goguen, a ...

But the lip balm that you always carry in your handbag has far more benefits than keeping your lips moisturised. Check out how to make your own organic lip balm too.

Why not use this transitional seasonal time to cook/create your own moisturizing lip gloss and herb balm. My neighbor and naturalist Carol Hinkle, shared with me her balm recipes and tips.

This time she showed us how to make lip balm. She had Baihly start with measuring different ingredients: 4 grams of beeswax, 5 grams of soft butter, 3 grams of hard butters, and 8 grams of castor oil.

The world is a tricky place. Our how-to series aims to make it a little easier. This week: making your own lip balm.