Vanilla Peppermint Lip Balm
Yield: 0
Equipment
- 1 Small Pot
- 1 Metal Spoon
- Lip Balm Tubes You can also use amber glass jars.
Materials
- 100 g Coconut Oil
- 100 g Shea Butter
- 40 g Beeswax
- 8 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
- 8 drops Madagascar Vanilla Essential Oil
Instructions
- Add some water to small pot and put on the stove on medium heat.
- Place double boiler on kitchen scale. If you turn the scale on while double boiler is on it, it should automatically be 0. If it shows any weight "Tare" the scale and zero it out. Set the units to grams, "g".
- Add coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax to double boiler. Zeroing the scale out between each one.
- Place double boiler on pot of water. If you have too much water empty some. It is important that the water not come up to the edge. We do not want water in the double boiler.
- Heat on medium until all ingredients are completely melted. Your coconut oil will melt first, then the shea butter and last will be the beeswax. You want to make sure all beeswax is completely melted not just translucent. (Stir every once in a while to evenly distribute heat in the double boiler)
- While everything is heating up on the stove you can prep your lip balm containers. I prefer the little plastic ChapStick tubes, or small amber jars. The size of the container will vary on how many finished lip balms you get. I usually do a mix of containers; this recipe should make at least 48 ChapStick tubes of lip balm.When using the tubes I like to verify they all work, have the lids off, and rubber band them all together to keep them upright.
- Once everything is melted turn off the heat and remove double boiler from the pot. Dry bottom of double boiler.
- Add in essential oils and stir well.
- Pour into ChapStick tubes. I like using a narrow funnel to help lessen the mess. If you are using plastic tubes do not worry about it if you spill over. It will clean up easily. If you have any air bubbles come up you may need to add a little more to the top of each container to make it even.
- Allow to cool completely. This may take a couple of hours. If using jars it can take longer. The larger the container the longer it will take for the center to cool.
- Once cool, using a paper towel, wipe down the edges of each tube. Everything should remove easily.
- Seal each tube with their lid. At this point you can do a final wipe down with a little vinegar on your paper towel. This will break down any remaining oils.
- Label and Enjoy!