Pucker up! With personalized flavors and labels, homemade lip balm will give you plenty of reason to smile. This project was featured on the Emmy Nominated episode of Creative Juice on HGTV – “Pamper Yourself Basket.”
Materials:
2 tsp. beeswax
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. oil (grape seed, olive, avocado or hemp)
1 tsp. honey
vitamin E capsule
essential oil or cake flavorings
lip balm containers
disposable plastic pipettes
packing tape
optional: old lipstick & lip balm filling tray
1. Use a double boiler on low heat (or a medium size glass bowl placed in a saucepan partially-filled with boiling water) to melt the beeswax. When melted, add the oil. Use caution, wax is a highly flammable substance.
2. Remove mixture from heat and whisk in honey and vitamin E oil (pierce capsule with a pin or scissor tip), whisking until there are no clumps. Optional: add a shaving or two of lipstick to create a sheer lip color.
3. Let mixture cool, but not harden, before adding approximately five drops of either an essential oil or cake flavor of choice. When using oils, use only essential oils — lip balms are in constant contact with your mouth and fragrance oils do not taste good and should not be consumed.
4. Pipe into containers (available on-line from thesage.com ) and refrain from moving until hardened.
5. Make paper labels and apply to the tubes with packing tape (packing tape is the same width as lip balm tubes).
This project was featured on Creative Juice on HGTV. Watch this episode now on watch.HGTV.com.
Thanks for those do-it-yourself projects! I can make a business out of those lip balms! I think this is going to hit for guys who have chappy lips because of the weather.
This is neat idea to satisfied so many girls and women. I don’t think so that it is against to the guy’s.
where do you find empty lip balm containers?
Hi,
I get them from http://www.thesage.com i love them!!!
Cathie
This is fantastic! Were making lip balm for party favors but would like to know where to score labels and what size would be great? Do u think standard mailing labels would work? Thanks a bunch!
Yes – Mailing labels work just fine. Look for clear or frosted ones. To seal the ink, spray them with two light coats of clear spray paint.
My 17 yr old daughter and I LOVED this episode! We are making gift baskets for all of her friends this weekend. What fabulous ideas! We love you and Steve so much!