One of the easiest things I've ever made, although, I followed a recipe first time around and it was way too soft, so I had to redo them all.
- 4 Tbsp olive oil (or jojoba or almond)
- 1 Tbsp grated beeswax (or beeswax pearls)
- 1 Tbsp cocoa butter
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp vitamin E oil (or 3 punctured, squeezed out liquid vitamin E capsules)
- I used coconut oil instead, which has vitamin E as one of its properties.
- 7 drops lavender essential oil (or other essential oil)
- 3 drops rosemary oil (for preserving properties)
- when I remade this, I added a bunch more beeswax and cocoa butter
I don't have a double boiler right now, so I boiled a pot of water, placed my glass pyrex measuring cup in the hot water and melted all of my ingredients in there. Next, I used a pipette to fill each container... it took a long time, so I'll have to find a more efficient way to pour. I didn't want to pour straight from the pyrex because they tend to drip and be messy. I kept it on the burner at the lowest setting so it wouldn't start to solidify.
I'm really happy with the result! Super soft lips :)
I found these little pots on amazon at a great price, but have since found chapstick tubes on ebay and will be trying that once these are gone. I love these little containers, but I have little fingers, so they're easy for me to use.
