lip balm TEST and INFO collection

TAKE 1 - 11/6/18

coconut oil
beeswax
shea butter
caster oil
vitamin E oil
rose hip oil
essential oil rose & bergmont

_____________________________________________________________________




apricot oil (infused with marshmallow root, calendula flowers, comfrey leaves, licorice root)
castor oil
beeswax
bergamot essential oil
chamomile essential oil


collected ingredients lists
_____________________________________________________________________

 Follow this basic recipe, using the above info to guide you

1 ounce beeswax, finely chopped or grated

½ cup vegetable fats, made up of:   roughly 1/4 brittle fats, such as cocoa butter
                                                         roughly 1/3 solid fats, such as shea butter, coconut butter
                                                         or hemp seed butter
           
fill up the rest of the way with liquid oils, such as avocado, olive, almond, castor etc.

_____________________________________________________________________

3 parts carrier oil (liquid oil) 

1 part beeswax* (I tend to use a smidge more than this, but it depends on the recipe)
1 part solid butter (optional & adjustable)
optional, essential oil (start with 1 to 2 drops per tablespoon or 1/2 ounce of ingredients, adjust as desired)
_____________________________________________________________________


list of options to draw ideas from:
  • Castor Oil – adds gloss and smoothness to lip balm
  • Apricot Kernel Oil – for sensitive and mature skin
  • Olive Oil – an easy to find basic oil
  • Sweet Almond Oil – softens lips
  • Sunflower Oil – heals damaged skin
  • Coconut Oil – melts easily (for those with coconut allergy though, it can make chapped lips worse)
  • Tamanu Oil – heals many skin conditions
  • Pomegranate Seed Oil – rich and nutritious
  • Jojoba Oil – softens and nourishes skin
  • Avocado Oil – rich and moisturizes dry lips
  • Hemp Seed Oil – conditions lips

  • ***Tip: One ingredient that I feel makes a lip balm is castor oil. It leaves such a soft glossy shine on the lips.

  • ***If at all possible, try to keep a small amount (about 1/2 tablespoon) in your recipe and I think you’ll be very happy with the results! It counts towards your carrier oil portion.
_____________________________________________________________________
 Herbs for Lip Balms
  • Calendula – (soothing for almost anyone)
  • Lemon Balm – (anti-viral, great for cold sores)
  • Chamomile – (anti-inflammatory, soothing)
  • Dandelion Flowers – (heals damaged skin)
  • Plantain – (skin healing)
  • Goldenseal – (anti-bacterial & anti-viral and another herb I like to use in healing formulas)
  • Rose Petals – (skin soothing)
  • Violet Leaves – (very helpful for chapped skin conditions.)
_____________________________________________________________________

Making Herbal Infused Oils

To make herbal lip balm, you’ll first need to make an herb-infused oil to go in it.
To do so, fill a small jar  about half-way up with dried herbs or flowers.
Cover with about twice as much as your favorite carrier oil, or to the top of the jar.
For a quick infusion:
Set the jar down into a small saucepan filled with a few inches of water. Heat over a low burner for a few hours, keeping a close eye that the water doesn’t evaporate out.
Remove from heat and strain.
For a slower, more traditional infusion:
Cap the jar of herbs/flowers and oil and tuck it away in a cabinet for around 4 weeks, shaking occasionally as you remember to. When the infusing time has passed, strain.

Comments