Thursday, December 3, 2009

Homemade lip balm with these ingredients?

What measurements do i need to make lip balm out of the following:





beeswax


shea butter


sunflower oil


honey (optional-i dont have my heart set on it-its in my kitchen)


olive oil(optional-i dont have my heart set on it-its in my kitchen)


peppermint essential oil








your answers would be great!Homemade lip balm with these ingredients?
It seems most people like to find a combination of ingredients that works for them. I once tried to make lip balm and the hardest part for me was getting the right consistency.





* 40% (By WEIGHT) of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is liquid at room temperature (sweet almond, apricot kernel, avocado, grapeseed, hemp seed, macadamia, olive, sunflower, etc.)


* 25% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is solid at room temperature (coconut, lanolin, palm, mango butter, shea butter, etc


* 20% of your recipe should be cosmetic grade Beeswax (white or yellow, pellets or solid blocks)


* 15% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is brittle at room temperature (cocoa butter, palm kernel, etc.)





Here are some links that could be helpful to you.





http://bleuarts.blogspot.com/2006/11/how鈥?/a>


http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/lipbalm


http://www.lemelange.com/lip_balm_recipe鈥?/a> %26lt;scroll to the bottom for recipes


http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/recipe鈥?/a>





%26lt;good luck%26gt; Hope this helps!

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