How do you make a lip balm?

How do you get the ingredients to solidify without destroying them?How do you make a lip balm?
i have a few different ways:


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ONE


1


Sterilise some small glass jars and lids by boiling in a saucepan of water for five minutes. Remove any old labels from the jars.





2


In a heat-proof bowl place two teaspoons of beeswax, four teaspoons of petroleum jelly, one teaspoon of vanilla extract and a few shavings of lipstick to add colour (optional). Place the bowl in a saucepan of cold, shallow water. The water level should come up to about half way up the sides. Simmer the water gently, stirring the ingredients until melted and well mixed.





3


Remove the bowl from the saucepan using a pair of tongs and place on a wooden board. Let the lip balm set for about 20 minutes, by which time a skin will have set on the surface. Use a fork to break through this surface and stir the mixture until thoroughly mixed.





4


Spoon the mixture into small jars. Wipe away excess lip balm from the edge of the jars and leave to set for a few hours before using. (You can write the name of the lip balm with a metallic pen).





Strawberry or peppermint essence can be used in place of the vanilla to give some variety to your lip balms.





Materials





Petroleum jelly/Vaseline (from supermarkets)


Beeswax (from health food stores and some chemists)


Vanilla extract or essence (from supermarkets, extract is stronger than essence)


Unwanted lipstick for colour tinting


Teaspoon


Fork


Small saucepan


Tongs


Small heat proof bowl


Wooden board


Small sterilised jars (small jam jars, or from supermarket)


Paper towel


Fake flower and metallic pen for decorating the lid





Cost


Around $1.50 each.





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but this site has a range of lip balms you can make:


http://crafts.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Make_Y鈥?/a>


it's really good!How do you make a lip balm?
I dont have any specific method...





But what you could do is buy a tin of Vaseline, the pocket size for consistency and then use some kind of fragrance to give it a scent i.e you could add some cocoa butter to it...or whatever you like...





Again I have just thought of this on the spot so its trial and error...you could always go into The Body Shop and see what products they have on offer and use the ideas/ingredients of scents/lip balms for inspiration etc......even try out Health Stores too...





Good luck...