DIY Organic Peppermint Lip Balm

I have always wanted to make my own lip balm. We live in the mountains where it is cold and very dry so I am constantly grabbing for lip balm.  I have two littles who love to dig in my purse to swipe my lip balm and eat it! I know that chapstick, (and even my Burts Bees) is made with chemicals and couldn't possibly be good for them so I set out to find the best recipe for us.  I made a few that included raw honey, but it was really hard to cook it without it separating. Also, I only added a minimum amount of essential oil just incase one of my littles decide to eat it for lunch, again!

Lip Balm Recipe

2 teaspoons organic coconut oil

1 teaspoon grated organic beeswax

1 teaspoon castor oil

1 teaspoon almond oil

1/4 teaspoon vitamin E oil

8-10 drops of organic peppermint oil

Mix coconut oil, beeswax, castor oil under low heat, using a double-boiler. You can use deep skillet filled with a few inches of water, and a heatproof bowl inside that if you don't have a double-boiler.  Stir until beeswax is entirely melted, and all ingredients are evenly combined.  Then add the almond oil. It will melt almost immediately. Once these ingredients are combined, remove from heat and quickly add the vitamin E oil along with the peppermint essential oil.

Then pour the liquid in to a small, clean containers. It sets up pretty fast, so have your containers ready to to use! 

Yield:  fills four .15 oz lip balm tubes

All of these products can be found at MountainRoseHerbs.com. I have been buying from them for years and love the quality of their products. There are plenty of sources that offer organic products also available through Amazon.com.

Think about reusing/recycling containers such as old contact lens cases or empty lip balm tubes.  It is important to use BPA free containers. If the labeling didn't advertise that it was "BPA free", then assume it is not. BPA is known to be in some plastics and can leech in to products.  You don't want that being absorbed in to your body.

Try it, it's so easy that you will love it!

Enjoy,