DIY Natural Body Balm

You will need:

Beeswax, mango butter, avocado butter, camellia seed oil, hemp oil, castor oil, grape seed oil, essential oils, measuring spoons, crockpot or double boiler, spoons( I like the rubber ones so you can scrape all the oils from the bowl, 3 or 4 jars depending on the size, I filled up 3 jars at a 4 oz measurement each, stir sticks, scale to measure weight and a measuring cup.

Ingredients:

2 ounces of beeswax

4 ounces of mango butter

1 tablespoon of avocado butter

1 tablespoon of camellia seed oil

1 tablespoon of hemp seed oil

1 tablespoon of Castro oil

Grape seed oil

1 teaspoon of Essential oils or fragrance of your choice

Weigh out your butters on a scale, once that is complete place the beeswax in the crockpot on low heat, wait for beeswax to melt. Once the beeswax has melted place then solid butters in a glass measuring cup and place it into the microwave and slowly melt checking every 10-15seconds( be careful not to burn your butters. After your butters are melted add in all your liquid oils.

Your measured liquid oils and butter oils will not add up to a cup as of yet so you need to top it off with a carrier oil. I used grape seed oil in this recipe but you can add olive oil, apricot oil or whatever it is you have on hand. Place all melted oil from measuring cup into the crockpot, you will notice the liquid oils becoming a solid, don’t be alarmed that’s due to the beeswax so let that melt down.

Once all oils have been melted pour out of crockpot and back into a measuring cup for easy pouring and cool down the oils. You’ll see a little of a ring around your measuring cup that’s a good indication that your oils are cooling down and you can now add your essential oils or fragrance oils( they are both equal in measurement, a teaspoon of either).  After you stir in your essential oil or fragrance oil, stir well then pour into your jars.

Now you have a beautiful body moisturizer for you skin to enjoy that will replenish you skin cells and moisturize!!!!!

Designed Lana

DIY Natural Handmade Lip Balm

Natural Lip Balm is a great idea to add to the stocking stuffers during the holidays or a wonderful gift idea for that special friend in your life and is easy to make and great for the winter months.

ITEMS NEEDED:

3 oz Bees wax

 7 ox Olive oil

2 oz Castor oil

2 tble spoon Aloe butter

 1 teaspoon Peppermint Essential oil

Melt your bees wax in a double boiler on low heat, DO NOT STICK IT IN MICROWAVE to melt, it could cause fire. Once the beeswax is melted add the rest of your oils but leave the essential oils for later ( do not add yet). Be sure all is melted and blend together.

Take the the mixture off the stove and let it cool down, I usually trasfere the mixture to a glass measuring cup, you’ll notice once it cools down a ring around the top of the liquid, it’s time to add your peppermint oil. Mix well and pour into little containors.

Once they are poured DO NOT touch them for 24 hours otherwise they tend to collapse in the centre.

Once they are solid add your lids.

Now you can label and put a nice bow around it.

I hope you will try this recipe and send me feedback. If you don’t have all the ingredients you can use the bees wax or a vegan wax and use all olive oil along with any essential oil, fragrance oil or maybe add no oil, it”s totally up to you. YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR OWN CREATION.