Homemade Lip Balm

So, I decided to get creative for winter holiday gifts this year. Living in New England, everything dries us out from the biting, cold, outside air, to the dry air from the heat indoors. Waking up with cracked lips is a pain, and with all of the colds going around, it happens often. So, I hit the pantry (and ordered a few things) and made some AMAZING lip balm! Seriously, folks have been raving about it!

Ingredients

1/2 Cup organic coconut oil
2 Tablespoons organic shea butter
2 Oz beeswax (organic, cosmetic grade)
1 Teaspoon raw honey
1/8 Cup vitamin E (d-alpha tocopheral)
20-40 Drops of selected Young Living Essential Oils
(I used 5 drops of Frankincense, 5 drops of Lavender, and 10 drops of Peppermint)

Directions

Fill a medium sized pot about half way with water, and boil. Place coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax in a glass container (mason jar, measuring cup etc) and place that in the middle of the pot of boiling water. We're making a double boiler!

Once the ingredients are good and melted, take the container off the heat, and place it on the counter. Now it's time to mix in the honey, vitamin E, and essential oils.

Now, you're ready to pour into your containers! I actually bought this really neat kit from Amazon where you can load up 50 tubes, and pour them all at once! It was super handy, though it took some figuring on amounts to ensure all of the tubes were filled. I had to remember to allow for some product loss around the edges and from the transfer out of the jar.

The kit even came with labels! This is my very witty design: