Lip Balm and Solid Perfume

› 2 oz. (¼ cup) Sweet Almond oil, Turkey Red oil, or other vegetable oil (do not use mineral oil)
› ½ oz. Beeswax
› 1 pierced Vitamin E capsule (optional)
› ¼ tsp. Flavor (vanilla extract, candy flavoring oil) or one of our lip balm flavorings

This recipe will fill approximately 12 – � oz. lip balm tubes or jars.

DIRECTIONS: Heat 2 oz. sweet almond oil and ½ oz. beeswax using a glass measuring cup with a pour spout in a double boiler or microwave (approximately one minute) to melt. Add the vitamin E capsule (optional), which is a preservative. Mix well. After the mixture cools slightly, add � teaspoon of flavoring and mix well again. Pour into the tubes or jars.

HINT: In order to avoid a "well" forming in your lip balm as it cools, fill to just below the top of your container, and when the mixture cools finish filling to the top.

This recipe should make a good, firm balm, but if your prefer it softer like Vaseline or harder like wax, do the following: while it is still warm, dip a teaspoon into the mixture and place your spoon in the freezer for a few minutes. This will tell you right away what your consistency will be, or you can wait until your mixture cools to test it. If it is too soft for your liking, you can re-warm and add more beeswax; if it is too hard, just re-warm and add more oil. If you wish to enhance your blend with essential oils for healing you might try rosemary, tea tree, camphor or eucalyptus, etc. Add a few drops of oil just before your mixture cools because essential oils are very volatile (evaporate quickly).

SOLID PERFUME: For your solid perfume recipe, you can still add essential oils, but since you will not taste them, you can add fragrance or perfume oils instead. Start with 20 – 30 drops of oil per batch and adjust to your liking.

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