Natural Lip Balm Recipe

Name: Natural Lip Balm Recipe
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 7 drops Bergamot essential oil; 7 drops Sweet Orange essential oil; .2 oz Beeswax; .5 oz Shea Butter; .1 oz Jojoba Oil; .1 oz Sweet almond oil; 6 drops Vitamin E Oil

Recipe Categories - Balm, Cream or Salve; Lip Balm and Lip Gloss

By Jane Henderson

This lip balm is easy to make, super nourishing and smells delicious. Combine shea butter, beeswax, almond and jojoba with uplifting essential oils for a lip balm you'll want to use again and again.

Ingredients

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	7 drops Bergamot (use a non photo-sensitive brand)
	7 drops Sweet Orange
	.2 oz Beeswax
	.5 oz Shea Butter
	.1 oz Jojoba Oil
	.1 oz Sweet almond oil
	6 drops Vitamin E Oil

Warnings - Bergamot oil can cause photosensitivity. If you use it on your skin, avoid exposure to the sun or sunbeds for 12 hours (unless you're using a non photosensitive brand).

Ingredients

7 drops Bergamot
7 drops Sweet Orange
.2 drops Beeswax
.5 drops Shea Butter
.1 drops Jojoba Oil
.1 drops Sweet almond oil
6 drops Vitamin E Oil

Instructions

1. Add the beeswax and shea butter to a glass bowl or jar.
2. Put the bowl or jar in a saucepan filled with 1 inch of water and melt over medium heat.
3. When the ingredients are melted, add the almond oil and jojoba oil and stir.
4. Remove the jar from the saucepan and stir in the Vitamin E oil and essential oils.
5. Carefully pour into lip balm tubes or tins and allow to cool.

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