About an egg sized amount of beeswax.
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler.
When the beeswax is melted, add four heaping spoonfuls of coconut oil to the double boiler and stir until melted.
Remove from heat and add about 20-30 drops of vanilla essential oil. Stir.
Pour immediately into small jars.
{My jars are about 2 oz each and I filled six.
If you use the commercial lip balm tins, it would likely fill a couple dozen}
Store them in a cool place to set up. Trust me when I say don't touch them for about 12 hours or you'll end up with a giant finger print in the perfectly poured jars. {Oh darn, I guess I'm keeping one for myself!!} When they've set, put the lid on and tie on a pretty ribbon or add a label like this one.
~*Enjoy*~
I forgot to mention that I added a spoonful of shea butter with the coconut oil for a luxurious boost of moisture!
ReplyDeleteYummy!
ReplyDeleteWould make a great Christmas gift.
Perhaps a silly question, but where does one find bee's wax?
ReplyDeleteTonya~ I'm planning on making many more for Christmas gifts. I'm thinking of mixing some up with peppermint, too!
ReplyDeleteNot a silly questions at all, anonymous. Beeswax can be purchased at your local co-op or from several sources on etsy:)
Thanks for the recipe - I have been wanting to try this, I think this is the year.
ReplyDeleteJust what I was looking for! Can they be done with Lavender instead of Vanilla?
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