Lip balm recipe

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Main Recipe

Ingredients[1]

  • 3 ounces almond oil, sweet
  • 2 ounces jojoba oil
  • 2.4 ounces avocado oil
  • 3 ounces beeswax
  • 20 drops Vitamin E
  • 1 capsule [2] L-Lysine
  • 1/8 teaspoon Vitamin C



Directions

Melt beeswax and oils in double-boiler. Stir in vitamins C and E and Lysine. Pour into chapstick tubes.


Variation My sister once gave me some comfrey oil so I adjusted the recipe to include it:

  • 2 ounces almond oil, sweet
  • 1 ounce jojoba oil
  • 1.4 ounces avocado oil
  • 3 ounces comfrey infused olive oil
  • 3 ounces beeswax
  • 20 drops Vitamin E
  • 1 capsule L-Lysine
  • 1/8 teaspoon Vitamin C


See also: other lip balm recipes

Footnotes

  1. If using refrigerated oils, be sure to take them out ahead of time so they can be brought up to room temperature for easier measuring
  2. currently using li'l green scoop; approximately 1/2 teaspoon