Lavender Vanilla Lip Balm
Lavender Vanilla Lip Balm
Smells delicious!
4 ingredients
8 drops Lavender essential oil
1/2 cup Vanilla lavender infused oil (make your own instructions below)
1/2 oz Shea butter
1 ounce beeswax
method
You need 1/2 cup of infused oil for this recipe. To make your own, put some dried lavender buds and one or two whole vanilla beans, split down the middle, into a jar.
Then fill the jar with a carrier oil, or blend of oils. You can use low or no scent olive oil, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil etc. Put the jar of oil in a cool dark place for 2 weeks. Strain and its now ready to use.
When the oil is ready, create a makeshift double boiler by putting a small bowl or a glass Pyrex measuring cup in a pot with about an inch of simmering water.
Put the vanilla lavender oil into the small bowl or glass measuring cup, then add the beeswax. Heat until the beeswax completely dissolves into the oil, stirring occasionally.
Then add the shea butter and stir until it completely dissolves. Stir in the lavender essential oil.
Carefully pour the mixture into small tins or lip balm tubes and let sit until the lip balms sets up completely.
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