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Why not make a resolution this 2013 to pamper your lips? The cold winter air and indoor heat are undoubtedly drying them out. This lip balm is a luscious treat for the chocolate lover without any of those pesky calories. Cocoa butter is ultra moisturizing and because it melts at body temperature, it is readily absorbed into the skin. The mint essential oils will add a cooling tingle to this luxurious lip balm.
Chocolate Mint Lip Balm
Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp cocoa butter
• 1 tbsp sweet almond oil
• 1 tbsp castor oil
• 1 tbsp grated beeswax
• ½ tsp carnauba wax
• 8 drops peppermint essential oil
• 7 drops spearmint essential oil
• ½ tsp cocoa powderEquipment:
• Double boiler
• Small spatula or metal spoon
• 10 – 12 lip balm tubes
• Rectangle LabelsInstructions:
1. Melt the cocoa butter, oils and waxes in the double boiler.
2. Remove from heat, add essential oils, and blend well.
3. Pour into lip balm tubes. Fill each tube halfway full and let cool slightly. This will set the bottom of the tube so that a hole doesn’t form in the top of the lip balm when cooled. Before the tubes are starting to set, fill the rest of the way, so there is a convex curve on the top being careful not to spill over the edges. When the lip balm cools, it will shrink so it should end up having a flat top. If you need to even out the top, a heat gun works really well.
4. Decorate your tubes with a personalized label for a unique gift to share with friends and family.
Helpful Links:
- Rectangle Labels • I chose the “Briar Rose” style in Mint.
- Lip Balm Tubes
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Would the recipie be okay with out the beeswax? My boyfriend has sensitive skin and lips and is allergic to it so I’m trying to make him things that won’t give him a rash.
I think you could play around with replacing it with caranuba wax which is a bit harder of a wax than beeswax. try out the recipe with just the caranuba, and if it is too firm, then remelt it and add more oils. Let us know how it turns out too!
where does one purchase carnauba wax
Hi Kaye, you can get it at soap making shops, or you can use this can substitute for candelilla wax which you can buy online http://amzn.to/1roGoT8
If I have no cocoa powder,do you thing I can . chocolate chips ?
Hi Anita, I wouldn’t add chocolate chips. But you can just leave out the cocoa powder and you will still have a nice mint lip balm!
Would it be possible to use two of either coconut, olive or sunflower oil in place of the almond and castor oils? I have a lot of allergies and prefer to stick to things I know I don’t have an allergy to.
Also, could I use extra beeswax instead of the caranuba wax? Basically a whole new recipe haha.