These soothing bars and balms make lovely gifts and are a great re-use of tins and jars.
Beeswax Hand Balm/Bars
1/2 lb beeswax
1.5 cups carrier oil
Carrier oil can be any suitable vegetable oil (olive, grapeseed, coconut, sweet almond, etc)
20-30 drops essential oil in the scent of your choice (optional)
Melt beeswax.* Add in other ingredients and stir to combine thoroughly. Pour into tins, jars or molds and allow to cool completely. I used silicone muffin and ice cube molds for the bars and they were very easy to pop out. I purchased the round tins for both the hand and lip balm from Elements Bath and Body and the tins to the left are recycled mint/lozenge tins that my daughter, Samantha, painted with winter scenes.
Beeswax Lip Balm
1/2 cup beeswax pellets or shaved beeswax
1 cup carrier oil
20-25 drops essential oil
Peppermint oil is perfect for this because it also gives that tingly, soothing feeling to chapped lips. I usually combine with another taste related oil like lemon, orange, cinnamon, etc.
Lipstick shavings for color (optional)
Melt beeswax and add other ingredients. Pour into tins, tubes or tiny jars and allow to cool completely.
Note: I got the 5 lbs of beexwax I used in these recipes from Bee Natural, where it is sold in bulk by the pound (much more reasonable than the local craft stores).
