How To Design Handmade Organic Lip Balm

By Margaret Kennedy


The lip has a delicate and thinner skin than the one found on the face. Having chapped and cracked lips is a both traumatizing and embarrassing especially during the winter. During this particular time of the season, the thin layer may be peeled off. The high number of lip balms available in the make brings more confusion than choice. Using a handmade organic lip balm is an effective approach of moisturizing the skin and maintain it a top-notch level. The moisturizer will make will speed up the healing process.

Precision is the key to making a quality homemade moisturizer. You have to know what ingredients to use. Conduct rigorous research and find out appropriate ingredients to use. Making the balm at the comfort of your home presents you with an opportunity of making any type of design. Tablespoon measure is best method of ensuring the correct amount of ingredients is used. The common ingredients include three parts of liquid carrier oil; I part of base wax, 1 part of solid butter, and 2 to 3 drops of essential oil.

Listing down all the ingredients and the procedures for making balms is imperative. In case you want to use candelilla wax in place of beeswax, use it in a bigger volume. A balm that is likely to create a glossy shine can be made using castor oil. The appropriate amount will be half tablespoon of castor oil.

Before including ingredients in your handmade balm, ensure they are advantageous to your skin. Natural products can never disappoint. However, it is worth noting that some natural products are poisonous so you will need to use only what is scientifically proven to be harmless. The procedure is quite simple, it entails pouring your desired oil in a measuring cup, addition of solid butter and beeswax. Eventually, the mixture is thoroughly stirred to achieve uniformity.

The water should be heated gently until all the contents of the cup have melted. After removing the cup from the pan, make a point of wiping the outer surface to ensure the water droplets that does not get into the cup. Add a few drops of essential oil, and thoroughly stir the mixture. Pour the mixture in to small tins or tubes.

The filling tray increases convenience, hence you should make a point of buying it. Large-scale production is possible since the tray has enough tubes. After the mixture has cooled down, cap the tubes, label them, and soften their top parts using a heat gun.

There are host of natural oils that can be used as moisturizers. Some have more benefits than other does; hence, you will need to be careful during the selection process. Make a point of using herbal product and natural moisturizing agents.

A lip balm that is infused with natural colorants and powdered herbal products is healthy. Place a tablespoon of powdered herb in a mason jar, add few drops of essential oil, cap it, and set it up in a dark cabinet form a month.




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