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Oils such as carrot seed can offer a small amount of skin protection, vitamin E helps with healthy-aging, chamomile soothes, and almond oil replenishes moisture. Over baking banana bread? Same. Which is why, in need of some sort of creative fix, but eying my standing mixer with the sort of suspicion you'd normally reserve for the person jumping a tad too enthusiastically at a gig (remember those?) last weekend, I found myself Googling: 'homemade lip balm.'
Simply melt three tablespoons of beeswax pellets with two tablespoons of shea butter and four tablespoons of coconut oil before stirring in 10 to 20 drops of your favourite essential oil. There are also vegan lip balms for those who are not comfortable using products that contain beeswax or lanolin.You can certainly apply pure coconut oil to your lips for a hit of moisture. If you're after something with a scent or a dash of colour, you'll obviously need to mix it up with some other ingredients. What are the best ingredients for lip balm? Like beeswax, candelilla wax has quite a high melting point and acts as a stabilizer and emulsifier in balms, creams, salves, and lotions. It is skin conditioning, easily absorbed, odorless, and rich in nutrients. It also provides a wonderful gloss and lubricity to lip balms. Lip balms are lovely to use or to give as gifts, and one recipe can make plenty of beautiful, fresh lip balm that will save you money as well as making your lips appear plump, hydrated and completely kissable. Intahphuak S, et al. (2009). Anti-inflammatory,analgesic, and antipyretic activities of virgin coconut oil [Abstract]. DOI:
Run your tongue across your lips right now and see how they feel. Are they soft, smooth and beautiful? You can combine this with coconut oil to give your lips nourishment, and you can increase the shininess of the balm by increasing the amount of coconut oil.We also don’t use any synthetic preservatives such as Parabens and Phenoxyethanol, although they're pretty common too, including with a few brands that claim to be natural (you know who you are!). We avoid a lot of other things too, way too many to list here. Because we make our products for our families, we have a strict ingredient philosophy that excludes ingredients like Parabens, Phenoxyethanol and penetration enhancers.
Coconut oil is also considered an emollient. Emollients are non-cosmetic moisturizers that help keep the skin moist, and they’re primarily used to protect the skin. They trap moisture in your skin, so these tend to work best immediately after bathing. However, you can apply them throughout the day as needed, especially when considering your lips, which lose moisture more rapidly than the rest of the body.
What do lip balms do?
Vegan lip balms don’t have to be boring either. You can still add a lovely tint to them by using dried raspberry, clay or beetroot powder to create a hint of blush. Generally speaking, some sort of nourishing oil (like coconut or almond) and/ or a butter, like shea. A lot of recipes use beeswax, but not all, so you can keep it vegan, if you prefer. Can I use coconut oil as a lip balm? Citrus oils (orange, lemon, grapefruit, lime) are photosensitive, meaning they magnify the effects of the sun. So if you liberally apply your homemade orange lip balm before you head to the beach for the day, you are likely to come home with rosy red lips. Cera Alba (Beeswax), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Natural Flavour (Coconut), Stevia Rebaudiana Extract.
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