How to make your own homemade lip balm

Modern hygienic lipsticks do not always have the necessary qualities. The fact is that most manufacturers replace natural components with cheaper ones, which means they are not so useful. Therefore, many girls are thinking about how to prepare moisturizing balms at home.

Benefits of Home Balm

All purchased balms practically do not nourish and do not moisturize the lips, simply creating a film on top. This captivity disappears at best an hour after applying the balm, so the lips, especially in the winter, often dry and peel. To prevent this, it is better to use natural homemade products.

Cooking secrets

Any balm prepared at home does not require a lot of time or expensive components. Everything can be prepared very quickly, and all ingredients can be purchased at any pharmacy. The main thing is to check for allergies before using the components. To do this, apply a little funds to the inner bend of the elbow and watch for a rash, irritation or redness.

Most often, for the preparation of lip nourishing agents, they use:

1. Beeswax. It is best purchased on the market from beekeepers who guarantee the naturalness of the product. It not only acts as the basis for the balm, but also has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties.
2. Shea Butter. This component of lip softener is also called shea butter. It is often sold in pharmacies, so finding it is not difficult. Shea butter is a universal component of any balm, as it perfectly nourishes and moisturizes dry skin of the lips.
3. Cacao butter. It must be added to the balm, which will be used in the cold season. The fact is that cocoa butter softens the skin and protects it from aggressive environmental influences.
4. Vegetable oils. For the balm, you can choose one or more oils such as sea buckthorn, almond, olive oil, etc. Each of them has unique properties that help restore damaged lip skin and protect it.
5. Additional ingredients. It can be liquid vitamins, essential oils, honey, etc.

Rules for making balm

1. In order to melt the wax, it must be placed in a container and carefully placed in a water bath. The fire on the stove must be very weak, otherwise the mixture will burn. In the microwave, it is not recommended to melt any ingredients.
2. It is important to ensure that the wax in the balm is not much, that is, no more than 30%, otherwise the product will be too hard.
3. Other solid components must be added to the wax as soon as it becomes liquid. No need to overexpose the composition on the stove, otherwise all useful substances will evaporate.
4. Liquid oils and various essential oils are added at the very end, after the balm has been removed from the fire.
5. Not all essential oils can be mixed with each other during the preparation of cosmetics, so these nuances need to be clarified.
6. As molds, it is not necessary to use special jars. These may be old tubes of lipstick, cream containers, etc. The main thing is that they be opaque, since many oils tend to oxidize due to sunlight.

Lip Balm Recipes

A feature of the home remedy is that it can be prepared from your favorite products, and the tool itself effectively protects the skin of the lips. There are a lot of recipes and cooking methods, so you can always find a couple to your taste.

Chocolate Balm
To prepare the product, you will need shea butter, cocoa butter, any liquid oil (for example, almond) and beeswax. All other harder components must be carefully melted in a water bath. For a small amount of balm, just take a teaspoon of all the ingredients.

After the oils are melted, you need to add cocoa butter and almond oil. Stir everything thoroughly and carefully pour into suitable utensils. Such a balm is stored for a very long time. The advantage of this chocolate balm is that it quickly heals chapped lips and has a very pleasant taste.

Vitamin Lip Balm
In order to prepare this cosmetic product, you need to take 1 tbsp. l cocoa butter, a few drops of liquid vitamins, and tsp. Shea butter, sea buckthorn oil and any other liquid oil to choose from. Melt solid components by stirring them with a wooden stick. Then pour liquid oils into the well-melted mixture and mix thoroughly again.

Vitamins in the balm need to be added with a pipette, since it will take quite a bit. Until the balm has frozen, it must be carefully poured into a jar and left in the refrigerator. As soon as it hardens, and this happens quite quickly, the tool can already be used.

Coconut Oil Balm
You will need a teaspoon of coconut oil, cocoa butter, and wax. It will be necessary to add 1.5 tsp. castor oil. If it was not possible to buy rare coconut oil, you can prepare it yourself. It is necessary to grate coconut pulp on a fine grater, pour boiling water and put in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, pieces of coconut oil will appear on top of the water.

Melt the wax gently and add the remaining ingredients. Everything is very carefully mixed and placed in a suitable container. The advantage of this balm is its unique healing properties and the unusual smell of chocolate and coconut. Especially if coconut oil was extracted on its own.

Honey and Mint Balm
You need to take beeswax (just 1 teaspoon is enough) and quickly melt it in an ordinary water bath. Then add 1–2 tsp. almond oil and a few tsp. honey. Mix well and cool. Then add a few drops of essential peppermint oil to the balm and place the composition in a previously prepared container.

Cranberry Balm
Fresh cranberries (10 berries) must be chopped and mixed with any liquid oil and honey (both ingredients should be taken in teaspoon). The mixture is slightly warmed and filtered. At this time, melt a teaspoon of beeswax. At the end, add a few drops of vitamin E and pour into a jar. Cranberries, if desired, can be replaced with other berries.

Fruit balm
This tool heals and softens the skin of the lips thanks to the calendula. For cooking, you need to take wax, 1 tsp. calendula oil, apricot and orange oil. Beeswax should be melted as usual and add to it all other ingredients. Essential orange oil is added at the very end. Everything, the balm with the aroma of orange is ready.

Extra flavor

Creating homemade cosmetics makes you feel like a real perfumer, because experimenting with these or those components, you can easily create a masterpiece. The unique smell and beneficial properties of the balm can be given using the following components:

1. Citrus essential oils. Add a refreshing touch to the balm.
2. Peppermint oil. It has cooling properties, which is especially necessary in the summer.
3. Cinnamon, clove and ginger oil. Gives spicy notes to the product and has a warming effect.
4. Lavender or vanilla oil. With its help, the balm appears sweetish aroma.

How to add balm color

If the transparent lip balm seems very boring, you can add a bright and rich color.To do this, use:

1. Sea buckthorn oil. But you need to add it very little, otherwise the balm will have a bright carrot color.
2. Food colorings. The main thing is to add them to the product at the thickening stage and mix thoroughly.
3. Berries It is enough to boil a few red berries in oil, which will then be part of the balm. As soon as the berries give color, they need to be removed and the oil filtered.

How to store lip balm

Properly prepared balm can easily be stored for about a year. To do this, the product must be placed in special dishes, for example, a jar with a lid. In no case should you leave the balm in the sun, as it will melt and deteriorate. It is better to store it in a cool dark place.

Making balm yourself does not require expensive components or certain skills. The main thing is that all the ingredients are natural and fresh, and their proportions are maintained correctly. You can safely experiment with the components, coming up with your own unique recipes. One small jar of balm is enough for 4-5 months.

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