General Information
Fragrance/flavoring:
You should NOT use "fragrance oils", (like the ones sold for soap and bath bomb making). You should use one of the cosmetic or food-grade oils. Why? Fragrance Oils are not suitable for lips and possible ingestion. Flavor oils are specifically designed for this purpose.
Coloring:
You cannot use the liquid colors suitable for soap and bath bombs to make lip balms and butters. These are water based and the lip balms are oil based. If you wish to color them, why not use a natural color by infusing some Alkanet root into the liquid oil for a delicious red color.
The Basic Lip Balm Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon beeswax pellets
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped Shea butter
- 1 tablespoon grated cocoa butter
- 1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
- 1 tablespoon castor oil
Optional items:
- Cosmetic grade Flavor oil
- Chocolate
- Honey
Praparation Tips:
- Place the pots onto a tray and place in the fridge to set. This will prevent any dip in the surface of the jar.
- Why not add a little honey or liquid glucose to sweeten the lip balm.
- For sheer indulgence add a little melted chocolate – yumm!!
- You can even add a couple of drops of peppermint oil for a cooling touch.
- If your balm is too hard, simply re-melt it and add additional liquid oils. If too soft, simply re-melt and add a little more cocoa butter or beeswax – but just a little :-)
Aztec Chocolate Lip Balm Recipe
Aztecs were the first civilization that drank cocoa. They had a bitter
beverage that they called chocoleatl. Use this wonderful recipe to refresh and
scent your lips. Chocolate gives the recipe a great cocoa scent, while mint
provides the perfect contrast!
Yield: Approx. 2 ounces
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Price Category: 2
Difficulty Level: 1
Shelf Life: Indefinite
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces cocoa butter
- 4 drops peppermint essential oil
- 1 drop neroli essential oil
- 1 drop chocolate fragrance oil
- 1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
Blending Procedure:
- Melt the cocoa butter in a double boiler. Remove from heat and then add
the sweet almond oil. Stir well to mix.
- Add the essential oils and the chocolate oil. Stir to combine.
- Pour the mixture into a 2-ounce pot (or you can use 8 1/4 ounce lip balm
tubes). Allow to cool before using.
- Aztec Chocolate Lips makes a nice gift, especially together with a mint
lotion or a cocoa body butter!
