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Are you suffering from dry and chapped lips? A nourishing lip balm may be just the first help you need. The combination of plant oils, butters and wax will ensure that your lips are moisturised and nourished. Thanks to the practical form of the balm in a stick, you can apply this product more hygienically on the lips compared to a balm applied with the fingers. You will thus appreciate the nourishing lip balm not only at home, but also on the go.
The basis of the lip balm sticks is wax. In our case, beeswax was chosen, but later in the article you will also find out about possible alternatives. It's very easy to prepare a lip balm with emollient lecithin, so let's get started.
Preparing a nourishing lip balm is really simple, but here are some tips and tricks to make lip balm making easier.If you are using smaller lip balm tubes (about 4.5-5 ml) it is easier to prepare several tubes at once, as the quantities of ingredients for 1 tube will be difficult to weigh as they will be very small. So work with a batch of at least 15 g, which is enough for at least three tubes of approx. 5 ml.When pouring the balm into the packaging, use a rubber band to tie the packaging together (i.e. bundle), this will make the balm easier to pour. If the balm should harden before pouring, simply reheat it, do not use unnecessarily high heat, a gradual warming on a water bath will suffice.If a firmer lip balm is more to your liking, increase the proportion of wax in the product. This will also give you a balm that can handle higher temperatures without melting, for example during the summer. Our recipe provides a solid balm at normal room temperatures, but in direct sunlight on hot days the balm may melt slightly and soften.If you want your lip balm to have a scent and flavor, you can choose flavors in balms specially formulated for use on the lips. Do not use fragrance oils or essential oils, these oils are not primarily intended for lip products and could cause an allergic reaction or irritation.
Do you want to know the importance of the ingredients in a recipe or how to vary them? Find out on the following lines.
Beeswax is the basic ingredient that gives strength to the lip balm bar. This wax is valued for its high vitamin and mineral content and thus has an irreplaceable place in cosmetics. In our recipe, a slightly modified white wax was used, which was also chosen because it has no fragrance, so the subtle chocolate scent of the unrefined cocoa butter could stand out.
White beeswax is particularly useful when making coloured lip balms (with pigments), as natural beeswax could affect the colour of the product with its golden colour. Of course, you can replace this white beeswax with natural beeswax with a characteristic scent.Vegetable waxes are a vegan alternative. In this case, however, please note that the resulting consistency and stiffness of the bar balm may be different than when using beeswax. For example, try almond wax.
An amazing vegetable butter that forms an essential ingredient in many beauty products, including lip balms, is shea butter. This butter is characterised by its low melting point, so it melts on contact with the skin, making the lip balm smooth and easy to apply, while being well absorbed by the skin.Our recipe uses natural unrefined shea butter, which is light yellow in colour. An alternative is refined cocoa butter, which is unscented. Alternatively, you can reach for other butters, but be aware that the final consistency and firmness of the product (bars) will be affected, so choose butters that have a similar melting point to shea butter.
Among the ingredients for the production of lip balm, vegetable oil must not be missing. In this case, neutral almond oil has been chosen to nourish the lips and provide them with conditioning agents. Of course, you can choose any vegetable oil instead of almond oil, or apricot oil. Above all, choose oils that are neutral (do not have a strong colour or smell), examples include fractionated coconut oil or olive oil if you have very dry lips.
Soy lecithin is the nourishing ingredient in lip balm. This substance is extracted from soybeans and as a by-product in the refining process. Lecithin is used in cosmetics due to its two key properties. Firstly, it is an emulsifier that is able to combine water with oils to form an emulsion; secondly, it leaves the skin silky soft, softens it and is responsible for the pleasant, light and gliding feeling when applying products to the skin or lips.Since lecithin is not an essential ingredient in this recipe, you can omit it, but you are missing out on the softening and nourishing properties of this substance.
As mentioned, you can experiment with homemade recipes to achieve the desired properties. However, many factors such as humidity, temperature, quality of ingredients and storage can affect the final result. Before using any raw material to make a cosmetic product, familiarize yourself with its properties, recommended dosage, storage conditions or safe handling. Any raw material may have the potential to cause an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals, so before using a product, we recommend that you find out if you suffer from an allergy to any of the raw materials or the overall product, e.g. by a skin test. If you have very sensitive or very acne-prone skin, or other skin and health problems, we recommend that you consult a medical professional before applying a new product to your skin, whether it is a homemade cosmetic product, a pure raw material or a commercially available product.
Nourishing lip balm is a thankful thing not only in summer, but also in winter. Try making it with us and you will have no shortage of soft and moisturised lips.
If you liked this lip balm making tutorial, be sure to let us know your opinion or experiences you've had while making lip balm at marketing@handymade.skAlso, check out the other lip balm making tutorial on our blog - the more good sources, the better the result.We hope you find at least one of these tutorials useful.This tutorial was prepared for you by Ivana Jačalová.Until the saponification, my friends.
