Essential Oils & Lip Care

Hey ya’ll!! I hope this post finds everyone doing well.   We are busy, busy, busy, at our house!!

This week I want to explore essential oils and lip care.  Below you will find some amazing recipes to pamper your lips.  These recipes will leave your lips unbelievable soft and hydrated!!  

Making lip balm can be simple! Try this easy DIY lip balm that is moisturizing and healthy for your lips.

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce beeswax 
• 1 ounce coconut oil 
• ½ ounce shea butter 
• ½ ounce cocoa butter 
• 20 drops Peppermint oil
• 10 drops Lavender oil

Note: This recipe makes three ounces of lip balm, so make sure you have enough containers. This recipe will make 20 lip balm tubes. You can always reduce the batch size by cutting the recipe in half. 

Instructions:

1. Line up empty containers. If using a lip balm stick, make sure it ihas been twisted down.
2. Measure butters and oils and place in glass jar.
3. Fill a large saucepan with one to one and a half inches of water and bring to a boil.
4. Once boiling, add glass jar to center of saucepan.
5. Stir every few minutes until ingredients are melted and combined. 
6. Once wax is melted, remove from heat and let sit for three minutes then add essential oils.
7. Pour mixture into lip balm containers and let cool. 
8. If you would like to make tinted lip balm, move to the next two steps.
9. Add a pinch of colored mineral makeup until you get your desired color. Stir until combined.
10. Pour tinted lip balm into containers and let cool.

Commercial lip gloss can contain artificial colors and fragrances. Make your own natural lip gloss that is easy, fun, and can be customized with your favorite color and essential oils.

 Ingredients:

• ¼ teaspoon white beeswax
• ¾ teaspoon Shea butter (or virgin coconut oil)
• ½ teaspoon Fractionated Coconut Oil
• 2 ¼ teaspoon castor oil
• ¼ teaspoon vitamin E oil
• 7 drops of your favorite essential oil
• Pigment (such as organic beet root powder or mineral makeup)

Note: This is enough to fill two standard lip gloss tubes. You can find empty lip gloss tubes online and at local beauty stores.

 Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients, except for essential oil, into a glass jar.
2. Place jar in a saucepan with one to one and a half inches of boiling water.
3. Once melted, remove and let cool for two minutes.
4. Add essential oil.
5. For color, add pigment and stir until combined. Note: Start with a little and add more until you get desired color.
6. Using a dropper, transfer into the lip gloss containers. If it starts to get too thick, place glass jar back in warm water to melt.

This delicious, natural, exfoliating lip scrub will leave your lips feeling smooth and rejuvenated, and can be customized with any of your favorite essential oils. For extra soft lips, apply lip balm after the scrub.

Ingredients:

• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons virgin coconut oil
• 3 teaspoons honey
• 2 drops Peppermint oil
• 2 drops Wild Orange oil

Note: This recipe makes a little less than ¼ cup. Either portion out the mixture into several air-tight containers, or adjust the recipe to fit the container you have.

Instructions:

1. Mix brown sugar, coconut oil, and honey in small bowl.
2. Add desired essential oils.
3. Stir until ingredients are combined.
4. Put contents into container(s) of your choice.
5. Apply to lips as needed.

I hope y’all will try one or two of these recipes and let me know your thoughts in the comments below!!! 

 Blessings

XOXO—Alisha