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How to Make Your Own Lip Balm

Groovy Green Livin tin lip balm container [1]

I don’t know about you, but my lips get pretty chapped as the warmer weather kicks in.  Before bed and in the morning I tend to slather on lip balm to keep my lips from chapping. Many over the counter lip balms contain all sorts of toxins [2] and long ingredient names that are impossible to pronounce, so I’m hesitant to put them on my lips.

I’m not by definition a DIYer , but there are times when the urge to use those creative juices is hard to resist. I was DIY lip balm inspired when I saw a recipe for How to Make Naturally Tinted Lip Balm over at Frugally Sustainable. Since my three boys are constantly grabbing my chap stick and using it on their own lips I decided to focus on a color free version.  I was looking for a recipe that was:

After several disastrous attempts I finally came up with my own recipe for lip balm and now it’s become an obsession!

Groovy Green Livin organic beeswax [3]

Recipe for Non-Toxic Lip Balm

INGREDIENTS:

DIRECTIONS:

ENJOY!

Have you made your own lip balm?

Photos: Beeswax © Olga Volodina #7630422 and Angela Mabray [6]/Flickr

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