Winter weather can be very beautiful with fresh white snow, but it wreaks havoc on our skin. Being indoors and the dry heat from our homes causes many peoples skin to become unbearably dry. I ran across how to make your own lip balm to moisturize your lips last year that doesn’t require any melting just mixing together. I wish I could remember the site I saw it on so I could give them credit but I can’t. It was so simple I thought “oh yeah, I can do that.” The trick for me was finding a container to put it in. One day while shopping the clearance isle at Walmart I saw these cute little tins that are supposed to be used for wedding favors and I thought they would be perfect for my lip-balm project. Athough you don’t have to have a cute little tin to make this project, a tiny little plastic container of any sort will do. I already had the other ingredients for the balm so let’s get started.
Supplies needed:
- Pure aloe gel
- Petroleum jelly
- craft stick for mixing
- essential oil for fragrance (optional)
- tin or something to put it in
Directions:
- mix equal parts aloe gel and petroleum jelly in tin. If using essential oil make sure you choose one that will not be harmful to your skin. You may use a fragrance that is used to make soap if you like. Add as many drops of fragrance as necessary (about 4-5).
- stir the mixture with a craft stick until combined well.
- For a monogram look I used some left over rub on transfer stickers from another project
That is it, your done! You can also use this balm for rough heels and elbows.
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Seriously, its that easy? Now I have absolutely no excuse NOT to make my own lip balm!
Love it! Where did you get the little containers for the lip balm?
I found them at Walmart, they were in the wedding section on clearance. They are really for wedding favors.
Oh great, thank you! :)
I SOOO needed this! I’m on vacation in Montana and my lips are beyond chapped. Making some of this will be a fun project for the kids to watch – thanks!
your welcome, hope it helps.
that is AWESOME! Would have never thought to do that! I wonder what would happen if you mixed a little red food dye in them…hmmm – bad for you a little? Or bad for you a lot like permanent stained lips bad. I can deal with bad for you a little! I am very intrigued!
it will probably be okay, tell me how it turns out if you try it.
These would make such great gifts! With a hectic schedule and limited budget, I love quick and easy (and inexpensive) gift ideas that would actually be used and liked by the recipient. I can’t wait to get started!
Love that! Who would have thought it to be so easy?
Best,
Tina
I know who’d a thought
I would not recommend using fragrance used for soapmaking for these lip balms. There are food-safe flavored oil that would be best to flavor.
Google lip balm flavor oils..
good to know thanks, the oil I used was actually for making soap which I assumed is safe for the lips since we put soap on the body.
That’s Awesome Suzanne! My lips are cronically chapped pretty much year round and I have tried about every kind of lip balm and lip treatment out there. I am going to give this a try. Sometimes it is the simplest things that really work.
Thanks.
hope this helps your lips Maria, do you drink a lot of water that is supposed to help too.
Can’t wait to try this. I plan on making one with peppermint/vanilla and grapefruit/peppermint. So fun!!
hope yours turns out great!
I would love to try this-I hope I have a great tin “find” like you did!
good luck, I live in a small town so I was pretty fortunate to find anything at all.
Wow I didn’t realize it was that easy! Thanks for sharing! I’m definitely going to start making my own :)
Just a side note, you coud always hit up your local pharmacy for a few 15 or 30oz ointment pots. They will usually give you a handfull for free, or at most charge you a dollar or two.
oohh great tip I shall have to do that, thanks!
Love this idea…. my only question is:
Will the consistency be close to petroleum jelly when finished or “looser”?
I would really like it to be a “harder” consistency, any suggestions? Thanks so much :-)
If you want flavor with a bit of color try kool-aid. I got that tip from another recipe!!
Any more ideas on how to tint? Actually, using strawberry or cherry koolaid is a great thought.
I think the cool aid is a great idea!
This looks awesome, but isn’t petroleum jelly bad for you? What would be a good substitute if you didn’t want to put that on your body?
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