Homemade lip balm with these ingredients?

Question

What measurements do i need to make lip balm out of the following:

beeswax

shea butter

sunflower oil

honey (optional-i dont have my heart set on it-its in my kitchen)

olive oil(optional-i dont have my heart set on it-its in my kitchen)

peppermint essential oil

your answers would be great!

Answer 1

It seems most people like to find a combination of ingredients that works for them. I once tried to make lip balm and the hardest part for me was getting the right consistency.

* 40% (By WEIGHT) of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is liquid at room temperature (sweet almond, apricot kernel, avocado, grapeseed, hemp seed, macadamia, olive, sunflower, etc.)

* 25% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is solid at room temperature (coconut, lanolin, palm, mango butter, shea butter, etc

* 20% of your recipe should be cosmetic grade Beeswax (white or yellow, pellets or solid blocks)

* 15% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is brittle at room temperature (cocoa butter, palm kernel, etc.)

Here are some links that could be helpful to you.

http://bleuarts.blogspot.com/2006/11/how...

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/lipbalm

http://www.lemelange.com/lip_balm_recipe...    <scroll to the bottom for recipes

http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/recipe...

<good luck> Hope this helps!