Lip Balm & Lotion
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After my first try at lip balm I was hooked. Here was something I could easily whip up in my own kitchen, for mere pennies a container. It smelled good, tasted good, kept my lips moisturized and all the ingredients were available at the health food store. From there I experimented with body lotion and, like they rest, the rest is history.
I've been making my own body care products now for years.
A note about measurements:
My personal care product recipes are a mish-mash of imperial and metric measurements because because I’ve lived in both Canada and the United States and I can work fairly easily in both types of measurements. I also have a great scale that lets me convert values and does the thinking for me.
I find it is sometimes easier to express a recipe quantity in ounces, other times in grams. I choose whatever is the easier number to express, even if it’s sometimes less precise, for example, 1 oz = 28.35 gm. The ounces are less precise but are good enough for my purpose.
I also sometimes use weight (technically mass) and volume measurements in the same recipe, i.e. milliliters (mL) and teaspoons (tsp) are volume measurements, ounces (oz) is weight. I use both weight and volume measurements depending on the ingredient type. It is very hard to measure a full, flat teaspoon of beeswax for example, as well as other “chunky” oils and waxes.
I use a kitchen scale for all my weight measurements.
- Kokum Butter Lotion Bar - If I was new to making soap and body care products I think I'd start with lotion bars. The ingredients are relatively easy to source, the recipe and directions are a breeze, and it makes a great product.
- Lip Balm made easy - My latest batch of lip balm is a new recipe and it's a winner and I've discovered a super easy way to fill lip balm tubes.
- Mid-Winter: Making - My February "making" produces soap, lotion, and lip balm.
- (the ultimate) Healthy Homemaker Series ~ soap making, skin care & green clean - When I was just learning how to make these products it was harder to find recipes, now there are many resources.
- The Low-Down on Borax & GSE - Here's what they are, why I still use them and why maybe you shouldn't.
- Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm - Lip balm is a great place to start if you want to make your own body care products.
- Let's Talk Lip Balm - Lip Balm FAQ.
- Summer Skin Care & Homemade Deodorant Recipe - My first batch of homemade deodorant was based on a popular web recipe; this time around I made a few more modifications, enough to call it my own.
- Making homemade toothpaste - I never did find a recipe my family liked, but I tried.
- How to Make Lotion ~ A Photo Tutorial - Step by steps photo of making lotion.
- Homemade Lip Balm - Easy to make, cheap, 100% natural, and good for your lips.
- Rich Moisturizing Lotion - An herb-infused lotion made with rich and moisturizing oils.
- Basic Moisturizing Skin Cream - My first lotion recipe is still my favorite.
