Lip Balm & Lotion
This page of resources belongs to the Homemade Soap, Body Care & Herbal Skin Remedies Library.
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 though I no longer regularly write about it.
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. millilitres (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.
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3 Step Homemade Lip Balm Recipe + How-To Video
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First time making lip balm in my new home with my tried and true recipe. VIDEO.
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Kokum Butter Lotion Bar
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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.
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Lip Balm made easy
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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.
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Mid-Winter: Making
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My February "making" produces soap, lotion, and lip balm.
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(the ultimate) Healthy Homemaker Series ~ soap making, skin care & green clean
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When I was just learning how to make these products it was harder to find recipes, now there are many resources.
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The Low-Down on Borax & GSE
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Here's what they are, why I still use them and why maybe you shouldn't.
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Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm
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Lip balm is a great place to start if you want to make your own body care products.
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Let's Talk Lip Balm
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Lip Balm FAQ.
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Summer Skin Care & Homemade Deodorant Recipe
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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.
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Making homemade toothpaste
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I never did find a recipe my family liked, but I tried.
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How to Make Lotion ~ A Photo Tutorial
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Step by steps photo of making lotion.
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Homemade Lip Balm
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Easy to make, cheap, 100% natural, and good for your lips.
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Rich Moisturizing Lotion
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An herb-infused lotion made with rich and moisturizing oils.
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Basic Moisturizing Skin Cream
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My first lotion recipe is still my favorite.