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All-natural lip balm — of any scent you desire — is surprisingly easy to make. Here, farmer Jake Keiser shares her recipe.

Ingredients:
2 tsp beeswax pastilles
2 tsp coconut oil (can also use almond, macadamia, avocado oils)
1 1/8 tsp cocoa butter
3 tsp high quality olive oil
15-20 drops peppermint oil (or any other essential oils you prefer — you can add more, less or none)
3 Vitamin E capsules (optional)

Equipment: Pyrex measuring cup, shallow pan with water, chopstick or thin utensil for stirring, lip balm tubes or pots.

How to:
Measure out all ingredients and set them aside. Have the tubes standing upright ready for the mixture with caps off (things go quickly once you start and you don’t want to overheat your ingredients.) Place your Pyrex measuring cup into a shallow pan filled with about an inch of water on medium high heat. Once the cup has warmed, add the beeswax first and allow to melt. Once your beeswax has melted add all ingredients except the vitamin E (optional) and essential oils (optional). Stir gently until thoroughly melted and mixed. Remove measuring cup from the hot water pan and add the oils and vitamin E if you want. Mix well.

Quickly, before the mixture begins to cool, pour mixture into the tubes, all the way to the top (it will recede a bit as it cools). Allow to cool completely. I usually wait 15 minutes.

Additional Information:
There are hundreds of recipes for lip balms from colored versions to various flavors and textures. I love the silky texture of this recipe. Once you’ve tried this simple recipe, I encourage you to experiment with various oils, flavors and colors. You can even add some raw sugar to create a delicious lip scrub! Just make sure to add the sugar after heating, not during, or it will melt.

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