Cold Sore Lip Balm

by Jade Shutes

Recipe for Cold Sore Lip Balm

Makes: Approx. 7-8 0.15 lip balm tubes

8.55 g / 0.30 oz  Shea butter
5.70 g / 0.20 oz  Mango butter
7.98 g / 0.28 oz Cocoa butter

22.77 g / 0.80 oz Tamanu oil
11.40 g / 0.40 oz Beeswax

25 drops Melissa syn. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) essential oil
15 drops Eucalyptus globulus

Steps to Make Lip Balm:
  1. Weigh all ingredients. Use glass prep bowls for butters and beeswax and a glass beaker or measuring cup for tamanu oil.
  2. Place beeswax into double boiler. Allow to melt almost completely, then add in mango butter, shea butter, and tamanu oil.
  3. Just before all the above ingredients have melted completely, add in cocoa butter (you don’t want to overheat cocoa butter!).
  4. Stir with stainless steel fork until all all ingredients are melted and well combined.
  5. Remove pot from heat and wipe bottom of pot to remove all moisture.
  6. Add in essential oils and stir well.
  7. Fill lip balm tubes carefully (or use lip balm filling tray).
  8. Allow tubes to sit and harden.
  9. After lip balms have hardened, ff any mixture has spilled on sides, gently wipe off with paper towel.
  10. Place caps on tubes.
  11. Label with name and ingredients.

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