Recipe of the Week: Shea Shine Lip Butter

It's Monday again, and you know what that means... time for a new recipe of the week! This week's recipe is for a simple and effective lip butter, perfect for the dry summer and winter months. For now, I'm picking some of the easiest recipes for my readers to try; later on, I'll start delving into the more complex ones, once we all get the hang of making things. :)

This week I'm featuring the founder of Make Your Cosmetics' recipe for Shea Shine Lip Butter! Soft lips are one of my favorite things, and shea butter and beeswax are wonderful for dry, chapped skin. (Think Burt's Bees!) Like last week, I'll update this post later with my review of the recipe once I gather all my ingredients.

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This is a fabulous recipe for lip butter. It will help keep your lips soft and supple in the winter season.

Yield: Approx. 1.25 ounces (enough to fill about 5 1/4 ounce lip balm tubes/jars)
Prep Time: about 15 minutes
Price Category: 1
Difficulty Level: 1
Shelf Life: 6 months

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon beeswax
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon castor oil
1 teaspoon shea butter

Blending Procedure:

1. Place all ingredients in a heat proof measuring cup with a pour spout. (I like to use Pyrex.) Put the cup in a pan of boiling water and stir gently with a pop sickle stick or clean spoon until the wax is almost melted.
   
   
2. Remove from pan and stir well until wax is completely melted. Carefully pour into lip balm tubes or pots. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes before using. Enjoy!!

Jenn's Review: This lip balm recipe comes out mostly solid, but is great for moisturizing lips. The castor oil gives it a nice shine, and the shea butter and beeswax are good conditioners. I'm currently experimenting with different ingredient ratios for a whole DIY lip balm post, but this recipe is fine for beginners! My biggest tip is to make sure you have a good container - such as a lip balm pot or tube - to store your mixture in when it's done, so it can be used easily!

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Always remember to seal your mixtures tightly and keep them away from moisture to prevent unwanted bacterial growth! Some recipes can last a very long time if you prevent contamination and use clean hands when handling. Let me know if you make this lip butter and how you like it! I can't wait to try it for myself.

See you back here next Monday with another amazing recipe! :)

Recipe(s) reprinted with the permission of www.MakeYourCosmetics.com. For hundreds more recipes in several categories (like scrubs, powders, baby products, creams, balms and soaps), plus suppliers for the ingredients to make them, visit www.MakeYourCosmetics.com today!

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