Homemade cocoa lip balm

Homemade cocoa lip balm

Posted 2014-01-06 by Jade Nicholsfollow
This homemade lip balm leaves your lips feeling nourished and soft, and leaves a subtle chocolatey tint to your lips. The cinnamon powder acts as a natural plumper.

You will need:
  • 1 small teaspoon chopped or grated beeswax
  • 4 teaspoon coconut oil (or your oil of choice)
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • A container to store your lip balm
  • Small sieve or tea strainer (optional, but the purpose is to avoid any 'bits' getting into the mixture.)
  • Small pot or stainless steel cup








  • Method:
  • Step 1. Put the beeswax in your small pot on the stove and heat on a very low temperature. While the beeswax is melting, mix your oil in a bowl with the cocoa powder and cinnamon powder.





  • Step 2. Once the beeswax is melted, take it off the heat and then pour the oil mixture through the sieve into the pot with the beeswax. Mix.




  • Step 3. Once mixed thoroughly, pour the full mixture into your container.



  • Step 4. Let the container sit without the lid on for about 30 minutes to solidify.




  • Tips
  • Although I chose coconut oil for this lip balm, you can use any oil of your choice. Some suggestions are olive oil, avocado oil, macadamia oil, almond oil or grapeseed oil.
  • I highly recommend using all organic ingredients if you can.



  • Instead of chopping the beeswax, you can also grate it with some kind of cheese grater which will give you a more equal amount.
  • Be careful not to add too much wax as it can make the lip balm too hard.
  • You can heat the ingredients in the microwave if you prefer, although it is best to heat via the stove to ensure optimal nutrients are contained within the lip balm.

  • Categories
    #homemade_health
    #natural_beauty


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