Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe

By Andy Olenick
Published on June 2, 2011
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courtesy Andy Olenick
It's not just honey that you'll get from your bees. Use this recipe to make your own Beeswax Lip Balm.

Get some nonmedicinal experience handling products from the hive by making this simple, all-natural lip balm. Besides the beeswax, its ingredients probably are in your pantry now.  

Main Article:
Nature’s Byproducts: Honeybee Products Besides Just the Honey

Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe

1?2 ounce beeswax
1 teaspoon honey
4 ounces olive oil
Mint extract to taste (about 20 drops), optional 

Weigh beeswax and measure remaining ingredients.

In small double boiler, add beeswax and melt. Once melted, add honey and oil, and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add extract and stir well. (Be aware that the honey will not fully mix with the oil because of the water content, but it’s a good healing agent for the skin.)

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