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Tallow Lip Balm
Protect your lips with this glide-on tallow lip balm made with only two inexpensive ingredients. This frugal recipe is quick and easy and is super nourishing.
Keyword
lip balm, tallow lip balm
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
2
minutes
minutes
Cooling time
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
12
minutes
minutes
Servings
3
tubes (5g each)
Author
Tracy Ariza, DDS
Ingredients
13.5
g
tallow
3.5
g
beeswax
essential oil
optional- for scent and flavor
Instructions
Weigh out the tallow and the beeswax in a double boiler insert (or a bowl).
Gently melt them over a pot of simmering water.
Optionally add in a few drops of an essential oil for scent and flavor and mix them with the other ingredients.
Pour the mixture into lip balm tubes or tins.
Allow to cool and solidify before capping the finished lip balm.
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Recipe by Volume (if no scale is available)
1 Tablespoon tallow
1 teaspoon beeswax
Essential oil ideas
Sweet orange (distilled)
Mint
Cinnamon
Chamomile
Keep in mind that cold-pressed citrus peel oils can cause photosensitivity if worn in the sun.