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Hi everyone! After a short break, I’m back with another easy DIY for you! There are so many DIY posts for homemade beauty products out there, and here are two of the easiest.
The lip balm and scrub are made with 100% natural ingredients, including some from your backyard. No flower’s or herbs in your yard?…I bet the neighbor won’t mind if you return with some lip balm or sugar scrub!
Both of these crafts would be great to make for a bridal or baby shower, or if you’re just having a “girl’s night”…and I’m pretty sure that some Sangria would be a perfect pairing! I’m not going to lie, champagne was an essential “ingredient” in my crafting process.
Coconut Rose Lip Balm
What You Will Need:
- 1/8 cup Coconut Oil (available at most grocery stores or health food stores)
- 1/4 cup Beeswax (available at craft stores)
- 1/8 cup Shea Butter (available at craft stores or health food stores)
- 1 tsp Coconut or Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Rose Petals (fresh or dried), feel free to substitute a different flower or herb here
- 1 tsp Sweet Almond Oil (available at craft stores)
*This recipe makes enough for about 6 tubes or small containers
How to Assemble:
- Measure all of the ingredients into a small saucepan or Pyrex container
- Heat on low until everything is melted, or if using microwave heat in 30 second intervals until completely melted
- Strain petals if you wish, I left them in, they look really pretty!
- Pour into sanitized containers of your choice
- Let cool completely (couple hours) and they’re ready to use!
*Since this recipe uses beeswax (melting point is 145 degrees fahrenheit) it will harden enough to put into empty tubes.
Lavender Rosemary Sugar Scrub
What You Will Need:
- 1 cup Raw Cane Sugar
- 1 cup Sea Salt (large or fine grain)
- 1/2 cup Coconut Oil
- 2 tbsp Fresh or Dried Lavender
- 2 tbsp Chopped Rosemary
- 1 tsp Lavender Oil
- 1 tsp Sweet Almond Oil
How to Assemble:
- Measure all ingredients into a sanitized jar or glass container of your choice
- Add chopped rosemary and lavender
- Mix together, and you’re done! How easy was that?
*This recipe is really versatile, add whatever herbs, spices, flowers, zests, and essential oil combinations you prefer!
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hey i wanted to know what the recipe would be like if i only wanted enough for 1-2 containers at most?
You might try using 1/3 of each ingredient for 2 containers. Thanks for stopping by.
-Jamie
I was wondering if the rose petals had a shelf life before they changed color in the balm? Should it be used within a certain amount of time?
I’m considering making this, but I want to substitute the extract for essential oils. Any advice?
Hi Mansi – you could replace beeswax with berry wax (also called japan/sumac wax), though it might be hard to find.
Hope that helps!
These are beautiful! I have a question though: Did you use yellow beeswax? I want to try this recipe and I want to make sure I get the nice contrast of the white balm against bright flowers.
Can we replace beeswax?
did you notice the rose petals turning brown then black after a few days?
I added rose petals to my Melt & Pour Goat’s Milk Soap and it was beautiful for about 2 days…then it started browning and went bad. i ended up pitching a ton of soap. Dont want to make that mistake with the lip balm ;)
Thanks!
Jennifer,
I didn’t have that problem with the petals…they are still the same color months later! To be on the safe side though, you could dry the petals for a few days before using them. Thanks so much!
Lindsay
Where did you get those containers? The balm and the scrub?
Amanda,
The lip balm containers are from Michaels, they were actually containers for measuring tapes that I found in the clearance section…I was having trouble finding actual lip balm containers in stores. Amazon however, has tons of options…tubes and pots! The glass containers for the scrub were found at Hobby Lobby, they have lots of cool glass bottles and jars.
Lindsay
hi! thanks for the recipes! :)
do you have some suggestions to substitute the rose petals for a different flower or herb?
You could substitute lavender, vanilla beans, citrus zest…lots of options!
Lindsay