Lip Service
Smile! Treat yourself with our easy DIY lip balm recipe.
By Anne-Marie Faiola

You can pick up the art supplies for this project at your local craft store. Look for low-VOC paint to avoid toxic, potentially harmful chemicals. Try to find seedlings for the lettuce and herbs from a local farmers’ market or nursery. If seedlings are unavailable, use regular seeds and allow for longer growing time.

Materials
2 tsp. coconut oil
2 1/4 tsp. beeswax (or substitute candelilla wax)
2 1/8 tsp. sweet almond oil
2/3 tsp. olive oil
Small containers (available at brambleberry.com or in cosmetic stores)

Directions
1. Pour a couple inches of water into a shallow saucepan. Place a heat-resistant glass measuring cup (such as Pyrex) in the saucepan and warm over medium heat. Add the coconut oil and beeswax together in the measuring cup, melting each. It should take two to six minutes for both to melt completely.

2, In the microwave, heat olive oil until lukewarm (cold olive oil will harden the beeswax).

3. Combine melted coconut oil and beeswax with warmed olive oil. Add sweet almond oil, mixing well*.

4. Pour mixture into small containers. Let harden.

Yields: 5-7 pots of lip balm