Nothing like a little evening crafting! I've been wanting to make my own chapstick for awhile now. Ever since I took a class about it last year, to get over my uneasiness of trying something completely new by myself. You can find my previous blog post about it here.
I recently bought the final missing ingredients needed to make chapstick.
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| Ingredients: - 2 Tbsp Sweet Almond Oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp Beeswax - 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil - 1 Tbsp Shea Butter - 1/4 tsp peppermint oil You will also need 12-13 chapstick tubes. |
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| I have been saving my chapstick containers (either once the chapstick was done or chapstick I hated). Hi, my name is Nadia, and I am a chapstick snob! I stuck the tubes (twisted all the way down, so not to make a mess) in the microwave and zapped for 1-2 minutes to liquefy all remaining chapstick. Once it was liquid I poured it all into a spare can and tossed it. |
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| Here all all of my empty containers waiting for new chapstick. |
The next step is to melt all ingredients, except for the peppermint oil, in a double boiler. I used a makeshift double boiler because I didn't want to clean beeswax out of my good one. I was so busy melting my ingredients that I didn't get a chance to snap a picture of my "double boiler". I used a medium tin can and an old saucepan.
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| Once the liquid has good a bit (but hasn't solidified) add in the peppermint oil and pour into the empty tubes. If it solidifies in the process, just reheat. |
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| Once your chapstick has solidified you can recap the tubes and wipe off the excess. I didn't want to waste any so what I cleaned off I added back into the tubes that weren't completely full. |
I can't wait to use my new chapstick!
Happy Crafting!
