🌿 After-Sun Lip Balm

Yes—your lips can get sunburned! If you’ve spent a little too much time in the sun and your lips feel sore, tight, or irritated, this soothing after-sun lip balm will help cool, calm, and moisturize them. It’s packed with healing oils, gentle waxes, and aromatic essential oils for comfort and relief.

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🧴 Ingredients (Makes 6 Tubes)

• 2 tbsp olive oil infused with calendula

• 2 tbsp castor oil

• 2 tbsp grated beeswax

• 1.5 tsp carnauba wax

• 1 tsp shea butter

• 10 drops vanilla essential oil

• 8 drops ylang-ylang essential oil

• 5 drops peppermint essential oil

• 5 drops lavender essential oil

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🛠️ Materials Needed

• 6 empty lip balm tubes

• Turkish coffee pot or small double boiler

• Small spatula

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🧪 Instructions

1. Prepare Calendula-Infused Olive Oil

Infuse olive oil with calendula using the method described earlier (or by gently warming olive oil with dried calendula petals and letting it steep).

2. Melt Base Ingredients

• Add olive oil, castor oil, beeswax, carnauba wax, and shea butter into a double boiler or Turkish coffee pot.

• Heat gently until everything melts completely.

• Turn off the heat.

3. Add Essential Oils

• Once off the heat, add vanilla, ylang-ylang, peppermint, and lavender essential oils.

• Stir thoroughly with a spatula to combine.

4. Fill the Lip Balm Tubes

• Pour the melted mixture into each tube, filling to slightly above the inner screw mechanism.

• Allow the tubes to cool and harden.

5. Top Off for a Smooth Finish

• Re-melt any remaining mixture and top off each tube to level the surface.

• This two-step filling method prevents a sunken center.

• If a dip still forms, add a small amount of extra balm and gently melt the surface with a lighter to smooth it.