I wanted to try a different crafty project with Hana and thought we’d give making lip balm a try.  It turned out to be a fun, easy, and fairly quick project.  There are many great tutorials online.  Here is the one we used via GreenBee. The only changes we made were using olive oil instead of jojoba (its what I had on hand) and adding the liquid of a capsule of vitamin E (for extra soft lips).

Ingredients

-2 tsp. beeswax (chop or grate it, then measure)
-2 1/4 tsp. jojoba oil (you can use any oil you like, but for me jojoba’s the only way to go)
-about 6 drops of peppermint essential oil (again, you can use anything you like. Grapefruit would be good!)

Melt wax and jojoba oil together in the top of a double boiler, or you could probably put it in the microwave for a bit. Stir to combine. Then remove it from the heat and add the essential oil. Pour into your containers, but don’t fill up completely yet. Wait a minute or two, keeping the reserved mixture melted, then top the containers with the rest of the mixture. This gives you a nice looking top. Let cool for about 20 minutes and enjoy!
I like a bit of a waxier lip balm, so if you want it glossier just add a bit more jojoba oil.. maybe 3 tsp? Experiment to get it how you like it, that’s half the fun!