Make your own decadent chocolate lip balm with only four natural ingredients. It's easy to turn these items into a soothing stick of rich chocolate yumminess! Give as a beautiful handmade gift or treat yourself. Follow these simple steps to create your own delectable lip balm.
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| Start with four ingredients - 1 oz cocoa butter (approx. 2 Tbsp) 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil 1 to 2 Tbsp cocoa powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon |
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| Included at the end of this article are links where you can find supplies. We happened upon a clearance at our local Walgreens. |
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| 1) Slowly melt the cocoa butter over low heat in a double boiler. I don't own a double boiler so I made a makeshift one with a pyrex bowl and a saucepan. Cocoa butter could crystalize if you melt it too rapidly. |
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Stir gently as the cocoa butter melts. Be careful to not let the butter get too hot. It should never
smoke or spatter. Mine didn't even look steamy. |
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| 2) Once the cocoa butter has melted remove from heat and add the coconut oil. Stir gently until coconut oil has melted. |
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| 3) Add the cinnamon and cocoa powder. I used 2 Tbsp of cocoa powder but you can add more or less depending on the desired strength and color. |
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| 4) Whisk the dry ingredients into the oil mixture until blended well. You might notice a little cinnamon residue at the bottom but don't be concerned. Most of it will be incorporated into your balm. |
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| 5) You could pour your mixture into empty pots, chapstick tubes or anything else that you have handy. I decided to use the original tube the cocoa butter came in. It's not very pretty as a gift but just fine for me. Since my container had a little push up piece of plastic at the bottom, I covered the bottom with plastic wrap to ensure that the mixture wouldn't leak while cooling. |
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| 6) Allow your balm to cool for several hours or more. Mine took at least 4 hours to set up. The results were smooth and delicious! A perfect mix of natural oils and antioxidant rich ingredients. |
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| Sweet! For supplies visit the following ~ Coastal Scents Cocoa Butter, 16 Ounce  Nature's Way Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, 16 Ounce  10 Natural (Clear) 0.15 oz. Lip Balm Empty Containers  |
Can't find anywhere near where I live (Dorset in England) that sells cocoa butter, is there something I could replace it with?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what you have available but I would guess that any fat (such as vegetable shortening) which stays solid at room temmperature could be used. I'm not sure that most would be as pleasant smelling and tasting as cocoa butter is but you might find a combination that you would be happy with! I'd love to hear back from you if you get the chance. Let us know how your experiment worked for you! Have a great day!
Deletei like this lip balm recipe save this one in the recipes folder or something
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