Orange Cream Lip Balm

12/10/2013

Big Woman and I love to make lip balm and when she decided to do an Orange Cream Spa Basket, we knew we needed an orange colored lip balm. We haven't made orange before and so I got to thinking when I cut up all those carrots to make carrot powder that my fingers turned orange. What the heck, lets give a try! So I infused my carrot powder into the almond oil. Well, it worked and not only does it give a great color to the lip balm, carrot oil is very nourishing for the skin and hair. Here is a great post on making carrot oil and all the healing benefits it has.

The Recipe

1 Tbsp. coconut oil
1 Tbsp (.25 oz.) cocoa butter
1 Tbsp. beeswax
1 Tbsp. carrot infused almond oil (could also use grape seed, apricot, avocado, etc.)
1 tsp. vegetable glycerine
20 drops orange essential oil
15 drops vanilla essential oil
This recipe will fill about 7 lip balm containers.

Melt the coconut oil, cocoa butter, beeswax and carrot infused oil. Remove from the heat and add the glycerine and essential oils. Pour into lip balm containers and let cool before capping and labeling.

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Carrot Infused Oil

When infusing powdered herbs, or in this case carrots, use one part powder to two parts oil. Mix together and then let sit in a warm spot for 2 weeks or place in a pan of water on low heat for several hours. I started my oil in the morning so it would be ready in the afternoon when we made our lip balm.

When straining powder infused oil, you want to use either cheese cloth or a clean cotton cloth. I purchased this strainer from Mountain Rose Herbs that is made with cotton and I have LOVED it! Pour the infused oil into the cloth and squeeze to get all that nutrient rich oil out. Store in a cool, dark place.