Gingerbread Lip Balm

I will happily confess that I have a bit of a thing for gingerbread. It’s delicious, and it smells fantastic. It is also a beautiful, deep colour that seems to be to hearken to days gone by, where rye bread, dark liquor, and unrefined foods abounded. A bit overly romantic, I’m sure, but it’s a nice wintery image all the same.

gingerbread lip balm

3g beeswax

3g virgin coconut oil

4g raw cocoa butter

5g sweet almond oil

5 drops vitamin E oil

1g vegetable glycerin

3g blackstrap molasses

3 drops liquid carmine dye (optional—you can also use a pinch of red iron oxide, but it will be more of a ruddy brown than red)

3 drops cinnamon essential oil

2 drops ginger essential oil

3 drops vanilla essential oil

Combine all the oils and waxes together in a small saucepan and melt over low heat.

Source: http://www.humblebeeandme.com/gingerbread-lip-balm/