DIY Body Balm
This DIY Body Balm comes together quickly and easily with skin-loving ingredients like Jojoba Oil and mango butter for a balm that nourishes dry skin.
Servings 10 oz
Equipment
- 6 2 oz tins with screw top lid
Ingredients
- 6 oz jojoba oil
- 2 oz argan oil or, avocado, sunflower, sweet almond, rice bran oil
- 1 oz mango butter
- 2 oz beeswax pellets
Optional:
- .15 oz essential oil Combination of Pine, Cedarwood and Rosemary (.05 oz of each)
Instructions
- Using a double broiler, combine all of the ingredients and melt on low to medium heat. If you are using your microwave, ensure you are using a microwave safe glass measuring cup and heat in intervals of 30-45 seconds, stir and repeat.
- Once the mixture has melted completely, remove from the heat. Add the essential oils and stir to combine.
- Pour into 2 oz tins and allow to cool until hardened.
Notes
- For a harder body balm/beard balm, increase your beeswax to 2.5 oz.
- Sunflower oil can be substituted with avocado oil, rice bran oil, organ oil or even sweet almond oil.