When I’m about to embark on a summer adventure, I always do the final check before walking out the door—keys, wallet, water, and lip balm. Being ill-equipped with any of these staples puts a real damper on my ability to take impromptu diversions on the roads less traveled.
I appreciate the ability to move with fluidity while on my outdoor excursions, but I don’t enjoy it when my lip balm embodies that sentiment, too—I needed a solution to prevent my beloved lip-assistant from melting in my car, backpack, or pocket. And further, I needed my non-melting lip balm to still work effectively! Then I had a light bulb moment; a roll top bottle would work wonderfully for this purpose!Now all I needed was a recipe to make this idea a home run. Adding easily absorbed jojoba oil with a touch of the rich and longer-lasting hydration of shea butter, this lip shine checks all the boxes of a perfect lip balm, in my book.
Hopefully this DIY vegan solution will take away the worry of a balmy mess, so you can enjoy your newly discovered path and all of the flora and fauna that inhabit it.
Makes about five 10 ml. bottles
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Topics: Natural Body Care, Herbal Gift Ideas, Recipes
Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.
When I’m about to embark on a summer adventure, I always do the final check before walking out the door—keys, wallet, water, and lip balm. Being ill-equipped with any of these staples puts a real damper on my ability to take impromptu diversions on the roads less traveled.
I appreciate the ability to move with fluidity while on my outdoor excursions, but I don’t enjoy it when my lip balm embodies that sentiment, too—I needed a solution to prevent my beloved lip-assistant from melting in my car, backpack, or pocket. And further, I needed my non-melting lip balm to still work effectively! Then I had a light bulb moment; a roll top bottle would work wonderfully for this purpose!Now all I needed was a recipe to make this idea a home run. Adding easily absorbed jojoba oil with a touch of the rich and longer-lasting hydration of shea butter, this lip shine checks all the boxes of a perfect lip balm, in my book.
Hopefully this DIY vegan solution will take away the worry of a balmy mess, so you can enjoy your newly discovered path and all of the flora and fauna that inhabit it.
Makes about five 10 ml. bottles
Ingredients:
Directions:
Pro Tips:
You may also enjoy:
Topics: Natural Body Care, Herbal Gift Ideas, Recipes
Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.
