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Tallow Lip Balm
Tallow, beeswax, and olive oil in a small tin. Unscented, because lips get licked. A scented tin is a separate choice.
This is how our household cooks, washes, and thinks. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for a midwife or a doctor.
15 minutes · About 3 small tins
“Taste and see that the LORD is good.”
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp rendered beef tallow
- 1 tbsp beeswax
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 drops vitamin E oil
Method
- 1
Melt the tallow, beeswax, and olive oil over the lowest heat, just until the wax disappears. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the vitamin E.
- 2
Pour into clean lip tins or a tiny jar. Let them harden. Do not move them while they are cloudy and soft, or the top cracks.
- 3
Use a fingertip, not a dirty one. If the balm is too hard, remelt it with another teaspoon of olive oil. If it is too soft, remelt it with another teaspoon of beeswax.
From the kitchen
- Leave this batch unscented. Lips are skin you swallow from. Do not put tea tree, peppermint, or cinnamon oil in a lip balm.
- If you want a scented tin for an adult only, stir 2 drops of lavender into the whole melted batch, off the heat, and label that tin. Not in pregnancy, and not for a child.
My note
Kept on this device, beside the recipe, for the next time you cook it.
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