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Azg (Toronto, On) on 09/27/2009
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I started making my own lip balm to use for myself when I was pregnant and to give away as gifts... It's a pretty basic formula. About 50% Beeswax, 10% Oil, 40% Olive oil (or any other kind of vegetable oil).

Years ago I used to work with a woman who looked my age...I was shocked to discover she had a daughter my age! She said her secret was putting petroleum jelly around her eyes every night. I researched it and discovered that, while in theory it would work, it was VERY toxic to the body to apply anything with Mineral Oils or Mineral Oil-derivatives in it. After some more research, I learned that beeswax is an even better "sealant" than Petroleum Jelly is - and it's all natural!

So I started using my lip balm around my eyes every single night instead of an eye cream. I cannot tell you...the fine lines have DISAPPEARED! My eye area is dewy and soft. I get carded on a regular basis and people don't believe that I am 30 years old.

If you don't have the patience to make your own lip balm, please buy one at the health food store. DO NOT USE ANYTHING WITH MINERAL OILS. Avoid ones with Peppermint Essential Oils as the vapours are irritating to the eye. Try to go unscented.

Even if you buy one of the fancy organic brand lipbalms at $6 or $7 for one stick, it will honestly last you at least 4 or 5 months...which is still way cheaper (and FAR more effective) than those $100 containers of fancy brand-name anti-aging eye creams that are loaded with toxic chemicals.

P.S. Did you know Propylene Glycol is an industrial anti-freeze and it's in 90% of all conventional face lotions/body lotions?!? Go grab your bottle of drug store/department store lotion and read the ingredients. Still think the sun causes skin cancer?!? Or maybe the chemicals in your skin care???

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Replied By Sheryl (Huntington Beach, Calf.) on 12/02/2009

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE 10 PERCENT OIL IS IN HER LIP FORMULA- THANKS!
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Replied By Mary (Mukilteo, Wa) on 01/09/2010

Does anyone know what the 10% oil is?

EC: We're going to guess the missing word is coconut oil.

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Replied By Adam (Mission, Tx Us) on 12/02/2010

Could you put your measurements into teaspoons?
Thanks am
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Replied By Faeqa (Amman, Jordan) on 11/04/2012

Hi I tried sesame oil with bee wax for chapped lips and I found it better than any other oil and cream. I used it for my dry face skin and sun burn, it is perfect.

To make it add 2 TBS of wax for one cup of oil on low heat and melt it (don't boil just melt) then put it on glass jar and let it cool. U can test the consistency befor put it in jar by put a teaspoon of it in refrigerator for few minutes.

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Replied By Athena (Northern Indiana) on 12/02/2012

Thanks for doing and sharing your research!

For anyone who wants this in tablespoons, you could just put 1 tablespoon of what's 10%, 4 tablespoons of what's 40%, and 5 tablespoons of what's 50%. You can double or triple it from there.

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