Do you have dry, chapped or damaged lips?
It's true that the cold, the sun and make-up quickly dry out the lips.
Fortunately, there are very effective homemade balms to take care of your lips.
We have selected for you the 7best lip care recipes to do at home.
Contents
To make these recipes, you will need small jars like these or better, a tube of lipstick.
Don't worry, these balm recipes are simple and especially #3. Watch:
- 2 tablespoons of shea butter
- 4 to 8 drops of bitter orange petitgrain essential oil
Melt the shea butter in a bain-marie. Off the heat, add the essential oil and mix gently. Pour immediately into a small glass jar or lipstick tube.
- 1 tablespoon of shea butter
- 3 to 4 drops of Roman chamomile essential oil
- 1 vitamin E capsule
Melt the shea butter in a bain-marie. Pierce the vitamin E capsule and add it to the butter. Mix gently. Off the heat, add the essential oil and mix gently. Immediately pour into a small jar that seals well.
- 5 grams of beeswax granules
- 15 ml sweet almond oil
- 2 drops of Damascus rose essential oil
Melt the beeswax in a bain-marie with the sweet almond oil. Off the heat, add the essential oil and mix gently. Pour immediately into a small glass jar or lipstick tube.
For a more economical version, you can replace the rose essential oil with rosewood essential oil or bourbon rose geranium.
- 2 teaspoons of beeswax granules
- 15 ml sweet almond oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of acacia honey
- 2 drops of bitter orange petitgrain essential oil
Melt the beeswax in a bain-marie with the sweet almond oil. Add the honey and mix. Remove from the heat and add the essential oil. Pour immediately into a small glass jar or lipstick tube.
- 1 level teaspoon of beeswax granules
- 2 teaspoons of wheat germ oil
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of honey
- 2 drops of Roman chamomile essential oil
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler with the oils, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the essential oil while stirring. Pour immediately into a small glass jar or lipstick tube.
This balm is really very protective for your lips. If you have fragile and often chapped lips, this balm will be your best ally in winter!
- 1 knob of shea butter
- 1 drop of bitter orange petitgrain (or rosewood, or Roman chamomile) essential oil
Melt the shea butter in the palm of your hand, stirring with your index finger. Add the drop of essential oil and mix. Apply generously to your lips with your finger. If there is any mixture left, don't waste it! Rub your hands with it, they'll thank you!
- 10 ml of sweet almond oil (or jojoba, borage)
- 4 drops of Roman chamomile essential oil
Mix the ingredients and pour everything into a small bottle. Apply to lips with your fingertip. Massage to make it penetrate well.
Note that you can replace chamomile with rosewood, lavender officinalis or bitter orange petitgrain essential oil.
You do not have small jars to store your balms?
Simply recycle the plastic shells of your children's Kinder eggs.
Look, it works very well :