This delicious, all natural orange chocolate chapstick is full of holiday nostalgia and perfect for protecting winter lips. Plus, it’s a cinch to make and completely guilt free!


Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Ingredients for Orange Chocolate Chapstick
3:03 - Melt the Wax, Cocoa Butter, and Oil
4:16 - Take it off the Heat and Add Remaining Ingredients
5:06 - Pour the Lip Balm into Tubes


Ingredients:

4 g (about 1 tsp) raw/unrefined cocoa butter
4g (about 1 tsp) beeswax
4g (about 1 tsp) jojoba oil (or other liquid carrier oil)
3-6 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
a few drops of vitamin E oil (optional)

Tools:

2 chapstick tubes or lip balm type containers
a saucepan and a small heat proof bowl OR a double boiler
spatula
a kitchen scale (optional, but useful)

Instructions:

1. Place beeswax and cocoa butter in a double boiler or a heatproof bowl on top of a saucepan of simmering water. Stir gently until completely melted.

2. Add jojoba oil (or other liquid carrier oil of your choice) and stir to combine.

3. Remove from heat, being careful to wipe any water from the bottom of the bowl. Stir in vitamin E oil (if using) and essential oil.

4. Carefully (but quickly) pour the liquid oil mixture into chapstick tubes and allow to sit until the product has completely cooled. (For faster results move the tubes to the fridge after it’s begun to solidify.)

5. When the lip balm is completely cool, cap it and apply liberally as needed! Your lip balm should be good for about 6 months to a year (depending on the freshness of your ingredients.)

Notes:

Pro Tip: For easier filling, I like to secure my tubes together with a rubber band!

A note about essential oils: Some citrus oils can be phototoxic and should not be used in leave-on skin care recipes. Sweet Orange essential oil is generally considered SAFE to use for most people and is not phototoxic. Feel free to substitute any other lip balm safe essential oil in this recipe. (Peppermint hot chocolate anyone?!)


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