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The Best Handmade Organic Lip Balm

By Rebecca Myers


Few things in life are quite as irritating as painful, chapped lips, especially when you consider that there was no need for them to occur in the first place. Yes, those cracked lips that get so raw and worrisome are can be healed with handmade organic lip balm, which has plenty of healing properties. Your lips will feel relief almost right away and heal fully in no time.

While quite a few people wait until their lips are actually in bad shape to use balms, this is a bad idea. There is absolutely no reason to go through all that pain and embarrassment due to unsightly lips. Start using balms before your lips start to feel raw, and you won't have to deal with this issue again. As a bonus, your lips are always luscious and smooth.

It is not often that someone can buy a product knowing that it is healthy and good for them, the earth, and everyone who made it. With an organic balm that is handmade, all of these things are true. The ingredients are grown and harvested in a way that is earth friendly, and they are often locally sourced or fair trade if they come from abroad. This means everyone involved is treated fairly and the planet is not in any peril as a result of the item.

Before these balms can end up in your eager hands, they must be made by hand. The first step in this process is to make the base, which is the most bountiful ingredients in any recipe. Bases are often made with beeswax, which is a natural and sustainable resource. Some will go with coconut oil instead, and still others will choose cocoa butter as the base. A few may mix two or even all three ingredients, largely based upon how much softening or protective properties they want in the final product.

Once the base is made, next comes the active ingredients. In natural products, this often means the use of herbs or essential oils to produce an intended effect. For example, if the product is needed to repair very chapped lips, peppermint, tea tree or other essential oils with healing properties might be used. If the balm is supposed to be relaxing and soothing, then something like lavender might be used.

Next, there may be extra ingredients used to make the final product look or feel prettier. A great example is the use of pieces of lavender in balms that already have lavender essential oil in them. The pieces don't add to the efficacy, but make the item look more attractive. Others do have a purpose, such as the addition of brown sugar for a balm scrub that is meant to exfoliate lips.

These ingredients are usually melted, often in a large pot or double boiler, then poured into a container to cool. Once cooled, they will harden up a bit, but still be spreadable. The container can be plastic, glass, tin or any other type that the maker wants.

This painstaking process gives you a balm that is fun to use and should become a part of your routine. Making it a part of your daily skincare regimen means you never again have to go through the pain of chapped lips that crack or even bleed. As a bonus, you are doing something good for the environment and lots of small batch artisans are thankful.




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