No Wax All Natural, Vegan Lip Balm

  Natural lip products are usually made of waxes, butters and oils. 

  Beeswax is the most commonly used, but Candelilla and Carnauba are becoming more and more popular with the increasing demand for vegan products.

  Waxes are mostly used to raise the melting point of lip products, they do offer some health/beauty benefits but they are not as beneficial as butters and oils. 

  I am not a huge fan of stick lip balms (they end up melted on the bottom of my purse or my Jeep's cup holder), so my lip products don't need to be super hard.

   Ucuuba butter is softer than all the waxes but still hard enough to make a perfect jar or tin lip product.

   Depending on the other products used, I use 1/2 to 2/3 of Ucuuba for my recipes.

   A balm made from Ucuuba can also be used on upper lip to help with those pesky little wrinkles, cuticles, dry patches, etc... 

Ucuuba Butter Benefits

Ucuuba Butter is said to have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties and is ideal for treating acne, eczema and dry or irritated skin. Exceptionally rich in essential fatty acids, Ucuuba Butter is considered to have anti-aging properties and can be used to replenish tone and moisture to dry and mature skin. 

Anti-aging Lip Balm

Ucuuba Butter - about 1 oz

Muru Muru and Cupuacu Butters - 0.5 oz (0.25 oz. of each)

Pracaxi and Acai Oils- 10 drops of each

  

Put all the ingredients in a VERY clean and dry glass jar, make sure the lid is also clean and doesn't smell like food. Put jar in a pot with water, make sure it is not too much water, jar is not supposed to float. Use low to medium heat, water does not need to be boiling.  As soon as all the ingredients are melted, pick up the jar using a towel, *JAR WILL BE HOT, BE VERY CAREFUL* DRY the jar very well, if water gets in your balm it will shorten the shelf life of it. Pour in the container of your choice (I like the cute metal tins), put in the fridge for a few minutes and you will have the best lip and fix-everything balm ever!

  Ucuuba butter is dark brown and offers a nice gloss but natural coloring and scents can be added, they will limit the uses of your balm. I do add a couple drops of coconut unsweetened flavor oil, which still allows me to use it anywhere else I want.

  Unless they give you different directions, add coloring and scents AFTER the butters and oils are melted.

  This recipe can be modified easily with the uses of other oils (for a cheaper version coconut or olive oil can be used), if using different butter, melting points have to observed.

I sell these Butters and Oils at my shop Rainforest Chica.

I sell individual tin cans on my site, for more quantities take a look at Paper Mart and SKS sites.