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What can I use instead of Chapstick or Vaseline?

What can I use instead of Chapstick or Vaseline?

Best alternatives to Lip balms

  • Pure Lanolin. Lanolin is an excellent substitute for petroleum jelly based lip balms that have a lot of harmful additives.
  • Coconut Oil. Coconut oil is an ingredient used to soften skin and hair all over South-Asia.
  • Castor Oil.
  • Shea Butter.
  • Aloe Vera Gel.

How do you make homemade lip balm naturally?

Instructions

  1. Measure beeswax, shea butter and cocoa butter and put in the top of a double boiler.
  2. Melt the butters and waxes over low heat in your double boiler until completely combined.
  3. Add the almond oil and jojoba oil and stir.
  4. Remove from heat and add Vitamin E and essential oils.
  5. Pour into lip balm tubes or tins.

What can replace beeswax in lip balm?

Some alternatives are better for hair products, while others are better for skin products (i.e. lotions and soaps), and some are better for lip balms or candles….7 Beeswax Substitutes for Skin and Hair Products (Vegan)

Purpose Beeswax Substitutes to Use
Lip Balm Soy Wax Candelilla Wax
Candles Soy Wax Paraffin Wax Rice Bran Wax Sunflower Wax

How do you make lip balm with 2 ingredients?

How to Make Homemade Lip Balm

  1. Step 1: Scoop petroleum jelly into a microwave safe bowl and microwave. Start by adding petroleum jelly to a small microwave safe bowl.
  2. Step 2: Add Kool-Aid powder to melted jelly.
  3. Step 3: Pour or scoop mixture into pots.

What can I use if I don’t have lip balm?

2. Try natural lip remedies

  1. Aloe vera: This gel forms inside the leaves of aloe vera plants.
  2. Coconut oil: Made from the flesh of coconuts, this oil combats inflammation and is an emollient, which means that it can soothe and soften the skin.
  3. Honey: It is highly moisturizing, which makes it a good treatment for dry lips.

What’s a good replacement for chapstick?

Top 10 Lip Balm Substitute List | Non-Toxic Alternatives for Chapped Lips

  • Castor Oil. With its thick consistency, castor oil (where to get it) is THE perfect natural emollient for cracked lips.
  • Vaseline.
  • Coconut Oil.
  • Pure Lanolin.
  • Vitamin E.
  • Shea Butter.
  • Butter.
  • Honey.

What ingredients do you need to make lip balm?

What You’ll Need To Make Homemade Lip Balm:

  1. Coconut Oil (solid, not fractionated)
  2. Raw Honey ( This is an optional ingredient.
  3. Sweet Almond Oil (you may substitute this with olive oil, avocado oil, or jojoba oil)
  4. Essential Oils (optional)
  5. Empty Lip Balm Tubes.
  6. Beeswax Pellets (or carnauba wax)
  7. Double Boiler.
  8. Whisk.

Can I substitute coconut oil for beeswax?

Since carnauba wax is much harder than beeswax, we recommend replacing the required amount of beeswax with a mix of half carnauba wax, half soft plant oil (such as coconut oil). This combination works well for making plant-based salves, lip balms, and even candles!

How do you make homemade Vaseline?

Homemade Vaseline

  1. 1/4 cup coconut oil (this is the creamiest, most nutritive coconut oil I’ve ever used)
  2. 1/8 cup olive oil (I purchase only the best organic olive oil here)
  3. 1/8 cup castor oil.
  4. 2 tablespoons beeswax (these beeswax pastilles are so much easier to work with)
  5. 1 tablespoon lanolin.

What can one substitute beeswax with in lip balms?

Substitutes for Beeswax Soy Wax. Soy wax comes from soybeans as expected, and typically used in vegan candles. Candelilla Wax. If you look at my guide to the best vegan lip balms, most of the best ones use candelilla wax. Paraffin Wax. Paraffin wax comes from petroleum or some other fossil fuel product. Carnauba Wax. Olive Wax. Rice Bran Wax and Sunflower Wax.

How to make your own beeswax wood balm?

Melt beeswax in double boiler over medium heat until it reaches 300 degrees F.

  • Carefully add in your oil of choice and stir until completely blended.
  • Remove from heat and add any scenting oils.
  • Pour melted mixture into glass or tin containers and set aside for several hour to let it harden.
  • How is lip butter different from lip balm?

    Lip butter is thicker and has organic ingredients most of the time

  • Lip butter is perfect for the winter while a lip balm should be used in the summer
  • Lip butter will not stay on your lips for as long as the lip balm
  • Lip balm is easier to apply and it gives you a mess-free approach
  • Lip balm can be used as a base for your lipstick
  • What are the ingredients for lip balm?

    Castor oil: Castor oil is made from castor beans and has long been used in various medicines.

  • which means that it attracts moisture.
  • Lanolin: Lanolin is a type of wax secreted by woolly animals such as sheep.