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DIY: Make your own honey body balm

Equipment

  • three sterilized glass jars (125mL / 0.5 cup each) with lids
  • one heat-safe glass measuring cup (at least 500mL / 2 cup capacity)
  • one large pot
  • one metal rack, like the kind used for canning
  • one sterilized spoon

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup grapeseed oil, 85 mL
  • 1/4 cup beeswax, preferably the yellow kind (white is fine too), 60 mL
  • 1/2 cup shea butter, 125 mL
  • 1/2 tbsp honey, 8 mL

Instructions

  • If the beeswax is in a block, grate it over a bowl until there is 1/4 cup. If it is really cold, microwave the block for 20 seconds to make it easier to grate.
  • Add metal rack to pot. Add approximately 2 cm water and bring to a simmer.
  • Add beeswax, grapeseed oil, honey, and shea butter to glass measuring cup.
  • Set measuring cup on rack in pot with simmering water and leave for approximately 10 minutes or until beeswax has melted. Mix with spoon.
  • Pour melted mixture into sterilized glass jars. Allow mixture to cool.