DIY lip balm

So, I admit this was more of a fun project than a serious plastic-reduction exercise :)

Three of my lip balm containers were running low so I decided to make my own to refill them rather than buying yet another plastic container.

The recipe is at bleuarts.blogspot.com(and check out the awesome knitted Princess Leia hair!)

I used beeswax, olive oil, vitamin E oil and orange essential oil. I had most of these already so the only cost was $9 for a bottle of essential oil—and there's heaps left over for other projects.

It took a bit of fiddling to get the proportions of ingredients right (my first try was solid-as so I had to add more oil ...).

Mmm, the final result smells yummy and orangey. And it seems to be just as good as the bought stuff.