Facial Recipes and Lip Balms  Note! You are advised to double-check the formulation of all recipes before making any of them. Recipes using sodium or potassium hydroxide should be run through a lye calculator before use. Copyright Notice! All content provided on this Web site, excluding button icons,  graphics, images, noted original author's works is the copyright of Rebecca Erisch, and is protected by applicable U.S. and international copyright laws. Information may be used for personal use only. Any other use--including display, distribution, modification, republication, reproduction, or transmission--of the content on this Web site is strictly prohibited. Copyright (c) 2005 Rebecca Erisch. All rights reserved. Chocolate Lip Gloss  3 Tbsp. Cocoa Butter  4-5 Chocolate Chips 1 capsule, Vit. E Melt and blend ingredients with a spoon until smooth, put into a container and refrigerate until solid.   Cocoa Butter Lip Balm  2.5 oz. cocoa butter  2.6 oz beeswax 1.4 oz sweet almond oil Lydia's Rose Hip Facial Here is somethings you can use rose hip powder for. 1/2 lb Rose hip powder 3/4 C water 3/4 C Honey 4 tsp ginger Mix rose hips, ginger and water in a enamel pt and simmer gently about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat add honey to "rose hip sauce" and boil for about 15-20 minutes until desired thickness is reached. Pour rosehip honey in to container and refrigerate, To use: For a moisturizing and soothing Facial simply apply a thick layer to your face.  Gently pat in a circular upwards motion until roship honey is tacky.  Remove with earm water and follow with a splash of cool water to tighten skin. This syrup honey can also be used for toast, waffles or taken by the tablespoon every few hours to soothe a sore throat.   Lemon Lip Balm by Kelly Reno >From her "Oils, Lotions and Other Luxuries" book 1TBS petroleum jelly 1/2 tsp. beeswax, grated 3 drops lemon flavor oil In a very small pot, heat the petroleum jelly and add the beeswax, stirring until melted.  Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon oil. Pour the  mixture into a small screw-top jar or metal tin.   Cream Perfume/Lip Gloss Tammy Gargano This base can be used as a cream perfume or lip gloss depending on what you add to it. Base: 2 Tbsp. Mineral Oil (or Castor Oil) 1 tsp.grated beeswax Heat oil in small pan and add beeswax, stirring until dissolved. Remove from heat. *To make cream perfume - stir in 1/2 t. perfume oil *To make lip gloss - stir in 1/4 t. mica dust (sparkle) and 1/8 t. flavor oil (or SAFE EO that isn't photoxic, etc. etc...) Pour into a small jar or tin and let set up for 1 hour.   Castor oil Lip Balm 3 oz castor oil 1.5 cocoa butter 1.5 beeswax Melt in microwave.  Add oil.  Stir.  Pour into containers   Lisa's Natural Lip Balm 8 oz sweet almond oil 1  ½  oz beeswax 2 tsp. honey   Jenny's Lip Balm 2 1/2 oz. beeswax 1 to 2 tbsp honey 1 cup sweet almond oil   Candy's Lip Balm 2 tsp beeswax 3 to 6 drops flavor oil 1 tsp sweet almond oil 3 small drops of honey 1 1/2 tsp cocoa butter 1 vit. E capsule   Lip Balm #1 1 oz shredded beeswax  20 drops liquid vitamin E 1 oz aloe vera oil 2 Tbsp. witch hazel 1 lb jar petroleum jelly    cheescloth 2 Tbsp. dried herbs (recommended are : leaves from comfrey, lavender, and bee balm & flowers from chamomile and calendula) Heat jelly until softened add beeswax & herbs continue to melt. Strain herbs with cheesecloth. Stir in aloe, vit. E and witch hazel. Pour into containers. Shelf life is about 2 weeks but you can watch it and it may last longer. I wouldn't sell this stuff though.   Lip Gloss 2 tsp beeswax 1 tsp honey 7 tsp castor oil or jojoba or sweet almond oil 1/8 tsp. Flavor oil Melt the oil and beeswax together in a little pan over low heat until the beeswax is melted.  Take off the stove and then add in your honey and whisk it all together. When the mixture is nearly cool add in your flavor oil, mix it up again and then pour into your lip balm container. Since this comes out to be more like a gloss you can always add more beeswax to it so that it is a little harder. Maybe another 1/2 tsp would do it.   Lip and Skin Butter 20 oz.s Almond Oil 3 3/4 oz. Beeswax 1/2 pound Anhydrous Lanolin 5-10 drops of a safe/nontoxic/non photo-toxic EO 8 oz. Glycerin Over low heat, dissolve the lanolin in the almond oil, add the glycerin and stir until all three are dispersed. Add the finely-chopped beeswax, stirring until just melted, add the EO, and pour the salve into containers. Stir the pot frequently and pour as quickly as reasonable. If you take too long the lanolin and glycerin may begin to separate.   Honey Lip Balm  -- by Gail at SERENDIPITY Soap & Sundries 5 to 6 TB. sweet almond or jojoba, or veg. oil ( I used half jojoba and half shea butter) 1 TB. beeswax, I will add more of this for a stiffer balm (Sometimes 2-3 TB) 2 tsp honey (more if you like it sweeter) 2 drops eo (I use tea tree and peppermint but be very careful with the peppermint as it can be a sensitizer... you may want to use less) Melt together the oil and beeswax in a small saucepan over low heat or in a dbl boiler. Heat until melted.  Remove from heat and add honey and blend mixture ( I use a very small wisk)  I stir until it is cooled, then add the eo. I make this balm for my whole family.  I have been carrying a .5 oz jar in my pocket book for 6+ months with no problem of spoilage. The EO helps preserve it and I typically choose jojoba oil since it does not turn rancid.   Lip Balm #2 3 oz almond oil 2 tsp pure honey 1/2 oz beeswax 1 drop of EO like peppermint  or tea trea for chapped lips. Melt all together and stir while cooling..   Herbal Face Gel 1 cup boiling water Some herbs of your own choice, at least enough to make a quadruple strength tea 1 teaspoon granulated tapioca Simmer all the ingredients together until the tapioca swells up and begins to disolve.  Strain through a clean old nylon stocking foot.  Let it cool and set up into a gel. Apply like a mask and then rinse off with clean water.   Deena's Emu Oil Lip Balm We have people beating down our door for this lip balm!  Many tell us it has helped clear up cold sores, dry cracked lips, and other problems...can't claim that in our advertising, though.  : ) 28%     EMU OIL 27%     Beeswax 20%     Almond OIl 15%     Avocado OIl 10%     Aloe Oil The scent is a blend of Lavender essential oil  60% Lime Essential Oil      25% Tea Tree Oil            15% Use about 15 drops per oz. of oils in the balm blend. You can substitute other favorite oils for the almond and avocado, but I think the necessary oils are the emu, beeswax and aloe.  This is a firm lip balm that stands up well in a tube.  You could reduce the beeswax a tad for a bit softer balm for pots.  I use it in both.   Deb's Green Clay Mask You can use a number of ingredients for a good facial and there are numerous additives you can use as well depending of the type of skin you have...ex;honey to moisturize, egg white to help oily skin etc. but mine is middle of the road... 1 cup French Green Clay 1/2 cup oatflour(or colloidal oatmeal) 4 drops peppermint EO 4 drops lavender EO *Mix all well and store in a jar. Directions; mix one tab. powder with approx. 2 tab. water and mix into a paste. Apply to face, let dry about 5-10 mins, rinse & pat dry. follow with your favorite moisturizer. *you can also add lavender powder, rosehip powder, comfrey powder or any beneficial additive at about 1 tab per batch.The Swiss like the rosehips as it has vit.C and the lavender and comfrey are very healing.   Help for Age Spots Sue's Recipe aka melanosis (dark pigmentation): This is what I use on my face...I also have a dark patch on my arm, but because this tends to be tougher skin than my face, I find it a little harder to lighten: To 10 ml of jojoba oil, add:  2 drops neroli, 1 drop lemon, 3 drops roman chamomile. I generally use this after washing my face in the evening.  I apply a little around the eye area and down the center of my nose, then moisturize as usual.  And...stay out of the sun, whether you are using this or not.  I have not been a "sun worshipper" since I was in my 20s, and even then didn't do much sunbathing.  However, thanks to hormonal changes and my annual week at the beach, I am now dealing with these patches of dark pigmentation. Sue K.   Lip Balm 4 teaspoons of beeswax pellets 1 teaspoon castor oil 3 teaspoons Jojoba oil 3 teaspoons sweet almond oil 5 drops liquid stevia (more or less depending on your taste) 20 drops flavor oil (more or less to your taste) Melt beeswax, add other oils and stir until all are melted.  You may haveto reheat to get them all melted again.  Add the stevia and flavor oils andpour into pots or tubes.  This is a firm balm that works great in thetubes.  This recipe makes about 10 tubes.Denise Washburn   Honey Lip Cream 1 ounce honey 1 ounce beeswax 2 ounces your favorite veggie oil Melt beeswax, add honey and oil, stir really well for several minutes and pour into pots, if you want this firmer, add more beeswax.