Chocolate and orange are a perfect flavor combination. What better idea than to combine them into a lip balm.
After some time living in the south, I’ve found it can get pret-ty dry in the fall.
–out of no where-
If my lips get the least bit dry, they’re completely cracked within a few hours. Heavy, waxy lip balms only make my problem worse.
A few months ago, I came across a recipe for natural lip balm. It was a basic, flavorless balm to simply protect lips. I love chocolate and orange together so I created a delicious flavor combination that works perfectly with the base recipe.
Now that it’s Winter and I’m in need of some lip balm, I tried this and it turned out great. It’s not heavy at all. It smells great, tastes like dessert, and keeps my lips moist.
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How to Make Your Own Chocolate Orange Lip Balm:
I’ve been collecting cosmetic containers as they’ve been emptied. I washed them in hot, soapy water and let them air dry. Yes, that’s a contact lens container. I always seem to have millions of them hanging around. Hey, it works!
Wouldn’t it be great to just open your chapstick and find this?
You need some cocoa butter as the base. It’s almost rock hard at room temp so it needs to be cut with some vitamin E oil. The chocolate is for color and flavor. So, add more or less chocolate chips depending on what color you would like for your lip balm. If you want a colorless balm, you could use white chocolate instead.
Sooo, when you run out of cosmetic containers to fill, look for whatever works!
Chocolate Orange Lip Balm
6 T Cocoa Butter
3-10 Chocolate Chips
½ tsp Vitamin E Oil
¼ tsp Orange Extract
Glass containers
Directions:
Melt the cocoa butter in a microwave safe container until it’s a liquid. Measure 6 tablespoons into a microwaveable (preferably pourable) cup. I used a pyrex measuring cup.
Add the chocolate chips and stir to melt. You may have to microwave the mixture again for the chips to fully melt. Add vitamin E oil and orange extract. Ahhh, it smells glorious. Stir to combine and pour mixture into lip balm container(s).
Place in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to firm.
I got a little crafty with this old chapstick container. If you do this, make sure to put the container in the freezer for a few minutes before you fill it with hot, melty lip balm. Otherwise, it will leak a little until it firms.
Tips:
This would make a great gift – although you may want to put it in an UNUSED container if you’re giving this away.Here are some pretty glass containers
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This is genius and sounds amazing. I will definitely be trying this!
That sounds delicious.LOL.
What a great idea. You are so clever!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
wow..that is really creative!! And it looks soooo yummy!!!
So do I get one for Christmas then? 😉 haha Sounds good. I have to go to the HEB in Waco with you and have you show me all the oils and things you use a lot
Wow, what a creative project! I never would have thought to do this!
Oh, I would be in trouble with this one. I love chocolate so much I would end up licking my lips all the time! What a unique recipe.
Sarah, Thanks so much for your visit to my blog today- it led me back to you and this awesome post on lip balm. I am enamored with chocolate flavored lip balm. Takes me back to when I was in grade school and a friend let me use hers. ( it was a simpler time and we didn't think anything of sharing things like this) It tasted and smelled so good! I want to make some of this. I'll even give it away as a special gift. Thanks so very much!!! ~Sue
Wow….this looks great! I would love to try it…and what a great gift! You Rock!
This is so great. Although I am pretty sure it wouldn't last long because I would be using it all the time.
How interesting! I'm addicted to a certain brand of lip balm, but I might have to try this!
Wow chocolate lip balm now that sounds great.
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This is so great. Love it!
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OMG….Yummy!
I'm realizing, as I look around your blog, that I really enjoy everything you do! I love your creativity, the way you write, and the way you present your projects. Gotta add you to my list of "Good Eggs". Do you have a button, or should I grab your "Sweets This Week" one?
That's such a great idea–I will have to try that!
What a cool idea. I've never seen anything like it!! I am definitely going to have to give this a try. Thanks!!
wow, that sounds great! i would never have thought to do it myself! stopping over from my backyard eden.
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Cool. I bet it tastes yummy too. I have a thing for Hershey's lip balm. 🙂
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Love this idea. My little one loves chapstick, but she ends up over using and wasting the expensive, paraben and chemical free kind I buy and I dont want to give her the cheapie chemical ridden ones either. This seems like a good place to meet in the middle.
looks yummy!
This is so neat! I'd love to try this! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!
This is great! I fly through chapstick and will definitely make a batch of this for myself this winter!