Saturday 11 January 2014

DIY Organic Lipbalm

Hello,

Recently, my mum made some lovely organic lip balm which is so simple to make so I thought we'd make some more and I'd share with you how it is done :)

 
 
 
 
Ingredients:
 
The amounts of each depend on how much you are making (see below)
 
Organic Coconut Oil - can be bought in most supermarkets :)
 
Organic Shea Butter - we bought it on Ebay here but it can be found on many websites or in some farms
 
Organic Beeswax Granules - again we bought them on Ebay here but the same as above
 
They are the only ingredients! (Please note that you could use either Coconut oil OR Shea butter with the beeswax OR both (like I did))
 
Equipment:
 
Saucepan
 
Measuring jug - you should either have a measuring jug specifically for the purpose of this or ensure to clean it out with boiling water as otherwise the oils will not come off properly and they will get into your food (or whatever else you put in the measuring jug) - alternatively you could use an old tin can instead of the measuring jug - that way it can just be thrown away it's your choice
 
A teaspoon (this one is slightly larger than a teaspoon)
 
Pots/tins to put the lipbalm into - these are the tins we used off of Ebay but they are a personal preference, and can be found in many different shops or on many different websites all in different sizes
 
Method
 
1. Firstly you need to put some water into the saucepan, about 1/3 filled
 
 
2. Next put the measuring jug (or tin can) into the water to create a double boiler. Turn on the heat to as high as you wish (we put it of the highest) and start to boil the water
 
 
3. There's no need to wait for the water to be boiling to add the ingredients, so you can start to add them now.
 
You'll want to have double the amount of fats as beeswax in your mixture (the fats are the coconut oil and shea butter put together), so your recipe will change whether you're including one or the other or both
 
The amount you use will depend on the amount you want to make, but there is no need to measure the ingredients too strictly. I used 3 'teaspoons' of Coconut oil, one of Shea Butter and 2 of Beeswax and this filled 5x 15ml tins so made 75ml.
 
The first thing to add will be Coconut oil, so I put 3 large teaspoons of Coconut oil into the measuring jug.
 
 
 
4. Next, I added 1 large teaspoon of Shea Butter
 
 
 
5. Lastly, I added 2 large teaspoons of Beeswax Granules
 
 
 
Alternatively, you could buy a block of beeswax and grate it yourself.
 
6. You then leave the mixture on a high heat to melt
 
 
7. After around 5-10 minutes the mixture will have all melted, depending on how much you made, so take it off the heat and take the measuring jug out of the water (I'd also recommend drying the bottom of the jug)
 
 
 
8. Then carefully pour the mixture into the tins
 
 
9. Let the mixture sit for around 10 minutes until it goes like this:
 
 
and is hard
 
10. At this point you can either put it in the fridge or just leave it out to fully set, preferably overnight
 
Made like this, the lip balm will have a shelf life of around 6 months. To make it last longer you could add a couple of drops of vitamin e oil which can be bought from Holland and Barret or online.
 
It can also be used as a hand cream or body cream, you could even put it in a bigger container for this use. I used it on a dry patch I had on my face and it cleared up over night :)
 
 Have you ever made any skincare at home?
 
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Bye :)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 8 January 2014

Debenhams Winter Style Challenge

Hello everyone,

So I heard about an amazing completions (type-thing) hosted by the lovely Victoria from VIXPO and Natasha from Girl in the lens where there is a £500 Debenhams voucher up for grabs! Yes, you heard me right. And there's also 2 £50 vouchers for runners up, so who wouldn't enter! The 'challenge' is two create 2 winter looks, one for daytime and the other a party/evening look, see the full rules here. So here are my looks:

The Daytime Outfit

Sunday 5 January 2014

Get To know Me Tag

Hello Everyone!

I saw this tag on the lovely blog Leesha Jane and thought it was a great idea, I haven't really done many tag posts but I love reading them, although I am pretty bring so I'm not sure I'd want to read my own.... Anyway, I just thought it was a nice idea for you to get to know me 😊

1. Are you named after anyone? Not that I know of, although when I was little I liked to think I was named after Jemima puddle duck...

2. When was the last time you cried? Christmas Day.... Because I was being sick and it was really horrible...


3. Do you have kids? No!!!


4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? I think I would after a while, but I give awful first impressions!


5. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Unfortunately yes, sometimes it's a good thing but other times I think I need to not be so sarcastic..especially as some people think I'm being serious....


6. Will you ever bungee-jump? This is a tough one, because I'm the type of person who is SO unbelievably terrified of something like bungee-jumping but then once I do it I want to do it again and if I don't do it, I really regret it, and one of my New Years resolutions is to try and have no regrets so never say never I guess....


7. What's your favorite cereal? Im not really sure, I don't often eat cereal but I quite like weetabix minis with the chocolate chips.... Or honey Cheerios with no milk because I can't stand them with milk, not a good combination!


8. What's the first thing you notice about people? I think I generally notice someone's facial expression first, like if they're smiling or they look upset, but I also notice someone's hair as soon as I see them


9. What is your eye colour? I actually had to go and look in the mirror to answer this one, my eyes are a really odd colour but the best I can describe them is greeny yellow?!


10. Scary movie or happy endings? I love happy endings, but sometimes I'm really up for a scary film, so I'd say mostly happy endings but it's debatable


11. Favorite smells? This is a really random one, but the smell of a bag of mini eggs is like no other....


12. Summer or winter? Summer all the way!


13. Computer or television? definitely computer! I don't really watch much TV, except vampire diaries....


14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home? Florida in America :)


15. Do you have any special talents? No, nothing


16. Where were you born? Essex in England


17. What are your hobbies? Writing my blog, anyhting makeup related! and reading blogs!


18. Do you have any pets? I have a dog called Nina, cat called Betsy and a goldfish called Goldie (named by my ever so imaginative 4 year old sister)


19. Favorite movie? This is a tough one, but I really love the film Overboard!


20. Do you have any siblings? Yes, I have 2 older brothers that are 24 and 22, an older sister that is 19 and a little half sister who is 4!

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? At the moment, my heart is set on being a pediatrician (which is a children's doctor if you don't know :)) 



I want to tag YOU reading this to do this post! Be sure to leave a link in the comments if you do it!

Byeeeeeeee :)

Saturday 4 January 2014