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My fiance is going to India and it will be dry over there. So I made him some natural lip balm to save him from chapped lips. :D

This is a manly-man lip balm. No shine, no fragrance, no colour. It's a pretty hard lip balm, which is good for hot weather.

If you want to put it in a jar/containers, i suggest you switch cocoa butter to shea butter (which is a softer), OR reduce the beeswax amount up to 50%, OR increase the oil amount by 50%.

One more thing, I decided not to add glycerin. So if you would like to, probably add about 1.5 grams or half a teaspoon, OR any amount you'll like.

This turned out to be the best recipe for me so far! I didn't like to use shea butter as it's pretty troublesome (gets "grainy" if you heat it too much), and I prefer the smell of cocoa butter! Also, it's much harder (without using a harder wax) so it can withstand the hot days here in sunny island, Singapore.

One last thing, I've gotta apologize for the scratchy voice. I'm recovering from a cold so please bear with the music. :) Show less