Coconut Oil + Kool Aid/Food Coloring + Candle Wax = What?!?!

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Have you ever had that candle you absolutely love and you wish you could wear it on you all day?  For me, it’s Bath and Body Works, Pink Sangria Candle…. Hmmmm yum! 

“Hello Pink Cocktail! Enjoy this pretty and refreshing mix of zesty mandarin, crisp apple, watery pear, and sugared berries.”

Now this candle is my little piece of paradise but like most BBW candle scents, it doesn’t come with a body care line! Such a shame. A recent trip to  made me think! 

Sooo in this state of thinking I began to harass Google and pintrest! In my research I discovered…

Wala: Coconut Oil used as Lip Balm! And this the candle wax  

lip balm experiments started!

After many trial and errors, I discovered the right combination that worked for my purposes. But then I discovered that the lip balm got kind of nasty. I was missing Vitamin E!! Vitamin E is a natural preservative that’s not harmful to skin.

Now I don’t know how many of you ladies out there are a fan of tinted lip balms, but I know I am! I’m obsessed with oRevlon Lip Butters and Maybelline Color Whispers. But if you couldn’t tell from the candle above, this post is all about scent. So in my experiments, the one thing I wasn’t loving was the taste! Blegh just plain awful! So I asked my Sarahbear how I might fix this little issue of mine and she suggested....

KOOL AID!!!!

Problem solved! Mixing Kool-Aid into the mixtures not only fixed the waxy taste but also tinted the balm. Awesome thing about using Kool-Aid was you could alternate how tinted you want the balm to be. I lean towards more of a sheer color myself so I can layer the balm over bright lipliner. You can also use food coloring for a more prominent color and add lemon extract to take care of the taste, or add more oil but then alter your cooling time. As for containers to put your new lip balm into, here’s where you can get creative. I, myself, used an empty, clean candle holder (pink sangria one to be exact!) because of how big of the recipe and the secure lid. If you would like to use something different, I suggest you go hunting in your local $1 Store!

These were found at Dollar Tree! They're stack-able!!!

 Pink Sangria Lip Balm:

Ingredients:

·        ½ teaspoon of melted candle wax

·        2 teaspoon of Coconut Oil or Olive Oil\

·        ½ of Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter (you can also use Vasoline but I don’t recommend it)

·        One packet of Pink Lemonade Kool-Aid mix

Directions:

1.    Measure out Oil and shea into a small bowl (a soup bowl or even coffee cup works) and set aside.

2.    Shave out candle with a spoon into a small bowl, microwave for 30 seconds or until completely melted.

3.    Mix the oil, wax, and shea together, you may need to reset but DO NOT OVERHEAT!

4.    Mix in packet until desired color/taste.

5.    Pour into storing container. Let sit for 2-4 hours. For speeded setting you may refrigerate but DO NOT FREEZE!!!!

6.    For added color, feel free to add liquid food coloring in red or other desired color.

I hope everyone enjoys this recipe! If you do not want to colored lip balm, using ½ teaspoon of honey takes away the waxy taste or ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract (though it does tingle on your lips).

If you make your own lip balm, please post with a comment or video on your results! Merry Meet and Merry Part Again!