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Homemade beeswax foot balm in tin.

Beeswax Balm for Feet Recipe

Charlotte Anderson @ Carolina Honeybees, LLC
A DIY recipe using beeswax and moisturizing butters and oils to create a luxurious foot balm.
5 from 3 votes
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  • Melt the beeswax and other Ingredients. For a standard double boiler (dedicated to wax crafting) put water in the bottom half and your ingredients in the top pot.
    Or you can improvise one using little double boiler inserts and stacking pots.
    Place the beeswax and shea butter in the top melting container. Once the wax and shea butter are half melted, you can add the coconut oil.
    Coconut oil melts very quickly. Beeswax takes longer to melt. Cutting it into smaller chunks will speed melting.
    image of pot with melting beeswax and shea butter for foot balm
  • While the wax is melting -prepare working surface and containers. Working with hot beeswax can be messy. Cover your work surface with a large piece of aluminum foil, wax paper or parchment. This makes clean up a breeze.
    You also need some type of containers to hold your finished product. If you are making this recipe for yourself, a wide-mouth pint jar is fine. Smaller containers are good for gift-giving.
    If you are using glass, pre-warm them with hot water and dry – before pouring hot wax into them. Metal tins and plastic cups are other good choices for containers.
    image of containers for beeswax balm
  • Add Vitamin E and essential oils then pour up. When all the ingredients have completely melted, remove from the heat source.
    It is a good idea to avoid over-heating your ingredients. This can harm some of their beneficial properties.
    Add Vitamin E and essential oils – if desired. Neither is necessary. However, the vitamin e helps your beeswax balm last longer. The essential oils offer a pleasing fragrance and has some soothing qualities too.
    Carefully, pour your ingredients into their final containers. While the pouring pot is hot, a quick wipe with a paper towel to remove any residue left inside.
    image of pouring melted was into jars
  • Allow Beeswax Balm to cool and seal. Leave the lids off until the beeswax foot balm has cooled. It should become semi-solid in an hour or so.
    Then, put lids on your jars (or other containers) and your product is ready to use. Be sure to add a label so you will remember what it is for.
    picture of many tins of beeswax foot balm recipe

Notes

  • always take care when melting wax to avoid fire or burns
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