Chocolate
&
Roses
Valentine’s
Balms








Chocolate
and
roses
are
 Valentine’s
Day
classics— make
some
lip
and
 perfume
balms
and
give
a
 twist
on
this
combo
to
all
 your
friends.
 


Supplies:
 12
small
metal
balm
tins
 (or
other
small
containers)
 Jar
of
lip
solution
 Chocolate
oil‐based
 flavoring
 Beeswax
Beads
 Sweet
Almond
Oil
 Rose
fragrance
oil
(or
rose
 essential
oil)
 Set
of
lip
balm
coloring
 2
patterns
of
washi
tape
 Optional:
Sugar
baby
flavor
oil,
 small
heart
stickers



 Tools:
 Small
pot
&
small
metal
 bowl
or
a
double
boiler
 Spoon
 Plastic
droppers
 Toothpicks
 


Project
URL
with
photos:
 http://chezbeeperbebe.blo gspot.com/2014/02/make ‐this‐valentines‐ balms.html
 
 These
Valentine’s
balms
and
their
 instructions
were
created
by
Holly
 Keller
of
Beeper
Bébé.

These
 instructions
are
intended
for
 personal
use
and
may
not
be
 reproduced,
copied,
or
re‐used
 without
permission
from
Holly
 Keller/
Beeper
Bébé.

That
said,
 please
do
use
make
your
own
balms
 for
you
or
for
gifts.

Happy
crafting!


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Instructions:
 1. First,
all
you
need
to
know
is
that
making
both
of
these
balms
is
 easy-peasy—easily
done
in
under
an
hour.
Let’s
start
with
the
lip
 balm.

I
made
mine
using
the
Mango
Lip
Solution
that
I
ordered
from
 The
Sage.
You
order
these
by
the
jar
and
they
completely
take
any
 guess
work
out
of
making
a
lip
balm
that
balances
being
solid
enough
 to
keep
its
shape
in
a
container
while
still
being
smoothable
and
 moisturizing
for
your
lips.

You
can
find
links
to
buy
the
lip
 solutions,
lip
balm
tins,
beeswax
beads,
fragrances,
flavor
oils,
and
 colorings
at
the
end
of
this
tutorial.
 2. To
make
6
tins
of
lip
balm
(or
12
tubes):
Measure
6
tablespoons
of
 your
lip
solution
into
your
metal
bowl
(or
the
bowl
of
your
 doubleboiler).

Place
the
bowl
over
a
pot
of
gently
boiling
water
(you
 must
take
care
to
not
get
any
water
into
the
solution
so
keep
that
boil
 at
a
gentle
pace
by
turning
the
heat
down
to
medium-low
once
you
 place
the
bowl
on
top
of
the
water).

Allow
the
solution
to
melt
 completely.
 3. Once
melted,
add
your
chocolate
flavoring
oil
(Caution!--this
must
be
 a
flavoring
oil—you
cannot
use
alcohol
or
water
based
flavorings
in
 balms)—about
.5
to
1.0
milliliters
measured
from
one
of
the
small
 plastic
pipettes.

The
scent
will
be
stronger
while
it
is
warm,
but
it
 mellows
as
it
cools—so
just
know
this
as
you
decide
how
much
to
add
 (start
with
.5
ml
and
add
one
drop
at
a
time
from
there).

Also,
you
 may
stop
being
able
to
“smell”
the
fragrance
as
you
work
with
it
and
 your
nose
becomes
accustomed
to
it—ask
someone
else
to
come
in
the
 room
and
smell
it
if
you
are
uncertain
whether
you
have
added
enough
 to
create
a
lovely
chocolatey
aroma.
 4. Now
add
.5-1.0
milliliters
of
the
Sugar
Baby
Flavor
Oil
(if
 using)—this
will
give
your
balm
a
nice
light
sweet
taste
(but
does
 nothing
to
the
actual
scent
of
the
balm)—so
people
may
be
tempted
to
 lick
their
balm
from
their
lips
because
it
just
tastes
good
(not
a
bad
 thing…).
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 5. Now
add
your
color:
using
toothpicks,
insert
one
end
(separate
toothpicks
for
each
color)
 into
the
following
oil-soluble
lip
colors:
ruby,
yellow,
coral,
and
black.

Swirl
the
amount
 of
color
on
the
end
of
the
toothpick
(about
the
size
of
a
grain
of
rice)
into
your
melted
balm
 mixture
and
stir.

Add
white
very
sparingly
if
it
is
too
dark.
You
may
need
to
play
with
the
 mix
of
colors
adding
more
or
less
of
various
colors
until
you
get
a
nice
brown
(it
will
look
 muddy
while
warm
but
will
deepen
in
color
as
it
cools)—just
be
extremely
controlled
with
 how
much
you
add
at
any
time
since
these
colors
are
crazy-potent.
(note:
if
you
do
not
 want
to
purchase
a
set
of
lip
balm
colors—you
can
use
pieces
of
lipstick
to
color
your
 balms
too)
 6. Using
a
fresh
plastic
pipette
(it
MUST
be
plastic—your
balm
will
harden
in
a
glass
pipette
 and
you
will
have
a
big
ol’
solidified
mess),
quickly
pipe
your
warm
balm
into
your
6
lip
 balm
tins,
just
short
of
the
top.

I
found
it
took
about
2-3
full
pipettes
to
reach
this
point.

 Allow
them
to
cool
for
1-2
minutes
then
top
off
each
container
with
a
fresh
layer
of
balm
 so
it
just
barely
reaches
the
top
edge
of
the
container
but
covers
the
entire
surface—this
 helps
to
minimize
the
natural
indent
that
forms
as
the
balm
cools.

Awesome.
Let
those
cool
 again
and
set
them
aside
and
let’s
do
the
perfume
balms.
 7. Now,
wash
your
metal
bowl
well
in
hot
water
with
soap
until
you
have
managed
to
rid
 yourself
of
any
greasy
residue
in
the
bowl.

Dry
well.


 8. Measure
out
4
tablespoons
of
beeswax
beads
into
your
freshly
washed
metal
bowl.

Add
4
 tablespoons
of
sweet
almond
oil.

Place
the
bowl
over
your
pan
of
boiling
water
and
melt
 the
beeswax
completely.
 9. Once
melted,
add
30-40
drops
of
rose
fragrance
from
a
pipette
(do
not
attempt
to
wash
and
 reuse
your
plastic
pipettes
with
different
oils—you
can
save
your
pipettes,
but
I
recommend
 only
using
one
per
fragrance
and
you
reserve
that
one
for
just
one
fragrance).

Use
your
 nose
to
determine
how
much
is
enough.
 10. Now
it’s
time
for
some
color.

Dip
your
toothpick
into
the
red
oil-soluble
color
and
add
 to
the
perfume
balm
mixture—continue
to
add
it
in
very
small
(think
grain
of
rice
sized
or
 less!)
quantities
until
you
achieve
a
nice
rosy
color
you
feel
happy
with.
 11.Using
a
fresh
pipette,
pipe
the
perfume
balm
into
their
6
tins,
doing
just
as
you
did
with
 the
lip
balms—filling
almost
full,
allowing
to
cool
for
a
couple
of
minutes,
then
topping
 each
off.
 12.Once
all
your
balms
are
cool,
close
them
up
and
seal
the
tops
and
sides
with
a
strip
of
 pretty
washi
tape—using
two
different
styles
of
washi
(one
for
the
lip
balm
and
one
for
the
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perfume
balm)…add
a
small
hear
sticker
if
you
have
them…now
go
forth
and
hand
out
 chocolate
and
roses
to
everyone
you
love…Happy
Valentine’s
Day!
 





Sources
for
Supplies
and
Tools
 Lip
Balm
Supplies
 • Jars
of
Lip
Solutions
(pick
your
oil
base—mango,
soy,
shea
butter,
lanolin…)
 • Flavor
Oils
(pick
from
about
any
flavor
you
desire)
 • Sugar
Baby
Flavor
Oil
(lends
your
balm
a
light
sweet
taste)
 Perfume
Balm
Supplies
 • Beeswax
Beads
 • Sweet
Almond
Oil
 • Fragrances
or
Essential
Oils

 Tools
&
Other
Supplies
 • Plastic
Pipettes
or
Droppers
(I
used
the
small)
 • Oil
Soluable
Colors
 • Lip
Balm
Tins
(or
a
host
of
other
containers
like
tubes,
pots,
jars,
etc.)
 • Washi
Tape
(you
can
buy
this
many
places,
but
these
are
a
couple
of
my
fave
sources):Pretty
 Tape;
MechaKucha808;
Charm
Tape
 • Heart
Stickers
 
 Note
on
Supply
Sources: 
While
I
bought
most
of
my
supplies
at
The
Sage
(the
links
above),
 LorAnn
Oils
also
sells
many
of
these
same
items,
and
some
other
varieties
of
flavor
oils.

You
 may
also
be
able
to
find
many
of
these
supplies
at
your
local
food
co-op
or
health
food
store.
 
 


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