DIY Vegan Cocoa-Peppermint Chapstick

You know what really chaps me? Trying to find a good vegan chapstick! Have you ever tried to buy vegan chapstick, in a normal store? I dare you, Good luck! Every chapstick we have come across seems to have beeswax in the list of ingredients. You just can’t get away from it.

That being said, we decided to DIY it… We came up with a simple recipe that feels as good as smells. Are you ready for this…?? Cocoa-Peppermint Chapstick!

For the recipe you will need the following:

1oz candelilla wax

1 oz cocoa butter

.75 oz shea butter

2 oz liquid oil avocado oil

4 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil (orange essential oil is also nice)

1 tsp beet powder (optional)

½ tsp cocoa powder (optional)

Double boiler (or two pots, one on top of the other)

Funnel (small enough to fit into chapstick tubes)

Chapstick tubes

In a double boiler melt down the candelilla wax, cocoa butter, shea butter, and avocado oil, stirring frequently. Add the essential oil, and stir well. Empty half of the mixture and quickly pour into half of your containers. Add the beet powder and cocoa powder into the remaining mixture in the double boiler. Whisk well. Once desired color is achieved pour the mixture into the remaining tubes. Let sit for at least one hour. 

Now pucker those pretty pouters,

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