Bomb lip balm!
Michelle, a Sydney journalist, has a really cool suggestion for a basic but fab home-made lip balm!
How about a customised Coconut lip balm for Aussie summer? Everybody is always in need of a good lip balm!
We found a very basic coconut lip balm recipe here at http://www.craftbits.com/project/lip-balm-coconut. For this recipe, you’ll need only beeswax and coconut oil (and the optional essence of coconut… we wonder whether vanilla would be a working substitute?).
We found that 30g beeswax is only 3$ at http://www.bindaree.com.au/pricelists/honey.htm.
A cute little glass jar like this costs only 50 cents a pop at http://www.synergypack.com.au. Even less if you order at least a hundred!
With a budget of about 80$ you’ve got 40 customised lip balms to give to all of your friends and officemates. 40 gifts at 2 dollars a piece.
Michelle’s suggestion: buy a pen that writes on glass and “name” the lipbalms after your friends.
Other suggestions from the site: Use store bought lipstick (the cheapest you can find) to lightly stain the lipbalm for a subtle tint!
-Michell Baltazar, Sydney writer
