I love making my own products. I find it so satisfying. Not to mention it saves me lots of money! I also know exactly what has gone into the product. In my search to find a new baby botty balm I came across this easy recipe from a delightful home. Stacy calls this non-petroleum jelly but I think bee balm has a nice ring to it. This bee balm can be used anywhere that you would normally use petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly (Vaseline) is a by-product of oil drilling. So basically when you use petroleum jelly you’re rubbing oil (gasoline) on your body. Eww and double eww.
What you’ll need:
30g grated beeswax
1/2 cup olive oil
What to do:
Melt the beeswax and olive oil over a low heat in a sauce pan (this happens very quickly so stay close by).
Once melted pour into clean glass jars.
This balm can be used on anyone and anywhere. It makes a great baby balm and lip balm. It also works fantastically as a pot sealer, tree sealer and is also good for helping chickens with scaly leg mites.
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Thanks for this. I just love this natural idea. Not quite sure where to buy the bees wax from though. I will have to search!
hi in NZ you can buy it from lotis oils or soapcraft or go native. good luck Mx
Thanks for this. I just love this natural idea. Not quite sure where to buy the bees wax from though. I will have to search!
Thanks .. I stopped using petroleum jelly over 15 yrs ago unless desperate. Unpetroleum jelly is on the high end. Looking forward to trying this? Thanks!
Hope this has worked for you. I;m loving it Mx
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keep it up.
Sorry to be so dumb, but do I need to weigh the beeswax? I have no scale. I wonder how to measure it in cups?
Not dumb at all. I dont know actually. glad you found an answer though. Next time Ill measure it and add it on here. Mx
http://www.metric-conversions.org/weight/grams-to-ounces.htm. Gotta love the internet!
I used a beeswax, oo, and plantain mix that cleared up even pustular sores on baby’s bottoms. Brilliant.
Awesome idea Madeleine! I love it how simple it is to make. We are also living semi self sufficient on a farm in Auckland. We use essential oils from our site https://www.earthzenwellness.co.nz/pure-essential-oils/ in a lot of cooking.
Great to see such a helpful blog coming from a New Zealander!