Almond and Honey Lip balm

[tonybloke]

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=7738&stc=1&d=1357637136

first attempt, and it turned out realy easy to make!

 

[enrico]

Nut allergy alert on jar I hope!!!
Just being picky, they look as good as tiger balm

 

[tonybloke]

Nut allergy alert on jar I hope!!!
Just being picky, they look as good as tiger balm

currently adorning the Oh and her Sister, both give good reports!! (tastes lovely, stays on, moisturises )

nut allergy labels? lol, it'll only be for friends and family, and that lot are all nutters

 

[parkranger]

Tony

looks good and sounds tasty!!

Your recipe or borrowed from somewhere?

 

[oliver90owner]

There is a fair chance that none of the ingredients have been anywhere near a nut tree at any time ever. Can't count on it, of course!

 

[enrico]

So where do almonds grow! Or am I being stupid!

 

[oliver90owner]

I stand by my statement. I have worked in the aromatherapy/essential oils supply industry.

 

[bees4u]

looks very good Tony, well done

 

[BeeJayBee]

So where do almonds grow!

They grow on almond trees, which are Prunus spp - think of plums, peaches etc. The fleshy part of the fruit is removed, and the kernel is cracked open to get at the seed.

 

[tonybloke]

Tony

looks good and sounds tasty!!

Your recipe or borrowed from somewhere?

recipe from Norfolk beekeepers demo day a couple of yrs ago



50ml bottle of Almond Oil (from chemist)
1 oz (28g) of grated wax (I use cappings wax)
2 teaspoons of honey

put wax and almond oil in a honey jar (or similar) in a saucepan of water.
apply heat to saucepan
stir mixture until fully melted together.
remove jar from pan and turn off heat source
stir in the honey
keep stirring as it cools.

when cool, put into containers.