Home Made Lip Balm

Okay, so I recently had two of my little cousins come for a sleepover recently and as anyone with kids or younger family will know they need entertaining 24/7 

So when they arrived I had set up a little area to make lip balm/lip gloss. I had seen things like this over the years on Pinterest, blogs and magazines so I thought it would be fun to I've it a go! 

Ingredients:

Vaseline

Flavour Aid/Kool Aid (or similar powdered drink) (you will find it online or in the around the world food isle at your supermarket!) 

Water

Tubs (to put it in when done)

I also bought a strawberry jelly crystals to give that a try if the Flavour Aid didn't work!

Method:

Microwave Vaseline until runny, then store in hot water (supervise kids) 

Mix Flavour Aid/Kool Aid with water (think of this like icing sugar, less is more) 

Spoon melted Vaseline into the single tubs

Add a few spoons of Flavour Aid paste and mix  

Once it's in the pots pop it in the fridge for a little while so the Vaseline solids up! 

Then it's ready! Give it to your girls to pop on their lips to give them a try! I used the cherry Flavour Aid and it tastes delicious on your lips!! And even gives them a bit of colour! 💋

The girls really enjoyed making it anyway! I finished the night making jelly and angel delight with them and then we did storm painting! Safe to say I had won them out by the end of the day! 

L is for Lip Balm...

Well, my favourite ever is Carmex!! I actually have withdrawal symptoms if I lose it or it runs out before I get chance to replace it! My best friend introduced me to carmex a few years back, she used the little pot, and I prefer the tube as I find it looks more like a gloss. I have pretty much gone through every lip balm on the market to see which best suited me. My back up has got to be Vaseline Cocoa Butter Lip Therapy; I used this for years before I found carmex! The Crème Brule limited edition one was also a hit, I actually wish they would bring it back! 

I have never been a fan of chap sticks but I think they are great for guys who want to look after their lips but don't really want to appear to be doing so!! I know my dad likes to use the Nivea Lip Care Essential Stick, it’s actually nice and soft but I find it comes on a little too thick. 

My big brother uses Chapstick Original which is perfect for him apart from he loses it in his big pockets! But it’s got a nice smell and goes on thinly so it’s not as obvious you're wearing it, nothing worse than a guy looking like his gloss is glossier than yours!! Here's my brother below 'happily' posing for a picture for me to put on here lol

What’s your perfect lip care??