Vitamin E stands out for its powerful antioxidant properties and skin-nourishing benefits. Creating your own moisturizing Vitamin E sticks is cost-effective and ensures that you're applying a pure and potent product directly to your skin. This guide will explore the benefits and uses of Vitamin E sticks and balms, followed by a simple recipe to make them at home.
Vitamin E Stick Benefits
Vitamin E is great for supporting skin health. Thanks to its antioxidant properties, when applied topically with a Vitamin E stick or balm, it can provide a protective barrier against environmental damage. These sticks can help combat the effects of free radicals, reducing the appearance of scars and promoting skin healing.
Moreover, the moisturizing capabilities of Vitamin E make these sticks a staple for dry, cracked skin, especially during harsh weather conditions. They can be applied not just on the face but also on the lips, cuticles, and any area needing extra hydration. Regular use of a Vitamin E moisturizing stick can improve skin texture, leaving your skin feeling soft and supple.
Vitamin E Balm Uses
Vitamin E balms are versatile, serving multiple purposes in your skincare routine. Here are some common uses:
- Lip Care: Apply the balm to chapped lips for instant relief and protection.
- Cuticle Treatment: Rub it onto your cuticles to prevent or treat dryness and cracking.
- Dry Skin Patches: Use it on areas like elbows and heels to soften the skin.
- Scars and Marks: Gently massage into scars or marks to help reduce their appearance over time.
- Under-Eye Balm: Dab lightly under the eyes to hydrate and protect delicate skin.
How to Make Vitamin E Sticks
You can call this a Cuticle Stick, Cuticle Balm, Chap Balm, or Gardener’s Stick; this formula works great on any extra dry patches of skin. It’s also great for dry, cracked heels or elbows and on wind-chapped skin. It can be used as a lip balm as well.
For this formula, we’re choosing specialty oils such as jojoba (a wax similar to our skin’s natural sebum) and Apricot Kernel for its lightweight feel, moisturizing, and antioxidant properties.
SUPPLIES- Double Boiler for melting (If you don’t have a double boiler, you can use a stainless steel pan and a stainless steel cookie cutter to keep the pitcher from coming in contact with the bottom of the pan (can also be CAREFULLY microwaved)
- Heat Safe Glass Measuring Cup or Funnel Pitcher
- Stir Stick or Spoon (for stirring)
- Pipettes (for Fragrance)
- Digital Scale
- 90-91% Isopropyl Alcohol (for sanitizing supplies and clean-up)
- Paper Towels
Containers of your choice to fit a total of 4.6 oz (You may cut it in half as long as you keep the proportions of waxes and oils equal).
Here are Some Options:
- .35 oz Natural Oval Twist-up
- .75 oz Twist-up: Natural or White
- .15 oz Natural Lip Tube w/Cap
- .50 oz Round White Twist-up
- .07 oz White Slimline Lip Tube w/Cap
- Mini Lip Balm Tube Set: Natural
- .15 oz OVAL Natural Lip Balm Tube
We also carry cute Lip Pots and Tins as a tube alternative.
INGREDIENTSDIRECTIONS
Step 1Melt Beeswax in double boiler until melted.
Step 2Add Apricot Kernel, Jojoba, Castor and Vitamin E Oils and stir until melted.
Step 3Pour into Lip Balm Tubes and allow to harden.
Step 4Label and use.
HELPFUL TIPS• Use an old flannel cloth to wipe off utensils and pouring cup and use this cloth to polish wood!
• Once you’ve used the helpful hint above, to get the last bit of residue out of your container before washing, use paper towels and rubbing alcohol.
