Ingredients:

2tbsp beeswax pellets

7tbsp good quality olive oil

Essential oils of your choice

Jars or tins for your balm

Method:

1.           Melt your beeswax and olive oil together, in the microwave on 30 second bursts (or by the Bain-Marie method).

2.           Once they are melted, mix gently with a teaspoon.

3.           Pour into your jars.

4.           Add around 10 drops of essential oils to each tin and mix with a toothpick.

Try different combinations of essential oils.

Some of my favourite earthy smell combinations are:

– Lavender, patchouli and rosemary

– Lavender, patchouli, sandalwood and frankincense

– Cedar wood, sandalwood and lavender

– Sea buckthorn and honey – you can also add other things to enrich you balms, like rosehip oil, sea buckthorn and honey  

– Lavender – can be good for helping with sleep, apply before bed on the temples of the head

– Tea tree, eucalyptus and lavender – these are all antibacterial and antifungal oils, making this balm great for scrapes or damaged skin.