Tag: beeswax

Beeswax Lotion Bars

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube on Saturday, February 19th at 1:00 PM to make your own beeswax lotion bar.

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Beeswax Lotion Bars

Ingredients:
• 1 part beeswax (melted)
• 1 part sweet almond oil
• 1 part coconut oil (melted)

Instructions:
1. Place 2 cups of water in a medium-sized pan fitted with a double boiler. Place beeswax in the double boiler and allow it to fully melt.
2. Add the coconut oil and sweet almond oil, and stir gently (with a spoon dedicated solely to beeswax crafts) until the coconut oil is melted.
3. Using an oven mitt, remove the double boiler from the pan and wipe the water off of the bottom of the boiler.
4. Pour the melted mixture into your molds, and allow to set for a few hours, or overnight.

Notes:

  • By “equal parts” for the ingredients, it would mean you use the same measurements of all the ingredients. Let’s say you want to use 1/3 cup of beeswax, you’d then want to use 1/3 cup of the almond oil and the coconut oil.
  • Vegans can use carnauba wax in lieu of beeswax.
  • If you have a coconut allergy you can sub in shea butter.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Bar Soap w/ Dried Flowers & Essential Oils

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube on Saturday, December 11th at 1:00 PM to make your own bar soap with dried flowers & essential oils.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Watch our collection of self-care workshops on YouTube to boost your mental, emotional, and physical health. The ingredient list is available below:

Bar Soap w/ Dried Flowers & Essential Oils

Ingredients:
• 1 pound Goat’s Milk Melt and Pour Soap Base
• 25 drops Violet Fragrance Oil (Substitute with other essential oils)
• 4 Dried Chrysanthemum flowers (Substitute with other dried flowers)
• 1-2 drops Peach soap colorant
• 2 tablespoons Beeswax Pastilles
• 2-inch square soap mold
• OPTIONAL: Small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol

Instructions:
1. In a small bowl, melt beeswax in microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Put on for 30 seconds increments until fully melted, stirring each time.
2. Dip each Dried Chrysanthemum flower into the beeswax, fully coating each flower. This will help the flower to hold it’s shaped and not break. Set on wax paper or plate to dry.
3. Cut soap into 1-inch squares and place into microwave-safe container.
4. Heat soap in the microwave on high for 30 seconds, remove and stir. If soap is not completely melted, heat for 10-second intervals, stirring in between.
5. Remove from microwave and add fragrance oil and soap colorant. Stir well.
6. Pour into a soap mold.
7. Place one Dried Chrysanthemum flower into the center of each soap-filled mold. Press down very gently, just to get the flower to stay put in the soap.
8. Spray with rubbing alcohol to help reduce bubbles.
9. Let soap set for 1-2 hours without disturbing the mold. Remove from mold and store in an airtight container to preserve the scent.

Other Combination Scents

Dried Flower

Lavender

Essential Oils

  • Peppermint
  • Lemongrass
  • Sweet Orange
  • Frankincense
  • Vetiver

Rose

  • Lavender
  • Roman Chamomile
  • Sweet orange
  • Lemon
  • Tangerine

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Self-Care Saturday

Join us on Facebook LIVE @galluplibrary on Saturday, January 9th at 1:00 p.m. to make All-Natural Mascara DIY self-care product.

The ingredient list is available below:

All-Natural Mascara

Ingredients: 

• 1 tsp Coconut Oil
• 1 tsp Shea Butter
• 1.5 tsp Beeswax
• 2 tsp Jojoba Oil
• 2 Capsules Activated Charcoal
• 2 drops Vitamin E Oil

Instructions:

1. In a double boiler, melt the first 4 ingredients
2. Once melted remove from heat and add in the charcoal and Vitamin E
3. Cut small corner off plastic bag and use it like a cake decorator to pipe it into the empty mascara tube
4. Apply your homemade mascara as you would your regular mascara.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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