How to Make Non-Petroleum Jelly
Ingredients
1/8 cup grated beeswax (about 1 ounce)
1/2 cup olive oilMethod
Combine beeswax and oil in a small saucepan. Melt over very low heat or in the top of a double boiler.Pour into a jar to cool.
Kids will enjoy watching the mixture harden from the bottom up (I know I did).
Once completely cool, add lid and close tightly.
If you want a soften consistency, add more beeswax. It’s okay to remelt the jelly after it has hardened. Just keep working on it until you are happy.
Some ways to use your homemade, non-petroleum jelly:
- To smooth dry patches of skin
- To provide a protective layer or barrier
- Around your hairline when coloring your hair so the color doesn’t get on your skin.
- As a lip gloss
- Any way in which you might use a petroleum based jelly, like Vaseline.