Homemade Lavender Calendula Skin Balm Recipe (2024)

How to make homemade lavender calendula skin balm using only 5 natural ingredients.

My skin hasbeen so dry lately. Not sure if it’s the change of season or what, but it seemsmore dry than it usually is in the winter.I’ve been “itching” for a skin balm with sticking power – one that stays on my skin for a while instead of absorbing right in.

I found that a beeswax based skin balm was just what I needed to protect my skin in the winter.

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How to Make Lavender Calendula Skin Balm

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Beeswax forms a protective barrier on the skin, but unlike a petroleum product like mineral oil, it does not clog pores. Instead, it attracts water andhelps to hold in moisture whileallowingskin to breathe. Beeswax is alsoanti-inflammatory, antibacterial and naturally non-toxic.You can find beeswax pellets at many natural food stores (in the personal care section) or online.

So I set to work making a beeswax-based productwith a few other naturalingredients to make an ultra skin-nourishing balm. These are the ingredients I chose:

• Calendula oil because it’s fantastic for itchy, dry skin (I’ve written more about calendula for skin here)
• Cocoa butter, for its skin softening and antioxidant properties (I buy it in easy to melt discs)
• Sweet almond oil because it is a nourishing, vitamin-rich oil that also helps the balm spreadon smoothly
• Lavender essential oilfora relaxing fragrance and soothing aromatherapy properties

The process is crazy easy. Just add everything except the essential oil to the top bowl of a double boiler. Allow the beeswax pellets and cocoa butter discs to melt (this just takes a couple of minutes). Turn off the burner and then add the essential oil.

Here’s a quick VIDEO onhow to make it:

Once everything is blended together you need to work relatively quickly to getthe mixtureinto jars – before it beginsto solidify! You can probably find small containersat your localco-op or natural foods store butyou can find small tins and glass jars online as well. Don’t forget to save and reuse jars from other products too!

Allow the balm to cool before putting on the lid. It will turn lighter in color as it cools.

Just so you know, this balm is pretty solid to touch. You can’t pokeyour finger in it the way you can a cream. But that’s exactly what I love aboutthis skin balm. It’s got sticking power! That said, once the balm comes in contact with the heat of your skin, it totallysoftens and is easy to rub in.

This recipe will make plenty of skin balm for you to keep for yourself and some for gifts too! The small jars are perfect for your purse or for travel. I’ve been keeping one at my desk and another at my bedside table so they are always there for me.Not only is this balmfantasticfor hands, it’s a perfect post-shave lotionand a fix for rough elbows or any drypatches of skin, including eczema.

How’s your skin handling the change of seasons?

P.S. If you are looking for a more “melty” body cream, my Whipped Shea BodyButter may do the trick! Also, check out my DIY Beauty section for more ideas!