A Lavender Calendula Skin Balm Recipe That’s Easy to Make
This soothing skin balm recipe features beeswax as well as healing lavender and calendula to naturally nourish and protect dry, irritated skin. It’s easy to make using only 5 natural ingredients.
One winter not long ago my skin was feeling super dry and I was even getting small cracks in the skin around my fingers.
I found that regular lotions and creams did not have the sticking power I was looking for – they absorbed too quickly and did not solve the dry skin problem.
So I decided to try to make my own skin balm! After some experimentation, I found that a beeswax and calendula based skin balm was just what I needed to protect my skin and keep it feeling soothed and moisturized during those harsh winter months.
Benefits of a Skin Balm
A balm made with beeswax is beneficial because 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 and helps to hold in moisture while allowing skin to breathe.
So I set to work making a beeswax-based product with a few other natural ingredients to make an ultra skin-nourishing balm.
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Skin Balm Ingredients
These are the ingredients I used to make my skin balm:
- Beeswax because it is anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and naturally non-toxic. You can find beeswax pellets at many natural food stores (in the personal care section) or on Amazon.
- Calendula oil because it’s fantastic for healing itchy, dry skin.
- 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 spread on smoothly
- Lavender essential oil for a relaxing fragrance and soothing aromatherapy properties
Together, these ingredients create a nourishing balm that’s gentle enough for sensitive skin while effectively promoting skin repair and lasting hydration.
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How to Make Skin Balm
The process to make homemade skin balm 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 on how to make the skin balm:
Once everything is blended together you need to work relatively quickly to get the mixture into jars – before it begins to solidify!
You can probably find small containers at your local co-op or natural foods store but you can find small metal 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 poke your finger in it the way you can a cream. But that’s exactly what I love about this skin balm. It’s got sticking power!
That said, once the balm comes in contact with the heat of your skin, it totally softens 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 balm fantastic for hands, it’s a perfect post-shave lotion and a fix for rough elbows or any dry patches of skin, including eczema.
Homemade Lavender Calendula Skin Balm
Homemade lavender calendula skin balm using only 5 natural ingredients.
Materials
- 1/2 cup beeswax pellets
- 1/2 cup cocoa butter discs
- 1/4 cup calendula oil
- 1/4 cup sweet almond oil
- 30 drops lavender essential oil
Tools
- Glass or metal jars with lids. I love to repurpose jars from other skin care products.
Instructions
- Bring water in bottom of a double boiler to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
- Place all ingredients except essential oil in the top pan of the double boiler.
- Allow beeswax pellets and cocoa butter discs to melt completely.
- Remove from heat and add lavender essential oil. Swirl to mix.
- Pour liquid into containers and allow to cool before placing lid on top.
Have you made this calendula skin balm? Let me know your thoughts!
P.S. If you are looking for a more “melty” body cream, my Whipped Shea Body Butter may do the trick! Also, check out my DIY Beauty section for more ideas!
Hi there! First off, I have to say your recipes sounds amazing and I can’t wait to try them!
I was also wondering if I could get your opinion about some balms that I’ve been experimenting on. I normally use a mix of beeswax and cold pressed coconut oil as the base and often find spots or circular imprints similar to that of a honeycomb on the surface of my balms when they harden.
Do you have any idea what could be the cause or
What I could do to fix it?
Hmmm…I don’t know exactly why that happens. It might be something that occurs when the ingredients cool.
I definitely need to make this.