Homemade Chapped Balm Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 cup Cocoa Butter
1 cup Shea Butter
1/2 cup Jojoba Oil
1/4 cup Beeswax

Directions:

• If you have a large enough Pyrex measuring cup, place ingredients in that or just use a deep casserole dish of some kind. Loosely cover the top with foil (for steam and moisture to escape).
• Heat in oven at 180°F for two hours or until all ingredients are melted.
• Stir very well then pour into heat proof jars with mouths large enough for your hand to get in. Once cool, cover with lids and let set fully.
• Use as needed on dry or chapped skin (it doesn’t take much).

If commercial hand creams and balms are too harsh for your sensitive skin (due to perfumes, additives, etc.), a couple quick & easy home remedies you could try:

• Crisco Shortening (Plain) - Rub into hands just like a lotion. Strange, but true.
• Mineral Oil (Baby Oil)
• Olive Oil - Rub into hands
• Vaseline - Coat hands then cover in cotton gloves (at bedtime)

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