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DIY Bug Balm
DIY Bug Balm

DIY Bug Balm

|   Yield: 3 - 2 oz jars   |   Prep Time: 5 min   |   Total Time: 15 min

Here’s a quick DIY bug balm to keep the bugs away this summer!

Ingredients:

  • 6 oz refined coconut oil
  • 2 oz shea butter
  • 1 oz beeswax
  • 15 drops citronella or lemon eucalyptus essential oil
  • 15 drops lemongrass essential oil
  • 15 drops cedarwood essential oil
  • 15 drops lavender essential oil

Instructions:

  1. Heat the coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax in a double boiler.
  2. Once melted, stir in essential oils
  3. Pour into a glass jar. (Move quickly as it will harden fast!