- Create your own bug bite balm
Make your own kid-safe bug bite balm for camping trips or backyard barbecues. A few simple ingredients melted together and you have instant relief. To make your bug balm:
Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp, plus 1 tsp grated beeswax, packed
- 2 tsp cocoa butter
- 1 tsp tea tree essential oil
- 1 tsp lavender essential oil
Instructions:
Gently melt beeswax and cocoa butter in a double boiler. Once the mixture is melted, stir in essential oils. Transfer the mixture to a pourable container and pour into individual lip balm tubes or jars. Allow to cool before using.
Here’s to a bite-free summer!
—Katherine Marko
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