Easy to do DIY Beetroot Lip Balm

Hi everyone,

This is a great recipe for a healthy (and eatable!) all natural lip balm to help you brave the chill of the winter. Here it goes!

Ingredients:

• Half of a big beetroot (more than enough to fill three medium containers). Have a look at the pic of the containers below for a better idea.
• Coconut oil - about 2 tablespoons
• Lemon Juice - 1 teaspoon roughly
• Glycerin - 1 teaspoon, you can even add more if you like.
• Some sugar [Optional] - just to improve the taste. Use a bit, taste, then add more if you like. Do remember, the glycerin itself offers some sweetness.
• Container of choice

Method:

• Boil the beetroot to soften.
• Heat the coconut oil in a double boiler to melt it if it is frozen.
• Add all the ingredients and mix well with a hand blender or mixie. Blend well until smooth consistency is achieved. If you live in a really cold place like I do, do this step quickly as the coconut oil takes hardly a minute to refreeze and then it doesn't mix!
• If it does freeze up again, not a problem. Just reheat the mixture in the double boiler, stirring continuously.
• However much you blend it, you might still have lumps in your mixture. If you want it really smooth, you could push the mix through a sieve. I skipped this step as I wanted the lumpy beetroot-y goodness in mine! :)
• Pour into whatever container of choice and stick it in your fridge!

 Et voilà! Leave your feedback below please!

With love,
Suja

PS: I'm always looking to get comments and feedback (who doesn't?!) I appreciate constructive criticism (and compliments of course! ;) ).