Super Healing Cold Sore Lip Balm

If there’s a vitamin E that you can tolerate, the liquid contents of a capsule or two added to the melted oils makes a wonderful addition. My original recipe also included a few drops of camphor essential oil, but because it has the potential to be toxic if ingested, I now recommend leaving it out in case younger children or chronic lip-lickers use the product.
Combine all of your oils, shea butter and beeswax in a heat proof container. Set it down into a saucepan containing a few inches of water. Watch carefully and heat over medium-low heat until everything is melted.
Remove from heat and stir in the essential oils and vitamin E, if using.
Pour into tiny tins, if you have them, or you can recycle glass jelly or mason jars. Once your lip balms have set up, cap and store away from direct heat or sunlight.
This sized batch will fill about 6 little half-ounce tins.
Be sure to apply with clean fingers or cotton swabs, avoiding ‘double dipping’ so you won’t contaminate your lip balm. You can also use this balm as healing salve, suitable for minor scrapes and patches of dry skin.
I hope this recipe will help some cold sore sufferers out there, as much as it helped my son. Don’t forget that external treatments will only alleviate the symptoms; to decrease or prevent flare-ups: eat right, try to get more rest, and reduce overall stress.