How To Make Bacon Lip Balm

Now who doesn't like bacon? This easy recipe will have your lips tasting like bacon in no time, to complete the lip balm will take approximately 15 minutes. It makes enough of just over one stick of bacon lip balm.

Step 1 Materials

You will need:
• An unused candle
• Bacon
• Vaseline
 • An old lip balm container (optional)

Tools
• An old plastic pot
• A knife
• Something to stir it with
• A plastic bag
• A piece of wax paper
• A kettle 

Comments

[mholliday]

wow... thats neato. what about a taco smelling one though. or a pizza one. or like something really yummy smelling.

[AmyLuthien]

AH HA HA HA! Good one! My dogs like to give me kisses already, they'd go ballistic if I started tasting like bacon too XD

[Miscelinious]

Since the balm is so fatty with oils and such, it seems to me that if you have sensitive skin, acne can develop around the lips.

[hkalisiak]

Speaking as someone who makes both candles and lip balm for a living, please don't use a candle to make lip balm!! At the very least, get some paraffin wax that's food safe (it should be in the canning section of the grocery store - although you shouldn't use it for canning - and afterwards you can use some to make buckeyes, yum) or some food grade beeswax. Just not candle wax - it's not skin safe, it's not food grade, even if you're making it for yourself, be nicer to your body.

[conman711]

what happens when the bacon fat becomes rancid?

[jadink96]

That's why I haven't made this yet. I'm hoping someone can find out whether or not it will go bad.

[mangoking]

it has been 3 weeks the lip balm is still fine to use.

[jadink96]

Oh cool, sorry i didn't answer. But thank you!

[rattyrain]

Oops, I thought you were replying to someone else.

[stretch mark]

Candles can have contaminants including lead. Cool project though.

[pingeee]

I just think any normal unused candle might not be too suitable for the skin. They might have some harmful impurities as it is not designed for lip balm purposes. Other than that it's cool.

[rattyrain]

Yeah, beeswax would probably be better.

[StuNutt]

I know it's contra to the principles of Instructables, but you can actually buy it ready-made from the Bacontrepreneurs at www.baconsalt.com

(UK/European mail order www.crazy4flavour.co.uk)

[Ysabeau]

I just wonder if bacon lip balm is glamourous.

[StuNutt]

I think that may depend on your boyfriend . . . . Ah, but what MAN doesn't like the taste of BACON - Go For It!

[cirvine]

ewwwwwwww

[grandmaruth]

why not get a plain tube of lip balm, scoop it out mush in some bacon fat and put back in the tube....

[frankenstella]

You should try this with maybe paraffin or beeswax, it would probably be better for your skin. Other than that, the instructable is excellent and it probably tastes awesome :D Very good idea.

[mangoking]

Candles are usually made from a blend of bees wax and paraffin wax.

[mrmerino]

nice camera!

[ToniRose]

Sounds great, but doesn't this have the potential to make you very sick?

[Emsaid]

Nice! but how much bacon grease/oil do you add to the rest of the stuff?