Homemade Vapor Rub (Kids 2-5)

step 1: add 2 tablespoons of beeswax to a heat-safe glass measuring cup or bowl

step 2: melt beeswax
Place heat-safe glass measuring cup in pot of simmering water. The simmering water will gently warm the measuring cup and melt the beeswax. (this technique is called the double boiler method)

Stir beeswax occasionally as it melts

step 3: add 1/2 cup coconut oil
note: if you don’t care for coconut oil, you can substitute babassu oil.

step 4: Stir occasionally. Melt completely until it’s completely liquid and no pieces of beeswax remain. This can take 10-15 minutes.

step 5: remove from heat and allow to cool for a couple minutes

step 6: add the essential oils:


note: this is a 3% dilution. For occasional use by adults and kids 10+.

step 7: pour into airtight container (makes 4-5 oz of vapor rub)
(glass, metal, plastic #1 PET & plastic #2 HDPE jars are all safe for diluted essential oil blends like this)

step 8: clean up
Beeswax is hard to clean up with just soap & water. So before it hardens, use paper towels to wipe out the glass bowl/measuring cup and any utensils you used to stir the mixture. Then once you’ve wiped off as much as you can, wash as usual with soap and water.

step 9: allow to completely cool and solidify all the way through the vapor rub before putting the lid on






Source: oneessentialcommunity.com