Step 1

Add a few inches of water to a skillet and place on your stove at medium low heat.

Step 2

Place a glass jar in the water and add your beeswax to the jar. Allow the beeswax to melt - this takes 15 or more minutes.

Step 3

Once the beeswax has melted, add the remaining oils (except essential oil) and cocoa butter or shea butter and let melt - this takes an additional 15 or more minutes. You don't have to stir - the oils will naturally blend together.

Step 4

Once everything is melted and liquid, remove the jar from heat and add in your essential oil, if using.

Step 5

Pour liquid into jars of choice (I like using THESE - this recipe fills 2 of those jars) and place on the counter for a few hours to harden. You can speed up the hardening process by placing the jars in the refrigerator for at least a half hour.